Immortal Souls "Wintereich"

Fast, furious, and Finnish, straight from the Beelzebub-belt of Satano-approved shananigans -- the hobby church burning, competitive murders, skull fragment arts and craft, and bits o' brain culinary experimentation of Scandinavian metal lore -- sits oxymoron on a throne: Christian death metal. Immortal Souls, holy impostors that they are, are an established melodic death metal monolith, akin to In Flames and that ilk.

Showcasing adroit musicianship, the twin-guitar attack weaves seamless melodies when one or the other isn't flying into some fretboard-scorching solo. The drumming sounds big, bold and precise, dictating tempos with fills and flair. The garbled demono-speak renders all Christian banter incomprehensible, so fans who can't enjoy Mae or Jars of Clay can stow that apprehension away, and invent subject matter to disgust and offend friends and authority figures.

Wintereich is a rare metal treat, one that will appeal to parties of either cross-orientation. Enjoy the irony of a band whose godly invocations fuel church burnings and gleeful mayhem.

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Pick up Wintereich at Facedown Records.