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Wednesday, September 23, 2009 
UNHOLYGATE
The one line summary: My death metal has a first name, it's B-l-a-s-p-h-e-m-e-r!
HOT DAMN! This album was the kick in the pants I needed! Blasphemer are a Brutal Technical Death Metal band from Italy, founded in 1998, they have to date released a promo, done
two splits, and with the introduction of their first full length "On The Inexistence Of God" we get to see what over a decade of honing your unholy craft can sound like. You can
tell a lot of thought went into this release, from the music to the imagery, Blasphemer came to deliver. I am late to the game on this one, came out back in January, but it's
still worth telling you about now if you haven't heard it already!
First thing you notice after a few minuts of listening is the multi-pronged vocal attack, they come at you from all angles! It sounds killer and helps keep things fresh. Alex
Solaro's drum-work blasts and hammers you with intense precision. The dual attack of Marco Hasmann and Simone Brigo's guitar-work is a completely unrelenting technical
onslaught, with head slamming grooves spread nicely throughout the album. The bassist, Clod Derosa, is outstanding, he really helps keep things moving and interesting, the track
"Compulsive Obliteration" being a good example. Paolo Maniezzo's guttural vocals are thick as a McDonald's milkshake, (and probably pop just as many blood vessels), he can belch
it out with the best of 'em.
What makes this CD so fun to listen to, is that you can tell that the members of Blasphemer are putting their all into this album, like this moment had been a long time coming
and they are hellbent on showing you what they've got. They succeded. Death Metal has seen some solid releases this year and "On The Inexistence Of God" is certainly one of
them. From the get-go you can feel the energy with the track "Kuru - Laughing Death" straight on through to "Dining Upon The Unburied".
Those familiar with the Godfather will immediately recognize the beginning of "The Killing Dogma", which I must admit is a nice pause in such an adrenaline charged album. The
title track, "On The Inexistence Of God" also has a little interlude intro, that again, sounds great and is a much needed stop for breath. That might be the only flaw with "On
The Inexistence Of God", it makes you tired just listening to these guys pummel their instruments with such ferocity. Is it a tad one-dimensional? Sure is, but it's so fuckin'
intense it doesn't really matter much. The lack of a hook that lasts longer than a nanosecond might bother some however. The only track that doesn't sound like demonic meth
addicts playing in a competition for the last 8-ball on earth is the outro, it's just a very fitting clip that sums up the anti-religious theme of the album.
The production is spot on, everything at just the right balance, but it's not too clean. Stefano "Saul" Morabito did a great job mixing and mastering the record, and
BrutalDave's and Bi-OS, the two studio's where recording took place did some great work as well. I'd tell you about the video track that is supposed to be on here but it
wouldn't play on my computer. Doh!
Those most likely to dig this CD are fans of mid-years Deeds of Flesh, early Decrepit Birth, more recent Disgorge and Inveracity, and hints of Brodequin, Epicedium (US), Severed
Savior and even Guttural Secrete. The strong anti-religious tone can't help but make you think of Deicide at times, but definitely more in message than music. Comatose Music did
an excellent job putting this all together and I would imagine they, and the band, must be rather proud of this one. I sure as hell would be!
Rating: 8 out of 10...uh...Pitchfork Wielding Devil Badgers!
METAL ZONE
Voto: 80/100
Data recensione: 2009-09-22
Per gli amanti delle sonorità estreme come il sottoscritto, questo cd dei Blasphemer è un’autentica manna dal cielo.
Brutal death metal suonato a velocità da cardiopalma, riff intricati che si susseguono senza sosta, sostenuti da una batteria schizoide che compie continui cambi di tempo, il
tutto reso ancora più letale dal growl disumano di Paolo, che si alterna a quelli di Clod, Simone e Marco.
Qua siamo di fronte ad un prodotto di alto livello, che non ha nulla da invidiare a nessuno, compresi i gruppi dalla nomea altisonante e fa sempre piacere scoprire quanto sia
cresciuta in qualità la scena underground italiana, da sempre troppo snobbata, anche a causa dell’esterofilia che attanaglia l’ascoltatore medio di questo genere.
L’album parte con “Kuru-laughing death” e già si capisce che questi 5 macellai non ti daranno un attimo di respiro, visto che ogni pezzo è un assalto frontale all’arma bianca,
un bombardamento sonoro che ti violenta i padiglioni auricolari e ti lascia li più morto che vivo.
Non c’è tregua per tutta la durata del cd,se non in brevi momenti (la title track acustica ne è un esempio), ma che fanno solo da intermezzo tra un massacro ed un altro.
Grande la prestazione di tutti i musicisti, che dimostrano di padronneggiare al meglio i propri strumenti e di essere completamente devoti e immersi nel genere che propongono,
senza mai risultare scontati e riuscendo a spiazzare l’ascoltatore grazie a composizioni caotiche e dalla struttura complicata, che ti fanno venir voglia di riascoltare ancora
il cd per riuscire a cogliere quelle sfumature che magari erano passate inosservate.
Un gran prodotto, sicuramente non accessibile a chiunque, visto che chi non è avvezzo a tali sonorità o semplicemente ascolta le cose con superficialità potrebbe trovarci solo
un’accozzaglia di riff senza senso, quindi mi sento di consigliarlo soprattutto ai fan del genere e a chi è attratto dall’estremismo sonoro.
Che altro rimane da dire? Non molto se non che in questo cd  vedo  una gran classe, una gran dose di talento e preparazione uniti ad un’attitudine non indifferente, perché per
comporre ed eseguire musica del genere bisogna avere due palle cosi.
IMPRESSIVE - 91%
Written by theposega on June 18th, 2009
I first discovered Blasphemer in a Relapse catalog. I was intrigued when it described them as brutal death metal with "a unique four-way guttural vocal attack". Unfortunately,
many months went by before I finally checked them out.
Anyways, onto the review. This is a very impressive album. There is quite a large amount of technicality in the riffs, but not in the Necrophagist/Brain Drill area of "I PLAY
SCALES FOR YOU!". It's like Alex Webster described Cannibal Corpse, "We wanna use the technique to make the songs heavy, not to show off what we can do."
I have to talk about the bassist for a bit here; this guy is insane! He has a short little solo at the beginning of "Compulsive Obliteration", and it shows off not only his
skill, but his high-quality bass tone. He has a few little fills towards the end of the song and plenty in others as well. It's never about him and his talent, it's more about
adding to the song.
