Album Review: Iniquitous Savagery - Edifice of Vicissitudes
Reviewed by Daniel Phipps
It's been a long time since Scottish act Iniquitous Savagery released their spectacular debut through Grindethic. Since inking a deal with Willowtip the band have been fairly active on the live circuit, found a new frontman and now have recorded and are set to release a brand new collection of material.
Coming in straight for the kill, Iniquitous Savagery spent zero time in introducing the band's sophomore record as the band's new frontman Liam McCall’s wretched guttural vocals shoot straight to the forefront of the album. Edifice of Vicissitudes offers an extremely mature and clinical composition to its tracks but it maintains the ferocity which is the key element in any brutal death metal release. The guitar and bass sounds work seamlessly together with the power of the guitar playing being at the forefront whilst the bass follows on in the background to really add that final blow.
The riffs themselves are also fantastically crafted which leads to the maturity of the song writing as they transcend from the more technical style and morph into a more straightforward and powerful slamming riff without a second thought. Another thing regarding the musicianship on Edifice of Vicissitudes is how fantastic the drumming composition is. A savage collection of blast beats are almost effortlessly performed which adds to the frenzy of brutality which Iniquitous Savagery have created. With a total of 8 songs Edifice of Vicissitudes has a really superb flow, each track is followed by another of all killer brutality. It also has a really swift run length as it feels like you have only just pressed play when the final track comes to an end which only adds to how much of a fun listen the record is.
Iniquitous Savagery provides a superb slab of brutal death metal, with a more modern sound that still pays homage to the more classic sound within the style. If you want big nasty death metal full of superbly crafted riffs and hard hitting brutality then Edifice of Vicissitudes will scratch that itch.
