Filthy Music Review Threesome! - 'Sepulchral Temple/Ghoulgotha/Blaspherian'

In order to try and give increased coverage to the rapidly increasing multitude of releases we’ve access to we’ve decided to try a little experiment with reviews. To give more bands more exposure we’re going to start doing occasional 3 part reviews that detail 3 releases, it means shorter but more to-the-point reviews of much more of the quality music coming your way over the next few months. Hopefully you’ll enjoy them too of course…..

Sepulchral Temple - Self Titled (2014)

Invictus Productions

Sepulchral Temple’s self-titled debut EP was originally unleashed on 12” vinyl by Iron Bonehead Productions last year but is poised to raise its ugly head from the catacombs once more with a CD release via Dublin’s Invictus Productions on 24^th November 2014. Sepulchral Temple is a three piece hailing from the UK that plays deep, cavernous, sepulchral death metal along the lines of Sheol, Cruciamentum, Incantation and Grave Miasma. There are four tracks which you could whittle down to two as each main track also features a brief outro. This is powerful, crushing, and highly authentic death metal that belies the fact it’s also a debut. It’s a release that most definitely deserves a listen and leaves the listener craving more from the band. This type of Death Metal has recently been experiencing its most productive phase in decades but it’s a case of the more the better provided they can all deliver death metal to this very high standard. Brilliant. 

9.5/10

Tracklist:

1 - Salvific Dance

2 - Outro

3 - Sepulchral Temple

4 - Outro

Ghoulgotha - Prophetic Oration of Self (2014)

Blood Harvest

Prophetic Oration of Self is Ghoulgotha’s debut 7” release, following a split with Into Darkness. This provides a nice taste of what we can expect from their debut album which is set to come out via Dark Descent Records early next year. Ghoulgotha is the latest musical endeavour from the ever productive Wayne Sarantopolous whose other bands include Father Befouled, Decrepotaph and Encoffination. Ghoulgotha reap a tortured, twisted blend of primal doom infused chugging death metal. Ghoulgotha’s first track is a seven minute barrage of pummelling, punishing, discordant death metal that’s as doom-laden as it is heavy. This track maintains a very slow pace from the two minute mark onwards with any forays into speedier territory being sporadic and short-lived. Side two sees a very different approach from Ghoulgotha as Disintegration Paradox assumes a much quicker pace – the chugging riffs are phenomenally catchy and force the head to nod without you even noticing. By and large this track is faster than its predecessor but there are elements of doom and even blues influenced guitar at times. A solid enough release and track two is an absolute smasher! 

8/10

Tracklist:

1 - Prophetic Oration of Self

2 - Disintegration Paradox.

Blaspherian – Upon the Throne… of Eternal Blasphemous Death (2014)

Iron Bonehead Productions 

From Houston, Texas these God haters have been creating blasphemous, satanic death metal since 2004 with many releases under their belt to date. Iron Bonehead recently revealed they will be releasing Blaspherian’s latest 7” EP on the 28^th of November. Entitled Upon the Throne…of Eternal Blasphemous Death, this is a release that peddles its hate-filled blasphemy from the off with its cover nicely setting a tone for the demented music held within. Blaspherian play guttural, mid-pace, filthy death metal that will ring true for fans of Obituary, Autopsy etc. The EP features two tracks, both of which are very strong – if you like your death metal gritty, dirty and filled with hate then you have come to the right place. This is a blasphemy filled death metal trip that that was more than enough for me to give me an interest to seek out their other releases. Their music is befitting of a label like Iron Bonehead, meeting its extremely high standards with this excellent EP. 

9/10

Tracklist:

1 - Awakened into Impious Absolvement

2 - Phoenix of Uncreation

Reviews by Trevor Proctor

Sepuchral Temple is released on November 24th by Invictus Productions.

Ghoulgotha's Prophetic Oration of Self is available now from Blood Harvest.

Blaspherian's Upon the Throne is released by Iron Bonehead Productions on November 28th