A long, long time ago, it was 1993, I first heard about Deuteronomium. A metalband from Finland was something new to me and thus my attention was attracted. A criminal, hardly readable logo showed what I could expect: Deathmetal. I listened to the demo Paths Of Righteousness and I decided to buy it. It was really deathmetal with vocals of Manu Lehtinen and Miika Partala. Anno domini 1999 these two are back with two other guys promoting their second full-length album and a single. Deathmetal like in the old days isn't really how I can describe their music today. The first name entering my brain is Entombed. Deuteronomium plays a kind of fat and heavy rock 'n roll combined with a death-grunt too. Here To Stay was produced by Manu himself. Hats off! because the production is great. Rather striking is the fact that all the songs form a strong unity, music-wise and sound-wise. The record raves on like one hurricane. This doesn't make the album boring to listen to because there's a variety of songs with a normal speed and faster songs like Comeback. This song could be the soundtrack of a tour with a rollercoaster. After a two minutes ride the car comes to a stand and you feel the adrenaline rush through your veins. Really fast is the ride with ....To Die And Gain that was previously released on a single. This song has more speed than the motor on the CD-cover will have (beautiful cover too, better than on previous CDs) These songs and a couple of others are enjoyable. A bit more variation style-wise could do no harm though. Here To Stay is an album to stay, with the compliments for the beautiful cover. The single ...To Die And Gain features a demo-version of that song too plus the song Misleader which is not on the album.
Other coverage for this album
HM Magazine #78Reviewed by Doug Van PeltHere's a misleading image - a nice big hog (motorcycle) picture on the front of the new Here To Stay album by Finland's Deuteronomium. Anything but biker music, though... These guys tear it up with tight, classic-metal influenced hybrid metalcore stuff. The drumming and guitar lead playing are just absolutely killer. These guys have been at it since '93, creating extreme death metal and mixing…The Phantom Tollbooth 1999Reviewed by Josh SpencerMany accused Deuteronomium of inconsistency on their last album, noting how they jumped from black to melodic death to alterna-thrash to groove metal. No chance of that this time. They've picked the easiest-to-play sound in their repertoire--groove deathpunk ala mid-90s Napalm Death and Carcass--and slammed out a new album less than a year after Street Corner Queen. They actually call it "death…HM Magazine #73Reviewed by Doug Van PeltEarning the biggest tongue-twister for a name category, this Finnish outfit also comes to the plate with some credible hard music. They mix hardcore fury with thrashy and death metal guitars and some grungy low end to produce a unique 'n' heavy sound. Occasionally the vocals will come screeching out a la black metal style. Fans of Cradle of Filth, Embodyment and Zao will probably be into this…Similar sounding releases
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