Review of HELL TREPANNER - The Consecration of Eternal Impurity / Awakening Records
Peru has never been short of killer death metal, and HELL TREPANNER have been at it since 2015. The Consecration of Eternal Impurity is their debut full-length for Awakening Records, and it goes straight for the throat. What I like about this album is that the riffs don't just blur together into one continuous barrage. There's a rough, almost filthy guitar tone, but I can still follow the riffs as they change direction. Some have that thrashy edge that makes you want to move, while others are slower and heavier, giving the songs room to breathe before the next attack. The band aren't trying to make every second as fast as possible, and that works in their favour. The drums are another strong point. The blasts are there, of course, but I'm also drawn to the snare patterns and the changes in rhythm. The drums have a lot of presence, and you can hear the playing rather than just feel a wall of percussion behind the guitars. The double bass sits a little further back in th...
