RESURRECTION · Embalmed Existence | BLACK LP

Black vinyl with printed inner sleeve, poster.

Background information about 'Embalmed Existence'

There are records that hit you like a sledgehammer and then there is Resurrection and their 1993 death metal slab Embalmed Existence – an album that simply refuses to be ignored. From the very first seconds, this thing churns and grinds with a ferocity that feels almost mechanical in its precision, yet it never loses that primal, gut-level violence that makes old-school death metal so addictive. Resurrection understand the art of the riff better than most, stacking one crushing groove after another until you are left with no choice but to bang your head.

What makes Embalmed Existence stand out in the crowded Florida death metal scene of the early nineties is the sheer weight of its songwriting. Tracks like Rage Within and Torture Chamber are built on relentless, pummeling rhythms that give way to eerie, atmospheric breaks – a trick that elevates the whole record far beyond mere blast-beat worship. The production is thick and suffocating, the kind of murky, cavernous sound that feels like being buried alive in the best possible way. Each song is a carefully constructed descent into darkness, full of tempo shifts and morbid, memorable hooks that dig deep into your skull and stay there long after the needle lifts.

For anyone who worships the golden age of American death metal, this is mandatory listening. Resurrection may not have rewritten the rulebook, but they delivered a record that stands toe-to-toe with the genre's finest.

For fans of:
Morbid Angel, Deicide, Obituary, Malevolent Creation, Monstrosity, Massacre

Track listing

A1. Disembodied
A2. Rage Within
A3. Embalmed Existence
A4. Smell Of Blood
A5. Torture Chamber
B1. Eyes Of Blind
B2. Test Of Fate
B3. Pure Be Damned
B4. War Machine

Manufacturer: Hammerheart Records BV, P.O. Box 277, 6300 AG Valkenburg, Netherlands, Contact: www.hammerheart.com