Not so long ago, I wrote about the Brazilian Death Metallers ESCARNIUM and their most recent album, and I often reference burgeoning metal scenes for various subgenres in various countries. Perhaps there is a burgeoning death metal scene in Brazil that is unbeknownst to me, because today I get to present to you the Brazilian death metal band COLDBLOOD and their most recent album "Indescribable Physiognomy of the Devil" (admittedly one of the longer album titles I have written about, with song titles to match in length). Despite having formed 1992, this is only the band's third full-length album due to multiple breaks and reformations of the band, but thankfully this time it looks like the band is here to stay.

Opening with its namesake, "Indescribable Physiognomy of the Devil" at first doesn't do much for me personally. The vocals feel very weak and the guitar riffs don't really do much to impress. However, the riffs suddenly change when the guitar solo comes. Showing great riffs and impressive technical skill, this part of the song really stands out and makes me wish the rest of the song could capture me as well as the solo, which easily enthralls you with its great progression and general sound. Sadly, this trend is somewhat common. For example, "Darkness Above the Firmaments" follows a similar style. While the riffs here are generally better, the vocals still feel extremely lacking, all the while the song is interspersed with brief moments of technical guitar work that stands out. However, I will give props to "The Synchrony of the Cursed Star" and to Markus Couttinho for the drum work on this song, as well to Artur Cirio for his guitar solo on this song. Both sound very well done on the song and, though it is short, I found the song one of the more enjoyable ones on the album.

However, both "Demons of Nox" and "Sulphur" are, in a sense, the opposite. The production of both songs feels especially poor compared to the rest of the album, the vocals feel drowned out, the riffs really never draw you in, and overall the songs feel kind of basic and bland as well as kind of poorly made. However, when it comes to "Draco/Pneumatik Phenom" it follows the original idea of a kind of bland or poor song with a decent guitar solo or decent guitar riffs at the end. I will mention "Bury the Universe" though for a very well done Spanish acoustic guitar esque soft ending, something that I felt could be further incorporated into their music more to help it stand apart, giving it a more original sound. I will give a final mention to the closing song "Metaphysical Evil" because the guitar work stands out most here. There are some pretty solid riffs and a pretty good solo to make the song enjoyable. However, sadly it isn't the most profound in death metal as a whole but just for the album.

As much as I love Death Metal, I cannot love a band purely for the fact they make Death Metal. It is with this that I must say that I didn't think very highly of this album. As a whole, it felt uninspired, the vocals were very much on the weak side, the production quality felt at least a bit substandard, and overall I cannot recommend this to people. I would love to see the band find a niche for them that helps them to make great music, but if they do have one they haven't found it yet.