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.
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