"The Killing Dogma" starts off with a nice little acoustic interlude that takes up about half the song. The title track is a quick little acoustic interlude as well. It really
helps keep the half-hour long bludgeoning from getting too monotone.
Speaking of preventing monotony, the vocals on here are very, very diverse. They're mostly your stereotypical brutal death vocals, but when put all together it's just a barrage
of brutality. You've got your usual Brodequin-style low gurgles, add in a few pig squeals, a few high screams, a few more traditional sounding low growls, plus plenty of other
styles.
The riffs on this album remind me a lot of mid-era Deeds of Flesh or newer Inveracity. Somewhat melodic tremolo-picked passages that just obliterate the weak. Somewhat more rare
on this album are riffs more reminiscent of Guttural Secrete; much less melodic but heavily brutal and technical. The occasional slam part is thrown in too, making sure that
this album entertains all types of brutal death fans.
In conclusion, this album slays. 2009 has been a pretty good year so far for brutal death metal, with quality releases from Incinerate, Devourment, Abysmal Torment, and
Insidious Decrepancy and a few others on the way. Definitely check this out if you're a fan of any of the bands mentioned in this review (excluding the second paragraph).
THE OMEGA ORDER
One huge smear of death metal brutality and pits-of-hell bleakness from this completely over-the-top Italian band. Holy shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit!!!!!
LOADOWN METAL MUSIC BLOG 
First album of this mind-blowing brutal death band. Everything is excellent on this release.
NEGATIVITY RECORDS
Negativity Records & Distribution is proud to offer Blasphemer : On the Inexistence of God. Brutal Death Metal Released by Comatose Music.  True underground, rare, hard-to-find
Brutal Death Metal from Italy! Brand new CD, unplayed!
LORDS OF METAL
Pim B.: After a couple of demos and a split Italy’s Blasphemer delivers their debut full-length. Looking at the artwork it’s quite clear what we’re dealing with; brutal death
metal with deep vocals. It’s quite an entertaining album but saying this is original is an overstatement.
This is a typical case of thirteen to a dozen. Nothing wrong with that, but you’ve heard this many times before. We do have to mention that guitarist Marco Hasman is responsible
for the artwork, which is well done
Rating: 68/100
UNBOUND ZINE
 Wasting very little time, Blasphemer come out swinging right from the start with their high speed and slightly technical style of death metal. Deeds of Flesh meets Immolation
is a starting point in describing the bands sound but to my ears they have a very fresh take on the blast filled technical death metal genre. If you are a fan of blasting and
inhuman roars, you'll be grinning ear to ear listening to this one.
Numerous bands in this genre have a tendency to fall victim to their own excesses. The band are definitely strong in the songwriting department and manage to keep things
interesting throughout. There are a few riffs here and there that sound similar, but take for instance a song like Compulsive Obliteration, they manage to take a break from the
blasting with a slower and slightly more melodic style towards the end of the song. The majority of the album is quite fast but it never quite becomes stale. A slightly more
dynamic vocal approach might have helped out the band a bit, but I do enjoy the vocal style from the most part but it is slightly one dimensional.
If you are a fan of modern death metal and many of the artists of Unique Leader, this is definitely a death metal album you don't want to pass up on. The band is fast,
incredibly tight and much more varied at times than you might first expect. Like I mentioned early fans of Deeds of Flesh, and Immolation will definitely enjoy this one.
GOREGEUS PROD.
Didn't know that Blasphemer has been around the underground since 1998. I got interested in this band when I watched Septycal Gorge play a show last weekend. The bass player
Claude De Rossa plays bass in both Blasphemer and Septycal Gorge and when we sat and ate breakfast together he recommended me to check out his other band Blasphemer, and I did!!
Hell yeah! This is some really good stuff, probably one of the best brutal albums of 2008! Blasphemer is a band you can count on; fast, guttural and brutal death metal with a
perfect production. The vocals is guttural and pig'like' screams! With song titles like 'The Killing Dogma', '38-Gauge Absolution' and my favourite 'Compulsive Obliteration' you
have some really brutal tunes. I will definitely put this album in my 'favourites' in my CD collection. If you're into bands like Disavowed, Lust of Decay, Putrid Pile,
Malignancy you should check out this CD! It will knock you down and leave you dead!! (8/10 - Martin)
BEOWULF PROD.
These Italian Death demons have unleashed their long awaited full length CD with new
drummer. These sickos play extremely complex technical & chaotic Death Metal music
which forges itself with Grindcore. The intensity on this release is insane, brutal &
repeatedly beats the hell out of you. Just the way I like it! There is an unique four way
guttural vocal assault as well. They mix it up with some lower thick, higher screeching &
mid ranged growls. This is definitely a band that is going to force itself upon the Death
Metal scene & make people remember them. If your into sick, spastic Death Grind this
band will surely please your needs. There's a bonus video clip included too!
CD REVIEWS
Well, well, this Italian band has definitely taken a look at the new crop of American bands that are mixing Death metal with Grindcore vocals. These guys have constructed a
dense wall of death metal that is complex musically, whilst managing to not break away from riffs that are catchy and interesting to listen too. In a way the music they have
written is quite simple and straightforward in its no solos approach and execution. In saying that they have decided to remove solos from their songs, that in some cases could
add depth to the material, their stuff hasn’t suffered; in fact they have gained from it. Somehow the lyrical points hit home quicker and with more vim and vigor without the
leads than if they had them cluttering up and seeming pointless in their doing. With all of this heavy musical sound and style their choice of vocal sounds compliment the
rawness of the musical output in a way that could almost be mistaken as either a low mix sample or an instrument in its own right.  Now that Blasphemer have appeared on the
music scene, they have managed to inject a little bit of venom back into European death metal by mixing it up with the new American outlook and style. In this they have created
a Euro slant on an extreme music that will stand the test of time and fashion.
Darren Johnson-Smith
Wednesday, July 22, 2009 
Following the imminent US and UK tours, theSPEW rec. will release a dvd with live performances, backstage, footage and more!
(www.myspace.com/thespewrecords)

