Me Saco Un Ojo Records proudly presents the debut EP of Croatian death-doom maniacs DECREPIT ALTAR. Each sinuous and stringy tendril of terror flows organically from the last, presenting darkness and evil with a veritably claustrophobic and tense sound. Churning malice and groove in equal measure, their vile concoction of festering offal is something pungent and addictive that keeps you coming back for more. All three of these twisted offerings give something of their own with a personality and character while fitting together to forge a trinity of depraved darkness that doomed death metal fans will certainly cherish. Prepare for egregious defilement.

The EP has three songs, and The Festering Depths" is first. Following a tense, harrowing opening of echoed clean guitars and background fright, the main sound plods in…slow, low, dissonant, and doomy. The guttural vocals are some of the most reverberating ones I have ever heard, and the thick, meaty bass notes really help to firm up the bottom end. "Beckoning of the Moss Ridden Tombs" had another horrid, dissonant sound but it moves just a little quicker. I get images of thick black muck covering everything and being stranded in the dark, cold and alone. Some of the riffage varies a bit as the band ventures out into uncharted territory but they keep them true to form as well.

"Fields of Flayed Skin" is the final offering, and it's a desolate and hopeless sound. Eerie leads are added later, and you can hear the song swell. When it approaches a breaking point, it backs off and fades away. Three songs were just enough for me as a reviewer to taste what the band is offering here. There is very little melody, and plenty of dissonance. The instruments work well with the deep guttural vocals to provide a cold, sterile landscape of both hopelessness and nothingness.