Metal maniacs, rejoice! The Thrasher returns to present to you: DEMONIC OBEDIENCE; signed via Satanath Records, hailing from England...performing Death & Black Metal, and on the new album entitled: "Nocturnal Hymns To The Fallen".

I find it quite rare to find a fusion of Death / Black Metal, here in the UK. Not only that; the man behind the genius is George Ntavelas who performs everything in his own sitting. Founded by George Ntavelas, as well as George Seremetis; originating from the quintet known as: DECEPTIVE INCARNATION, and since formation in 2013 as THE DEEPEST - the man in question has released 2 records since creation. "Morbid Supremacy Of Evil" (released in 2014), and fast forward to 2016, we have this here brute: "Nocturnal Hymns To The Fallen". I've always acknowledged the opinion that Death & Black Metal is a great combination in terms of atmospheric brutality; it intensifies the instrumentation immensely, and just creates true havoc in my eardrums. Is DEMONIC OBEDIENCE a reason to open your mind to these sub-genres? Hell to the yes it is. 8 lengthy tracks of gloomy excellence compel me to worship this powerful endeavor.

Everything can be heard with complexity, dexterity and efficiency...creating a fine elegance of vigorous musicianship in just one man. Talent credentials are very much due here; Geroge Ntavela endures a pummeling experience that requires a fit mind to perform such devastating riffery. "Create The Shapeless" begins this dark adventure in which showcases precise elements of this musical fusion; hard melodies and brilliant black screams of death entice a fascinating listen. We are dealing with a dynamic, technically impressive Black/Death hurricane that will most definitely get all Black/Death Metal fans on board of this unprecedented endeavor. Moving in a furious pace; "Nocturnal Hymns Of The Fallen" endures savage energy, transcending into bombastic Black Metal riffing to methodic; hammering grooves, thrashing motives with a hint of tech-death derangements. All is stellar and serpentine, and with that comes 8 tracks of amalgamate proficiency.

"Portal Of The Sacred Kan", "Forced Obscenity" & "Impermissible Irrelevance Pt. I" all showcases morbid yet even more ghoulish substances to each other; no shortage of darkness evidently submerges you into an extreme fireball of blackened visions, giving you that more intense listen of rip roaring metal. "Nocturnal Imagery", "Godmade Beast" & "Impermissible Irrelevance Pt. II" all engulf you with sinister riffery and pummeling that can only get better with each listen; this is a record that takes you down to a dark path, though it is as mysterious all the same. Tumultuous instrumentation and musicianship and fascinatingly demonic and possessed production make one feel that Satan himself may have been involved in this partaking! And so "Gehenna" end this album on an extremely fine high-note; I can wholeheartedly say that this is an album not for the faint of heart, but is a record that is most definitely worth checking out.<