The release date (still to be defined) will be around the end '09/beginning '10 and the art-work will done by our guitarist Marco Hasmann.
(www.myspace.com/hasmann)

For the occasion two new t-shirts will be available (on tour only) in limited edition!

That's all for now....see you on tour!



Friday, June 12, 2009 

and 



proudly announce the






2009 POST-CIM US MINI TOUR!


This tour will be hitting your area starting in the Midwest and heading towards the East Coast from August 2nd to August 12th.
List of confirmed dates will be announced very soon!! If interested in booking this package contact Matt Bishop at the CIMBAT myspace page
or email him at mattcimbat@​hotmail.​com
(This is a limited tour. Some dates are already booked.)


North Carolina based Death Metal band BLOODSOAKED to join Blasphemer (Italy) and Disfigured (Texas) on the second leg of their US tour. BLOODSOAKED will be playing the following dates August 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15th up and down the east coast.


Wednesday, May 20, 2009 

Tom of Grindethic rec/Infected Disarrey top ten of 2008:


1. Blasphemer - On the Inexistence of God
2. Human Mincer - Degradation Paradox
3. Severed Savior - Servile Insurrection
4. Carnal Decay - Chopping Off The Head
5. Detrimentum - Embracing This Deformity
6. Incinerate - Anatomize
7. Copremesis - Muay Thai Ladyboys
8. Hour of Penance - The Vile Conception
9. Goreinhaled: The Art of Sickness
10. Gortuary - Manic Thoughts of Perverse Mutilation



BRUTALISM


Another well-hidden treasure from the deepest vaults of Italy. “On The Inexistence Of God” is Blasphemers newest offering after releasing a demo in 2002 and two Split CD..s in 2003 and 2006. “On The Inexistence Of God” is an impressive demonstration of technical and very brutal Death Metal. Guttural growling meets variable drumparts and razor-sharp riffing. The songs are mainly presented at high speed, but some very few slower parts were also added. These guys play at an extremely high technical level and will shred their way right through your skull, but there..s also a little lack of recognition value, because of the constant blasting and the hyperbolical fretboard gymnastics. The band only allows two short breaks to take a breath during this musical massacre: the titletrack (wich is a short accoutic instrumental song) and the outro. The rest of this well-produced album is like a sledgehammer hitting you right were it hurts. Despite the fact of the recognition value, “On The Inexistence Of God” is without any doubt a cool and impressive release, but only suitable for the sickest among you. Imagine an unrelenting mixture of Suffocation and Severe Torture and you..re close to Blasphemers sound. (review by Alex)



NEGATIVE EXISTENCE


At long last the first full length from Italian brutal death metallers Blasphemer is here. I have been anticipating this one for a while. At MDF this year I asked Steve why it was taking so long (I believe the original release date was summer 07) and he told me something about drummer problems. I'm just glad they finally got things squared away because On the Inexistence of God is a pretty damn good album.

