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- Release Info -------------------------------------------------------------- -

  Artist:      Malevolent Creation
  Album:       Dead Man's Path
  Label:       Century Media Records
  Playtime:    44:31 min
  Genre:       Death Metal
  URL:         http://www.facebook.com/malevolentcreation
  Rip date:    2015-10-09
  Street date: 2015-10-02
  Size:        92.94 MB
  Type:        Normal
  Quality:     277 kbps / 4410Hz / Joint Stereo

- Release Notes ------------------------------------------------------------- -

  It would be no exaggeration to say that Malevolent Creation wrote ‘The Ten
  Commandments’ of death metal! Joking aside, that one album alone cements their
  status as a classic band. Sure, they are not usually included in most lists of
  “Obituary/Deicide/Morbid Angel/Cannibal Corpse” when discussing a death metal
  version of the Big Four, but if those bands are that, then Malevolent Creation
  must be not too far off...

  The Florida (by way of Buffalo) veterans return with this dark and rumbling
  release. The title track is downbeat and doomy- not a blast beat to be found
  and spoken word vocals used. An interesting start. ‘Soul Razor’ finds the band
  on more familiar territory. 3,2,1... Blast Off! It's feral stuff; as sharp as
  the title implies but with a listenable quality that elevates them above most
  modern pretenders to the throne. ‘Imperium (Kill Force Rising)’ is an
  energetic romp that remains engaging throughout its six plus minutes.

  ‘Corporate Weaponry’ has blasts aplenty, along with some excellent lead work.
  It certainly ticks all the boxes: memorable title and thus chorus, breakdown
  section, time changes and a superb production. Fast and furious in the main,
  this is a fine example of where Malevolent Creation are at in 2015.

  ‘Blood of The Fallen’ continues this template- very speedy to start with new
  drummer Justin DiPinto acquitting himself very well throughout (the less said
  about the controversy surrounding the exit of former drummer Gus Rios, the
  better). Of course, the song slows for a spell and offers up some nicely
  chugging riffage.

  The second half of the album is arguably even more brutal with the likes of
  ‘Resistance is Victory’ ruining your speakers. ‘The 12th Prophecy’ has a
  brilliantly dramatic feel to the main riff and keeps things taut from thereon.
  Indeed, the album is focussed throughout; ‘Extinction Personifies’ rattles by
  at pace and ‘Fragmental Sanity’ has a really old school feel to the riffs and
  lyrics- great stuff. ‘Face Your Fear’ finishes off this strong release with a
  more groove based initial attack that would not be out of place on a Six Feet
  Under album. The pace picks up, of course, running the gamut of fast thrash
  beats, half times and turnarounds.

  Simply put, if you like any of the band's previous work, you will love this.
  If you enjoy death metal that is not too far into tech-territory, then this
  record is for you. Death metal, for death metal fans.

- Track List ---------------------------------------------------------------- -

  01. Dead Man's Path                                                   ( 4:51)
  02. Soul Razer                                                        ( 4:02)
  03. Imperium (Kill Force Rising)                                      ( 6:08)
  04. Corporate Weaponry                                                ( 3:55)
  05. Blood Of The Fallen                                               ( 4:52)
  06. Resistance Is Victory                                             ( 3:47)
  07. 12th Prophecy                                                     ( 4:14)
  08. Extinction Personified                                            ( 4:10)
  09. Fragmental Sanity                                                 ( 4:08)
  10. Face Your Fear                                                    ( 4:24)

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