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.
Similar sounding releases
2005UnearthOur Days of Eulogy
1997ConvergePetitioning the Empty Sky
2004100 Demons100 Demons
1999LamentThrough The Reflection
2005Living SacrificeIn Memoriam
2001MortificationThe Silver Cord Is Severed