The two bands that immediately come to mind when I listen to Blasphemer are Deeds of Flesh and Defeated Sanity. They take the interesting tremelo and melodic riffing and fast "junjuns" from Deeds and furious and pounding riffs from Defeated Sanity. This album is full of whirlwind riffs and fast groovy parts. Adding to the mix is the occasional slow breakdown which is sure to please the slammers among us. It's a very enjoyable mixture that in pieces should be familiar to the brutal death fan, but together should sound fresh.

On the Inexistence of God is also enlivened by a very spirited performance from all involved. Every band member sounds really into it which makes it a fun listen. This is brought out by a clear production that emphasizes the guitars, but gives nice space for the drums, vocals, and bass to play their supporting roles. There's even a couple acoustic interludes (including the Godfather theme!) that give a nice breather between songs.

Bottom line this a very solid and enjoyable listen and was worth the wait. Certainly one of the more professional sounding releases of late. I'm guessing this'll sneak onto my top ten of 2008 (stay tuned) towards the end of the list.
[slam-minded]



ANTICHRIST mag.


I have got new releases for reviews from Comatose Music recently, the first one is this Italian band called BLASPHEMER. I didn’t heard them before, and now I think this is my big fault, since BLASPHEMER is into pure brutality! The music of this band is into truly brutal stuff, made in great dense and merciless way. Really brutal and very technical music waiting here for you. Made by using of such twisted, vortex like, devastating, low tuned guitar riffs, great dense, underlined bass lines and guttural vocals. As a whole sounds just like heliish killing machine. The whole sound is pretty good too, you’ll be able hear all instruments clearly, and you’ll be able to sink deeply into main musical structure. Of course here is not something new or original, no, but made on very high level. I like also their very impressive rhythm-section, with tons of great tempo-changes and breakdowns here and there. As well as sick atmosphere and high speed of playing. Also add some intros before the songs (he-he, like theme which is taken from my beloved movie – “Godfather” there in the song “The Killing Dogma”). Thus we are speaking about US way brutal death metal, made in all its beautiful. For fans of solid stuff in the way of US DISGORGE, DEEDS OF FLESH and etc…! Awesome album! CD contains video bonus as well.
4+..5



BEOWOLF prod


BLASPHEMER - ON THE INEXISTENCE OF GOD
(10 track CD) COMATOSE MUSIC
These Italian Death demons have unleashed their long awaited full length CD with new
drummer. These sickos play extremely complex technical & chaotic Death Metal music
which forges itself with Grindcore. The intensity on this release is insane, brutal &
repeatedly beats the hell out of you. Just the way I like it! There is an unique four way
guttural vocal assault as well. They mix it up with some lower thick, higher screeching &
mid ranged growls. This is definitely a band that is going to force itself upon the Death
Metal scene & make people remember them. If your into sick, spastic Death Grind this
band will surely please your needs. There's a bonus video clip included too!


eklektik-rock.com


Voilà ce qui s’appelle une claque, et même une putain de mandale dans la gueule, d’autant plus que ça n’est que le premier album des italiens de Blasphemer, avec déjà un tel niveau on peut se dire que ces gars ont tout compris et iront loin.
Ce premier album donc, intitulé On The Inexistence Of God est le genre de sortie dont la scène brutal death a besoin, un concentré ravageur de brutalité, de technique et de violence, un monstre enragé qui vous saute à la gorge dés la première seconde et qui ne vous lache plus jusqu’à la fin. Et tant pis pour les âmes sensibles, Blasphemer est là pour tabasser tout ce qui bouge, un point c’est tout.

L’intensité asphyxiante de cet album évoque un Inbreeding The Anthropophagi de Deeds Of Flesh ou un Consume the Forsaken de Disgorge, des classiques de la scène ultra brutale donc, ce qu’On The Inexistence Of God mériterait de devenir. Mais en plus d’avoir des couilles énormes et de venir vous les foutre sous le nez, cet album a de la personnalité.
Tout d’abord parce que les membres du groupe semblent être fiers d’être italiens et n’hésitent pas à placer le thème du parrain en intro au quatrième titre de l’album. Le coup de l'accalmie nous sera d’ailleurs refait lors du sixième titre.

Mais c’est dans les vocaux que l’on retrouve véritablement la patte du groupe, pas moins de quatre styles sont utilisés, des gruiks les plus porcins aux hurlements aigus en passant par deux sortes de growls. Et ces quatres vocaux se livrent bataille tout le long de l’album lors d’un véritable tourbillon de grognements qui rajoute encore à la brutalité de la musique. D’ailleurs ce point semble diviser les auditeurs, certains trouvant cette abondance de vocalises indigeste et lui reprochant de ne pas laisser la musique respirer. Pour ma part c’est simple, j’adore.

Alors que certains ne sont pas encore remis de l’album de Hour Of Penance sorti il y a maintenant un peu plus d’un an, l’Italie nous balance une nouvelle bombe qui risque d’en laisser pas mal sur le tapis et qui prouve une fois encore que l’Europe, avec des représentants tels que Wormed, Defeated Sanity ou les susmentionnés Blasphemer et Hour Of Penance, peut venir bousculer les U.S.A et disputer leur suprématie en matière de brutal death.


