« Ruins of Humans » EP
Ceremonial Records
2013
In the early 90’s, Florida was the epicenter for the rise of U.S. Death Metal as local upstarts, Morbid Angel, Obituary and Death, among others, found notable success worldwide. However, there existed other bands who might not have gained the recognition they merited next to such legends. Brutality, from Tampa Florida, is one group who penetrated the market with three potent albums of sheer savagery, Screams of Anguish in ’93, being a bona fide classic!
Twenty years later, the quintet is back with a new ep, Ruins of Humans! Not since 1996 have the band released a new full-length (a shame) but nonetheless, this two song set proves they have not lost a beat! Not since Screams of Anguish released back in ’93 have Brutality sounded this brootal and poised to leave their mark in 2013! Spanned a whopping 8mins, Ruins of Humans recalls exactly where the band were musically when they began their career, but now have significantly improved song arrangements and all around performances.
Beware the SOLOS!!!! Masterfully done, Gates and Fernandez, just shred/squeal all over the place while Irreversibly Broken cools the pace down slightly to display that Classic warm feel of ugly, dense Death! Perhaps, slightly less “busy” than Ruins…, the song does manage to bring back feelings of old, when fans were first treated to this new extreme genre of underground Metal which we all have grown to love. Brilliant and uncompromising « Brutality »!
8.5/10
Chris
