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Friday, May 17, 2024

Nightmarer, Deformity Adrift (2023)

 

By Jack Rafferty


Dissonant/avant-garde death metal is my shit, and this one is right up my alley. The guitar tone and some other elements are reminiscent of Disentomb, yet there is also the unmistakable discordance of bands like Ulcerate, Artificial Brain, Gorguts, and others. It is very bass-forward, percussive, resonant, and not as unapproachable as some other dissonant death metal acts, such as Imperial Triumphant, Portal, Gigan (Nightmarer is fronted by Gigan’s ex-vocalist), and some others. With Deformity Afrift, Nightmarer strikes a good balance, with a very digestible run-time. Overall, this is a very strong entry in a lineage of exceptional albums in the genre. 

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