Friday, February 20, 2009 
BENZOWORLD. COM
VOTO: 80
Giunge finalmente il debutto full-lenght dei lombardi Blasphemer e, dopo ripetuti ascolti e una notevole sorpresa, di sbagliato ai nostri ormai non resta proprio nulla, se non un nome che portano ormai troppe bands. Infatti, ‘On The Inexistence Of God’ è un signor di brutal tecnico e contorto, un po’ alla maniera statunitense, come lo intenderebbero Deeds Of Flesh (non proprio gli ultimissimi), Disgorge (a stelle e striscie ovviamente), Suffocation e pure i Dying Fetus prima parte di carriera. Tecnici ma non esibizionisti, i nostri confezionano otto pezzi (più due interludi, di cui uno completamente acustico di grande effetto) di grandissima violenza sorretti da un drumming vario e cattivo, da un growl complesso a più tonalità e a più voci (ben quattro membri sono deputati ai vari growl, screams, dead vocals e altro ancora) e da una sezione strings serrata e feroce con un basso in grande evidenza. I pezzi sono dei veri bombardamenti di note e urla al punto da diventare, nei primissimi ascolti, un po’ disorientanti perfino per gli amanti del brutal. Una composizione come ‘Cloaca Of Iniquity’ è un vero e proprio inferno sonoro e richiede più e più ascolti per essere compresa adeguatamente. Tutti i brani sono piuttosto brevi e, per i non iniziati potrebbero risultare molto simili fra loro per struttura, ed è forse questo l’unico limite dei Blasphemer, che non sono ancora in grado di confezionare episodi definitivi come le grandi bands sanno fare. E’ però un difetto assolutamente irrilevante, in questo momento, perché per i patiti del brutal tecnico ci sarà davvero da divertirsi, visto che i Blasphemer, per come suonano, sembrano in continua lotta con l’inferno. Bellissima anche la cover, col suo rimando a ben altra arte sacra.


GOLGOTHOMIZED
Premessa: recensire questo cd puo' portare alla totale perdita di senno.
Di solito il sottoscritto non è molto leggero quando si parla di Brutal Death odierno, anzi..
Dopo questo piccolo inciso è bene dire che i nostrani Blasphemer han sfornato il miglior full Brutal che mi è capitato di sentire negli ultimi tempi.
Ed è una cosa alquanto particolare, dato che l'Italia ha prodotto in ambito Brutal Death, prodotti di discreta/buona qualità (Vedi Antropofagus, Exhumer, Wargore, Putridity etc.), ma mai un full con così tanta qualità e competitività coi colleghi U.S.A. o comunque con la scena internazionale in genere.
"On the inexistence of God" è un cd vario, tecnicissimo negli arrangiamenti (i pattern di batteria di Alexhammer sono al limite dell'umano, a la Tim Yeung nei Decrepit Birth per intenderci), con riff tritaossa ma di buonissima costruzione musicale; per farla breve, "On the inexistence of God" non annoia!
Indubbiamente al primo ascolto si denotano due punti fondamentali nella musica dei Blasphemer: il primo è l'ottima produzione a cura di Stefano Morabito dei 16th Cellar Studios di Roma, davvero curata nei minimi dettagli; il secondo sono le voci, che contribuiscono all'arricchimento dei brani senza mai snaturarli e allo stesso tempo annichiliscono il povero ascoltatore attraverso continue e fittissime ramificazioni vocali, costruite intorno al singer Paolo “Munnezz”, che delineano lo spessore e la preparazione dei due chitarristi Simone e Marco e dell’ormai rodato bassista Clod “the Ripper” anche nell’ambito “cantato”.
Per fare un piccolo esempio, "The killing Dogma" lascia capire tutta l'Italianità del prodotto, dato che viene inserita la celebre colonna sonora de "il Padrino"...ma dopo questa breve introduzione, si lascia intendere che i nostri non sono qui per giocare...
Da segnalare nel full "Nihilist Preachers of Death" (già proposta in veste più old nel 3 way split con Eskaton e Modus Delicti nel ’06), "Cloaca of Iniquity" e "Kuru - Laughing Death" come song di riferimento per capire l'essenza di "On the Inexistence of God" e in generale dei Blasphemer. Una nota anche alla title track “arpeggiata” che dona un momento riflessivo e anche un offuscato “omaggio” alla scuola Death Metal americana anni ‘90.
In sintesi questi ragazzi possono piacere e non piacere... sia chiaro; ma nessuno puo' negare l’enorme competitività del prodotto su ogni fronte. La svolta?
Per fan di:
Decrepit Birth di "...And time Begins"
Disgorge (US)
US Brutal Death Metal
Tya (Golgothomized Death Metal webzine)
www. myspace. com/golgothomized

