Review by Doctor Butcher D.M.

  nekrofilth adv demo 

     Back in the 80's metal music began to erupt....much of the metal was thrash, death metal began to flourish.., but  punk was still creating the battery that fueled many of these bands...aaaahhhhh...what happened to those days???? Most of these bands released great demo's, but then fell apart with studio releases (death/sacrifice/hellhammer and frost and the list goes forever)...But punk continued to bring the proverbial "middle finger" to the movement...Exploited's "horror epics" demolished, D.R.I.  and Cryptic Slaughter and Accused showed that thrash and punk were stronger jumping the fence together..The bands were rough, sometimes presenting horrible sound quality or in some cases horrible musicianship (but not Cryptic Slaughter or Accused).., but they had power..One such band was Canada's Slaughter and another was Hellhammer and later Frost and never forget Venom..But, despite weaknesses in musicianship and sometimes sound quality they still hold one thing over current bands...the power to sell original releases at top dollar and maintain a steady following of loyal, diehard, and aging fans. Also, their songs stuck in your mind FOREVER!!!!!!!

   Today there are many bands attempting to resurrect the "old" sound of yesteryear...the problem is most of these bands lack any originality..So, recently I obtained an advanced demo from Nekrofilth featuring Nunslaughter guitarist Zack.. At first listen, one is immediately reminded of Slaughter and older Frost..The vocals are definately Slaughter induced. But, after several listens, this 10 song demo begins to reveal other guises...This is what Slaughter might sound like today, slightly polished  with advanced musicianship but other older infuences creep out too. More importantly, Nekrofilth maintains the main ingredient which was the catalyst for many of the similar sounding 80's bands...the punk element..It's all here, the simplistic, but powerful chords, the punk styled vocals and most importantly-the fuck you attitude!!!!!!The recording is actually decent, but still captures the rawness of the band rather than stripping them of it... Upon closer listen, there seems to be a culmination of other deep-bred musical styles..Listen closely and you may experience some song structures and notes displaying that overall Slaughter/Frost feel, but given less distortion  are deeply rooted by even older pioneers in punk and even some darker classic rock.. It is evident that this particular lineup carries many influences across the board, but is it possible that a band can blend influences like Slaughter/Frost/ Minor Threat/Dead Kennedy's and even the under tone of older classic rock forefathers??? Well, listen for yourself..and listen closely.. A musician's influences always seep out one way or another.. and here is a great culmination of the best in simplistc yet powerful music covering a vast  spectrum..You can take the music at face value or scratch a bit deeper..Either way any metal/thrash/death or punk fan will be sure to enjoy these songs...and if you don't FUCK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!

P.S. I have heard from respectable sources that Zack may be abusing steroids too!!!