Stalking the wild lands of Norway. Toxik Death has been steadily pumping out a few releases, becoming the paradigm of dirty and grimy metal. The band’s brand of heavy metal focuses on dirty speed metal and thrashing belligerence, with blackened edges all around, giving more than a few nods to the likes of Whiplash, Motörhead and Venom. Bringing a healthy mix of fast paced thrashers, furious yet melodic riffing to the catchy as hell, brutally mid-paced “Sepulchral Demons”, Toxik Death’s sound is energetic, dirty and a freaking blast to listen to. Despite the rather traditional sound that this band seems rooted in. The album is a barrel full of fun with its raging speed metal riffs and proto-black metal attitude, but it’s not without fault. The production is certainly is fairly rough, even for the style. Toxik Death’s sound is rooted in the grime and filth of the European scene, so you really shouldn’t expect a pristine and polished production, but cutting through the fog a bit could possibly work wonders. Fans of sleazy, grimy metal will no doubt find a new favorite in Toxik Death. Full of solid throwback riffing and influences full worn on sleeves, Sepulchral Demons isn’t anything groundbreaking, but hot damn does this rock pretty hard. This crew have struck gold and will no doubt become forerunners of one of the hardest hitting scenes in metal. From the cold lands they came. They're on fire at this point: when it comes to raging, speeding, filthy metal, this band are in a league of their own !!
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Review by Paul Caravasi