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Connue pour ses eaux calmes, la Mer Méditerranéenne traverse depuis quelques années une période agitée. La faute à des courants extrêmes en pleine ébullition, on l'a bien vu l'an dernier chez les Grecs. Les Italiens sont également pris dans la tourmente. Hour Of Penance, Necrotorture, Septycal Gorge, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Putridity, les tempêtes font rage aussi de l'autre côté des Alpes. Et d'après les météorologues, il ne faut pas attendre d'accalmie avant un moment. Un nouvel ouragan du nom de Blasphemer vient d'ailleurs de dévaster la botte avec des rafales violentes et complètement imprévisibles.
Premier full-length pour Blasphemer qui après dix ans d'existence, une démo et deux splits (avec notamment les Russes de Scrambled Defuncts) peut enfin laisser éclater l'orage avec cet On The Inexistence Of God brutal, intense, technique et chaotique qui n'est pas sans rappeler la tornade Deeds Of Flesh. Blasphemer ne bouleversera pas durablement le climat mais surprendra les amateurs de cyclones ravageurs typiques des cieux nord-américains. La splendide pochette de Marco Hasmann fait dès lors office de prévention face au danger représenté par le quintette lombard. Ambiance sombre et chaotique de fin des temps, épisodes plutôt courts, bourrasques rapides et complexes aggravées par le hurlement parfois déchirant du vent, changements de direction nombreux et inopinés, terre qui tremble à cause des basses fréquences, brutalité dévastatrice incarnée notamment par des décharges fulgurantes, Blasphemer fait très mal. Une musique extrême où il se passe beaucoup de chose en peu de temps et dont les parties de chant assurées par pas moins de quatre membres ne fait qu'accentuer l'intensité d'un phénomène climatique connu mais toujours difficile à appréhender. Le quatuor vocal, s'il participe grandement aux déchaînements des intempéries, peut aussi se voir pointé du doigt. Le chant principal, grognement guttural qui ne fait que répéter le même son incompréhensible à longueur de temps, s'avère trop monotone et handicappe la dynamique de l'ensemble. Les autres vocaux ne sont pas spécialement géniaux non plus avec des screams et des pig squeals très dispensables. Seuls les growls classiques tirent leur épingle du jeu mais leur faible présence ne peut les poser en sauveur. Si l'idée de chants à quatre est formidable par le potentiel de diversité qu'elle représente, on est ainsi loin des dégâts causés par le cataclysme Gorgasm, polyglotte renommé.
Un brutal death technique de très bon calibre qu'un chant trop brouillon vient un peu gâcher. Voilà en gros mon impression sur On The Inexistence Of God. On pourra aussi reprocher une batterie sous-mixée alors qu'Alex Solaro est pourtant l'un des atouts majeurs de la formation. C'est celà dit le seul point noir d'une production globale excellente. Autre problème mais récurrent dans le genre, le manque d'accroche. J'ai dû écouter l'opus une bonne quinzaine de fois et seuls quelques riffs me sont revenus en mémoire (des riffs un peu plus simples me faisant penser à Being Killed d'ailleurs, pour rester chez Comatose Music). L'album demande donc énormément de temps et de patience avant d'en prendre la pleine mesure. Pas vraiment un défaut toutefois pour ceux qui aiment les défis. Heureusement, quelques ralentissements bien lourds typiquement brutal death US sont là pour nous faire reprendre nos esprits et trouver un coin pour s'abriter, même si c'est la tête dans le sable. Blasphemer calme également le jeu grâce à quelques samples participant à l'atmosphère ambiante, sur "Nihilist Preachers Of Death" (30 jours De Nuit) et "Outro" (Bad Boy Buddy). Mieux, les Italiens samplent le grand Nino Rota et son légendaire parrain en intro de "The Killing Dogma". Bien vu! Et autre preuve que Blasphemer sait aussi se faire doux, le morceau-titre "On The Inexistence Of God", instrumental acoustique de toute beauté qui redonnera un peu de couleurs à des terres ravagées par un tel déluge.
Blasphemer a encore du travail mais pour un premier album, On The Inexistence Of God est ce que j'appellerais du bon boulot. La formation transalpine possède déjà toutes les qualités (blasts en pagaille, rythme frénétique et épileptique, riffs techniques assez complexes, ambiance chaotique et sombre) que recherchent les amateurs de brutalité éreintante demandant abnégation et persévérance. Quelques accalmies, une violence efficace vous sautant directement à la gorge et quelques élans mélodiques acoustiques devraient toutefois éviter aux plus faibles de se faire emporter. Un cyclone à fort potentiel qui pourrait passer force 5 en rendant plus accessibles ses parties de chant. En tout cas, voilà une nouvelle recrue de talent pour Comatose!

