Morocco’s underground metal scene has been bubbling with potential for years, and GOD HAS REMEMBERED just kicked the lid off with "Where Shadows Feast", a five-track blitz of blackened death metal fury from multi-instrumental mastermind Zakaria Najim. This isn’t a demo, a proof of concept, or a “local scene” curiosity, this is a fully realized, feral burst of creativity that sounds like it was summoned straight from the void.

From the very first moments, the drums hit with such inhuman speed it feels like the floor’s falling out from under you. Zakaria’s guitar work is razor-sharp but never sterile, layered with venomous precision and bursting with tension. The production walks a tightrope, clear and forceful, but never over-sanitized. It still bleeds, still feels like something dangerous and untamed. There’s a rawness that elevates the aggression without compromising impact.

Each of the five tracks features a different Moroccan vocalist, and it’s this decision that gives "Where Shadows Feast" an extra layer of depth and identity. The vocalists don’t just deliver, they exorcise, each one injecting their own tone of madness and malice. This isn’t guest work for show, it’s collaboration with purpose, and it gives the EP a dynamic, ever-mutating voice.

The exotic touch is also there, as the EP incorporates elements of Moroccan folklore, mainly in the song names, in a way that feels authentic and sinister. It’s a glimpse into a cultural mythology twisted through a lens of extreme metal violence, and it’s executed without gimmick or pretense.

If there’s one real flaw here, it’s the length. At just under 12 minutes, "Where Shadows Feast" ends right when you’re starting to lose yourself in it. But that brevity only sharpens the impact, it leaves you starving for more. And that hunger? That’s exactly what good extreme metal should create.

GOD HAS REMEMBERED haven’t just put Moroccan blackened death metal on the map, they’ve carved it into stone with blastbeats and blood.