Symbtomy - "Demo #1" (Self-released, 2020)

Band: Symbtomy

Title: Demo #1

Genre: Melodic Death Metal

Time: 15.08 min

Release date: 9th September 2020

Vote: 80/100

Hey death metal maniacs,

a nice review by Francesco Bazzurri about a death metal demo awaits you today!

In fact, this new article is about the debut demo of Symbtomy, an Anglo/Czech trio that, for their first work, was helped by other musicians that figure here as guests, especially on vocals. In this sense, I am talking about veterans of the Swedish death metal like Johan Jansson (Interment, Asocial) and Jonny Petterson (Wombbath), alongside with Ralf Hauber (Revel in Flesh, ex-Immortal Rites) from Germany.

In addition, it seems that this "Demo #1" was kissed by a good success in the underground, since it has recently been edited on cassette by two labels in different periods: the US Frozen Screams Imprint on November; and the Slovakian Immortal Souls Productions this December. I'm glad that Symbtomy, born only in 2019, reached this reception because, as you'll see soon, they deserve a lot.

Now, let's see Francesco said about the demo!

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Demo is a seed. You can follow the growth. You can see the potential, the inner creative energy.

Speaking about new seeds to keep an eye on, I have listened to the work of Symbtomy, an Anglo/Czech melodic death metal band. They offer us "Demo #1" , exactly a demo, that contains three very good tracks for a fifteen minutes very powerful ride. The global impression is that the band plays a music that remember glorious bands like Pestilence, but digging deep, their sound contains a personal style.

The first track, "The Sounds of Perverse Thoughts", presents changes of sonority that remind of doom metal but with typical growls, then flaming guitars with textbook melodic sudden raises.

The second song, "The Taste of Human Trophy", begins like a Viking anthem fading in a very impressive progression of death metal with a great use of guitar that feels like the first Amorphis style (is no small thing). High level technique in the middle of the track and a triumph of growling at the end.

Last but not least, "... and the Knife Cut Surgically", that starts with a lonely guitar performing a gloomy and elegant sound. Then the chaos explodes with changes, accelerations and decelerations of high impact revealing all the potential of Symbtomy.

In conclusion, premises are good, I will expect something else in a not so far future. I will see how much the plant will be robust, because now roots are very well sticked into the ground!

Tracklist:

1 - The Sounds of Perverse Thoughts

2 - The Taste of Human Trophy

3 - ... and the Knife Cut Surgically

Line-up:

Martin Halma - vocals

David "Dejvy" Krédl - guitars

Duzl - bass

Štĕpán - drums (session)

Guest vocalists:

Jonny Petterson (in track 1)

Ralf Hauber (in track 2)

Johan Jansson (in track 3)

Other session musicians:

Franta "Frank" Šerák - guitars

Adis - bass

FaceBook: https://facebook.com/symbtomy/

BandCamp: https://symbtomy.bandcamp.com/

Frozen Screams Imprint: https://frozenscreamsimprint.com/

Immortal Souls Productions: http://www.immortalsouls.sk/