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Inklinovat k Itálii začal můj pohled až v době, kdy se světu ukázala absolutní pecka v podobě alba „The Vile Conception“ HOUR OF PENANCE. Tedy někdy v první polovině roku 2008. Od této doby jsem v těchto končinách nalezl další vynikající subjekty, o kterých lze říci, že jsou perfektní ukázkou současného technického brutal death metalového dění v rámci plošnějšího melodizování jinak ortodoxních brutal death metalových představitelů tohoto žánru. Dnes tomu jsou tedy BLASPHEMER s deskou „On The Inexistence Of God“, která se bravurně prolíná americkou scénou s tou svojí domovskou - DEEDS OF FLESH, HOUR OF PENANCE či DEFEATED SANITY. Tyto subjekty lze označit za hlavní tok inspiračního charakteru, kterým jsou BLASPHEMER postihnuti. Jelikož je právě v projevu tohoto pětihlavého tělesa, tvořeného mimo jiné i čtyřmi druhy zpěvu, které na albu lze zaregistrovat, slyšet jak americký feeling v podobě přetechnizovaných struktur – ODIOUS MORTEM, SEVERED SAVIOUR, tak i evropská plošná melodičnost, kterou lze registrovat v případě HUMAN MINCER či HOUR OF PENANCE. Zde si jde, na rozdíl od jiných elementů, vše ruku v ruce a výsledek je vyvážený po většině stránkách obsažených v albu tvořícím strojově seřízenou mašinérii, kterou zastaví snad jen náhlá smrt.
Při detailnějším pohledu snadno zjistíme, že se nový materiál rozkládá pouze na ploše necelých 20 minut. Další minuty z celkových 34 totiž vyplňují tři skladby: „Nihilist Preachers of Death“, „Dining Upon The Unburied“ a „38-Gauge Absolution“, pocházející z předešlého split alba s krajany MODUS DELICTI a Poláky ESKATON z roku 2006. Jednoduchými počty si tedy na prstech jedné ruky spočítáme, že nových skladeb je zde přesně 5 – nepočítám-li intro „On The Inexistence Of God“, pocházející z kultovního snímku Godfather a závěrečné „Outro“. Avšak všichni dobře víme, že i s krátkou stopáží lze udělat peklo na Zemi! Největším mínusem je tedy nepoměr mezi novým a starším materiálem. (Deska měla původně vyjít již ke konci roku 2007, vše se však zdrželo díky blíže nespecifikovaným bubenickým problémům.) To však nemění nic na tom, že jsou skladby staré těm novým jednoznačně zdatným soupeřem. BLASPHEMER si za celou dosavadní existenci prošli nejednou personální změnou. Avšak v současnosti, kdy je sestava ustálená na pěti tvářích: Paolo Maniezzo (voc), Simone Brigo (g, voc), Marco Hasmann (g, voc), The Ripper (bg, voc), Alexander Pintaudi (d), je dozajista ta nejsilnější, ve které kdy kapela působila. Ale zpět k materiálu. Absolutní špičkou je kombinace svěžího zvuku studií Bi-Os Studios a 16th Cellars Studios, kde proběhl závěrečný mastering, který dodává technicky velmi náročným strukturám jednotlivých skladeb jakýsi stravitelnější nádech. Současná tvář BLASPHEMER lehce inklinuje i díky participaci basáka The Rippera k chaotičtějšímu pojetí tohoto žánru, kdy se místy doslova pohybujeme v matematicky vypočítaném podkladu. Nebýt záchytných bodů v podobě neurvalých hlasových kombinací – dominantní nesrozumitelný growl, prasečí kvíkot, mohutný scream a dech beroucí řev, byl bych se v tomto kontextu ztratil. Dalším záchytným bodem je pro posluchače také kombinace pomalého a rychlého rifování obou kytar, které hrají takřka po celou dobu odlišné linky – stejně jako basa, kterou tu jednoduše nelze neslyšet, což je ve výsledku velmi dobrý tah! Pestrost a svěžest obsahu alba mě chvílemi opravdu přemáhá i díky délce, často se pohybujících v rozmezí tří minut… musím si skladby pouštět často dokola. Nejenom pro to, abych se dostal do samotného jádra věci, ale rovněž abych si vychutnal spletitost s náročností této absolutně vynikající podívané. V kontextu „The Vile Conception“ krajanů HOUR OF PENACE jsou BLASPHEMER o poznání surovější a chaotičtější kapelou a i díky menší koncentraci melodických vsuvek, nad kterými vítězí především moderní technická surovost, je deska „On The Inexistence Of God“ jednou z nejbrutálnějších alb této prosluněné země, se kterou jsem měl možnost přijít do styku.
Comatose Music jednoduše umí sáhnout po tom nejlepším, co dokáže dnešní extrémní scéna vyprodukovat. Sečteno a podtrženo, jsou BLASPHEMER jednou z nejkvalitnějších a nejotrlejších kapel na dnešní přetechnizované scéně! *Velmi povedený artwork pochází z rukou Marca Hasmanna (http://www.myspace.com/hasmann).
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009 
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Thursday, February 05, 2009 

Current mood:  drunk
We've just uploaded two new videos:

On The Inexistence Of God (video clip)
Kuru (live) - Release Party

Check 'em out!
Monday, February 02, 2009 
CENTRAL ILLINOIS METALFEST 2009
31st July - 1st August @ the Canopy Club
first confirmed bands:
GOATWHORE (LA)
MASTER (CZ/US)
PUTRID PILE (WI)
ROTTENNESS (MEXICO)
GOREAPHOBIA (NY)
MALIGNANCY (NY)
FUCK THE FACTS (CANADA)
SECRET OF THE SEVEN THUNDERS (IL)
NECROTIC DISGORGEMENT (OH)
RUMPLESTILTSKIN GRINDER (PA)
SIKFUK (MN)
BLASPHEMER (ITALY)
DISFIGURED (TX)
PATHOLOGY (CA)
DREAMING DEAD (CA)
EZRA (NE)
HUMAN FILLETED (IN)
Monday, January 19, 2009 
SOD MAGAZINE:
10 Fucking Skulls
Imagine if you would, an entire planet teeming with insects of every imaginable shape and size. Imagine these insects armed with razor-sharp teeth, pinchers, poison stingers and caustic vomit. Imagine these insects lived out their short, brutal lives fornicating, dismembering, mutilating and devouring one another. Now Imagine that the sound of this insect carnage was pumped through speakers the size of a small building. Now you no longer have to imagine what the music of Blasphemer sounds like. You will be devoured! (DH)

