Funeral Whore is a Dutch death metal band that formed in 2006 and has previously released a few demos, an EP and a split. “Step into Damnation” is their debut album which was released back in February on Mexican label Chaos Records.
“Step into Damnation” is a rather varied beast of an album, taking influences from the old-school Swedish scene with a bit of Bolt Thrower worshipping, a touch of Obituary and some Dutch DM influences such as Asphyx as well.
The rhythm guitars have a Swedish buzz-saw tone to them whilst the lead guitar uses a more “soaring” tone. The drumming is a particular highlight on this album, while pretty simplistic and nothing flashy; the drums manage to keep your attention throughout the whole record, particularly on the track “Obidience”. The bass tone is punishing, but the bass itself doesn’t do too much aside from follow the rhythm guitar. The vocalist has a good mid-ranged guttural pitch that sounds similar to the vocalists in a lot of other Dutch DM bands and isn’t anything new, but it suits the music perfectly.
The pace changes a lot on this album, ranging from mid-paced grooves to sludgey doom sections to crusty d-beats and even the occasional blast beat. All the songs are pretty good with notable highlights being “Obidience”, “The Bitch Died”, “El Salvador Death Squad”, the Autopsy-esque “Threesome”, the title track and “Wasteland of Corpses”.
All in all, Funeral Whore has delivered a killer slab of old-school death metal worshipping brutality that should keep the long haired old dudes in leather jackets happy for a while.
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