Another version of the expunging apocalypse, the demise of the mankind through bitter suffering and the endless pain due to ghastly war campaigns. Until serving the worldwide utopic vision into a formal action, it is possible that these kinds of apparitions won't end but only gather up into something grotesque and surreal. Therefore, blood festering Death Metal bands can continue their horrific envisage in the best possible malignant form. However, I just wish it was the same with Dutch old school Death Metal oppressors, WARMASTER. Encrusted by the grinding filthy nature of their sophomore release, "The End Of Humanity", via Dead Beat Media / Slaughterhouse Records, I had minor recollections of the opulence and majestic qualities of the band's past local Death Metal scene along with carves of the old Swedish prospects of the early 90's and early stages of the British BOLT THROWER. However, WARMASTER, other than the boisterous Death Metal that they shelter, also induced something that reeks like Crust / Punk to their methods of war, believe me it is apparent. Also, and it helped for just a tiny bit, intense Doom Metal features.

Simple and to the point, yet I had a hard time with this album. Other than notwithstanding the poor production values that included a really deplorable mixing, especially the imbedding of the lead guitars that was atrocious, "The End Of Humanity" has really nothing that exhilarating to offer. I understand WARMASTER's possible will to be gross, muddy and virtually untamed dogs of war, yet it is difficult to dismiss the fact that the songs are going nowhere, nearly a blasted blink of creativeness even for forthright Death Metal approach. The riffing is so generic, overly dry, and it can ever tire. Here and there were several riffs that I appreciated, though being too reciprocal to thousands of examples. Furthermore, I got the idea of the bad mix, but the solo efforts are generally illiterate, it probably would have been better of leaving those out of the recordings. Sometimes these felt as if forced in the songs without a genuine means of actually putting them there. Coming to the rhythm section, aside to the common Doomish sluggish tempos, which are natural for the genre, the Punk prompted mid to fast tempo rhythms were virtually tedious, verbose and solely indicating of a lack of resourcefulness. Vocal wise, this presentation is a sort of a mixed guttural snarls and pig squeal growls, pretty decent, yet not uplifting.

In overall, out of this war infested mess, I was able to withstand the likes of "Lies to Deny" and the Dutch sequencing of "Medestrijders Voor Volk En Vaderland". Even though WARMASTER are far from the heritage of their own Death Metal scene, I could still feel their ultra-sonic passion for the genre. As a European Death Metal onslaught, they have the chance to assemble a strong frontline, yet firstly they to be produced better, try to compose their songs with slight diverse riffing, explore the Death / Doom hazards and slowly relinquish the Punkish flavors because it felt that it wasn't really them. No doubt that gristle Death Metal can be accomplished, however, it has to be done just right.