SUPURATION — Official Rehearsal (review)

SUPURATION — Official Rehearsal album cover Demo · 1990 · Death Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
2.5/5 ·
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"Official Rehearsal" is the first demo recording by French death metal act Supuration. The demo was indpendently released in June 1990. It was recorded in May-June 1990 at the band´s rehearsal space and as the name title suggests it was recorded live at the rehearsal space, so no overdubs on this one. Supuration formed in 1990 but had worked under a couple of different monickers since 1987.

While Supuration are mostly known for playing a progressive death/doom metal style on their album releases, this early demo recording is thrashy death metal. The rawness and lo-fi nature of the recording suits the equally raw material well. Despite this being a pretty savage and murky sounding recording, most instruments and vocals are actually distinguishable in the soundscape, which isn´t always the case on contemporary rehearsal demos from other death metal artists.

It´s obvious from this recording that Supuration were already relatively skilled musicians, but maybe a bit more surprising they write some pretty good quality death metal (think contemporary Death or Pestilence and you´re halfway there). It´s both brutal, relatively memorable, and nicely aggressive. A 2.5 star (50%) rating is warranted.
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