OXYGEN DESTROYER — Oxygen Destroyer (2015 Demo) (review)

OXYGEN DESTROYER — Oxygen Destroyer (2015 Demo) album cover Demo · 2015 · Thrash Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
2.5/5 ·
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"Oxygen Destroyer (2015 Demo)" is the first demo recording by US, Seattle, Washington based death/thrash metal act Oxygen Destroyer. The demo was independently released in December 2015. Oxygen Destroyer was formed in 2014 and on this recording they consisted of Joey Walker (bass), Jordan Farrow (guitars, vocals), and Rodney Serrano (drums).

Stylistically the four tracks on the 10:35 minutes long demo are in a relentlessly energetic and caustic aggressive death/thrash metal style just on the verge of becoming unhinged. It´s raw, fast-paced, and pretty one-dimensional. It´s not exactly a dynamic release, and from you push play until the last second of closing track "Atomic Breath" it pretty much sounds like the same úber aggressive death/thrash metal song being played with rabid dog snarling vocals delivering the only slightly dynamic feature of the music. Does it matter that the music is pummeling, savage, and blunt all the way through the demo...nope, that´s more or less how I expect a death/thrash metal demo to sound like. It´s like listening to early Merciless or demo days Invocator mixed with some 1985-1986 Kreator.

The sound production is raw and a bit on the lo-fi side for the genre, but it´s authentic sounding and still packing the right punch. Upon conclusion Oxygen Destroyer don´t get many point for sounding unique, but instead they win on attitude, rawness, and energy. A 2.5 - 3 star (55%) rating is warranted.
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