Now this is how you Metal. WARCRAB are one of the most extreme bands I have reviewed to far, to my knowledge, vocals sounding like a more extreme Randy Blythe from LAMB OF GOD and Paige Lee from OUTRIGHT RESISTANCE, we have here what I like to call an extreme Death Metal quintet hinting a slight stench of Black and Doom Metal to boot.

Surprised to see WARCRAB hailing from Plymouth, Devon in the UK, this pleased me knowing I have a new band to dig my teeth into so locally, and to add to my collection of steel among seeing live devotees. Calling themselves Death/Sludge/Doom Metal, I sensed all 3 were fused perfectly, and they knew how to do it.

The extremity this band give off was excruciating in a positive but enjoying myself kind of sense... If you think of TSJUDER mixed with GEVAUDAN mixed with HOLY SERPENT, there ya go, a prime example of these bands fused into one ultimate being and that is - WARCRAB.

"Ashes Of Carnage" is an EP lasting around 5 songs but if you're looking for something to repeat now and then, I tell ya, this would be a worthy addition for that venture. The key word is extremity for me; from the get go, the title track "Ashes Of Carnage" left me in awe mostly at the vocals by Kane Nelson who does fantastic at keeping his vocals as brutal, grueling and loud as possible. The fine thing about this band is that there's no turning back, soon as you press play, you're in a world of oblivion and chaos, at least in your ear holes, and muscles, if you like a pound. Luckily, if you doubt the length of this EP, fear not, there's an 8-minute track, "Entombed In Flames", indicating the carnage (of course) doesn't have to stop unless you want it to. I put the EP on repeat a good few times before reviewing because it was just so damn addicting and good. It's a powerful segment of Death/Doom Metal done rightly.

Even after that lengthy track, we still have 3 more tolerably lengthy ones to enjoy, while they might have sounded fairly similar to each other; who cares about that when the sound production is a powerful slab of true steel?

"In This Iron Tomb" demonstrates Doom Metal done greatly faster than it usually is, implementing a groovy tone and undisputed power. "Lay All To Waste" has a similar outcome, and only gets faster and damn more heavier, how Death and Doom Metal should be, always. "Scurge" ends the album with a fine riff demonstrating the slower side of the band and their love for Doom.

Only being around for 6 years since this review (2009-2015), the band have only one full-length album, while I agree the longer spent on an album to produce a perfect spectacle is tolerable, but sometimes when people love a band they can get impatient but, it's always worth the wait. But only being around for 5 years and already 2 albums in the making, is still pretty impressive after what I have heard.

Seeing as this is an EP, after the first full-length, the band seems to be back after only a 2 year wait. The best I can describe this gem in three words - brutal, powerful, and grueling. Perfect for us Metalheads, right?

With explosive guitar riffs making this release sound louder than hell, thanks to the efforts from "Paul Garbett" "Leigh Jones", as well as "Geoff Holmes" and fine bass work from "Dave Simmonds" and drums (sounding like a pounding punching power keg) from "Rich Parker", I can guarantee this EP will be worth you time and money, at least until the next full-length by this incredibly, brutal band.

Check it.<