SLIMELORD — Insurmountable Peril (review)

SLIMELORD — Insurmountable Peril album cover EP · 2022 · Death Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
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"Insurmountable Peril" is the third EP release by UK death metal act Slimelord. The EP was independently release in April 2022. It´s the successor to the "Moss Contamination" EP from September 2021. The material featured on the EP was recorded, mixed and mastered in the Pitlab at Boom, Leeds, UK in December 2021-January 2022.

Compared to the early releases by Slimelord, "Insurmountable Peril" features a less heavy and more clear sounding production job, and it´s maybe a bit less death-doomy, although the two tracks featured on the 10:11 minutes long EP are still quite heavy and brutal. Slimelord have upped the tempo though, and the music sounds a bit more busy and technical compared to the cavernous and slow dragging abtract death-doom metal of the previous releases. Another big change is the vocals. While the previous releases featured low in the mix abysmal growling, the vocals on "Insurmountable Peril" are much more varied and there is now both the aforementioned abysmal growling but also aggressive snarling growling featured as part of Slimelord´s music. It´s a great treat if you ask me, as the more diverse vocal style creates more emotional dynamics.

Although "Insurmountable Peril" is not as dark and heavy sounding as the preceding releases, it´s still an ultra heavy and brutal death metal release, and it´s certainly no less interesting than the releases which came before it. Slimelord have proved once again that they are a force to be reckoned with and a 3.5 star (70%) rating is deserved.
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