EDGED CIRCLE
Hailing from the Nordic scene that birthed the likes of Deathhammer, Condor and Nekromantheon, this
Fenriz-approved quartet have been at the forefront of vicious vintage thrash for afull decade. Inculter’s third album represents a slight gear change, however; while there’s still plenty of the band’s Kreator-onsteroids thrash assault, the songs are mostly longer and more elaborate, with more room for soaring guitar leads amid their more complex structures. Don’t worry, they haven’t exactly gone prog, but the extra breathing room in songs like the curiously melancholic Age Of Reprisal really broadens out their sound. The title track is an eight-minute-plus epic that allows tight, chugging riffs to blossom into yearning, Maiden-esque harmonies. Morbid Origin may not be Inculter’s most ferocious record, but it reveals a sinister depth beneath their rambunctious barrage. ■■■■■■■
FOR FANS OF: Aura Noir, Kreator, Nekromantheon