Brutal. That's the first word to come up in my brain when the first notes and beats are unleashed. Inversion from California dishes up some real extreme death metal with blast beats and deep grunts. The grunts sound like singer Jaïrus is breathing in while vocalizing rather than breathing out. It's one thing to make extreme music but the challenge is to make it digestible, not a pile of rubbish. While listening to The Nature Of Depravity I started appreciating the musicianship and the result of the studio process. The songs come well out of my speakers. And besides all the horrifying speeds, thundering beats and brutal grunts there's room for some melody here and there. This is evident in songs like If Not Emasculated (with black metal influences) and Independence. The drums are a bit far away in the mix though. However, to the extreme metal fans this album can be recommended. Excellent death metal, and there are 17 tracks (three of them are demo recordings) with a total of almost a full hour.
Other coverage for this album
HM Magazine #86Reviewed by Doug Van Pelt"Scary-core" is how a friend described this to me. Nice 'n' heavy guitars, speed everywhere, deathy vocals, creative elements, and a mix of doom, black, and death metal. The Nature Of Depravity is an 18-song onslaught that will make you feel like you've been beaten for an hour (or maybe a scorched soul like that featured on the full-color picture disc). Metalheads must get this.Dead Zine 2000Reviewed by sesspoolFrom the first track, the classic aggressive death comes through your speakers and into your face. The first thing i noticed in this cd was actually the drums. There were blast beats and double bass stressing my cones. The second thing i noticed was the lack of treble. since this is a pre-release and not the actual release, i hope they fix the slight mixing details. This album rules! Death metal…Dead Zine 2000Reviewed by GrindboyWow! If this band's last release made them a band to look for in the future, the future is now. This cd rips! The first thing that you'll notice about Inversion are the guitars. Deep, heavy, and wonderful, the sound has come a long way from Tarsus Burning. Just listen to "Defilement" or "Blood from...", 2 tracks from their old EP that got re-recorded and put on, and they sound so much bigger with…Dead Zine 2000Reviewed by D_ListerI do fully believe that blast beats are a lost art...one with which only a few bands ever seem to revisit these days, and if so it's only in extremely short bursts and usually in just a song or two. Well hats off to Dave Campbell (Death List/Obliteration/Sickened) who steps in to handle the drum tracks of this the new Inversion album. I must admit I didn't like their first EP Tarsus Burning...at…Similar sounding releases
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