UNFASHIONABLE CREATURE:

Italy’s recent explosion of brutal death metal will soon be needing a benchmark of which to compare all new releases and projects; could Blasphemer be that benchmark?

‘On the Inexistence…’ is an intelligent, technical and fast release - balls up brutal death metal which doesn’t like to mess about. Wholly relentless double bass drumming coats both chaotic riffs and mid-paced slam sections. A ferocious vocal doesn’t go ignored, and is perfectly in sync with the vicious music attack. The production is sophisticated and clean, not causing the loss of brutality and disgust as sometimes found.

A welcomed punishing treat, which is beautifully Italian and sets standards high for the Italian metal scene.


METAL EMPIRE:
Primo album per i lombardi Blasphemer, band in cui milita l'attivissimo Clod "The Ripper" DeRosa (all'opera anche in Modus Delicti, Septycal Gorge, Gory Blister, tanto per citare qualche nome). On the Inexistence of Gog è un concentrato di brutalità senza mezze misure: tecnicismi e velocità d'esecuzione (che potrebbero ricordare ai più i romani Hour of Penance), con sezione ritmica monolitica ed un riffing-work tagliente e ferale in ogni singola nota sparata. A condire il tutto il lavoro vocale di Paolo Maniezzo, col suo growl potente e profondo.
Nei 28 minuti di durata del cd i Blasphemer non si concedono un attimo di pausa, ma anzi partono subito all'attacco con la doppietta Kuro - Laughing Death e Compulsive Obliteration. L'acceleratore è sempre premuto e la marcia alta inserita: IX Son promette ennesime vittime, come così anche The Killing Dogma e 38-Gauge Absolution, pezzo nel quale è possibile scoprire in tutti i sensi la vera essenza dei Blasphemer. Insomma, semplicemente il pezzo migliore dell'album. Arrivati a metà cd, l'act lombardo si concede la prima pausa, col bellissimo intermezzo acustico In the Inexistence of God: purtroppo per l'ascoltatore che magari vorrebbe una pausa più lunga, il minuto scarso della title-track passa subito, lasciando posto alla tripletta allucinante che conclude l'album: Nihilist Preachers of Death, Cloaca of Iniquity e Dining Upon the Unburied.
Qualche tempo fa, il centro designato del Brutal italico era la Puglia. Da qualche tempo a questa parte, però, c'è una rifioritura (marcia) della scena lombarda, con bands molto valide che sanno decisamente fare bene quello che voglion fare: tirare mazzate sui denti a chi li ascolta. I Blasphemer s'impongono di forza come una delle più imponenti realtà della scena brutallica del Nord Italia, grazie ad un disco che risulta compatto, quadrato, che riesce nell'intento per il quale è nato: essere un concentrato di brutale violenza. E, credetemi, non credo sia un caso che questa band sia sotto contratto con la Comatose Music.
SLAM MINDED:
At long last the first full length from Italian brutal death metallers Blasphemer is here. I have been anticipating this one for a while. At MDF this year I asked Steve why it was taking so long (I believe the original release date was summer 07) and he told me something about drummer problems. I'm just glad they finally got things squared away because On the Inexistence of God is a pretty damn good album.
The two bands that immediately come to mind when I listen to Blasphemer are Deeds of Flesh and Defeated Sanity. They take the interesting tremelo and melodic riffing and fast "junjuns" from Deeds and furious and pounding riffs from Defeated Sanity. This album is full of whirlwind riffs and fast groovy parts. Adding to the mix is the occasional slow breakdown which is sure to please the slammers among us. It's a very enjoyable mixture that in pieces should be familiar to the brutal death fan, but together should sound fresh.
On the Inexistence of God is also enlivened by a very spirited performance from all involved. Every band member sounds really into it which makes it a fun listen. This is brought out by a clear production that emphasizes the guitars, but gives nice space for the drums, vocals, and bass to play their supporting roles. There's even a couple acoustic interludes (including the Godfather theme!) that give a nice breather between songs.
Bottom line this a very solid and enjoyable listen and was worth the wait. Certainly one of the more professional sounding releases of late. I'm guessing this'll sneak onto my top ten of 2008 (stay tuned) towards the end of the list.
RUIDO NOISE:
Hasta ahora, una demo autoproducida ("Life kills" -2002-) y dos splits (con Scrambled Defuncts y Humanity Fucked to Gore -2003- y con Eskaton y Modus Delicti -2006-) eran toda la discografía de esta banda italiana (hay otras siete bandas de otras nacionalidades que yo conozca al menos con ese mismo nombre) de brutal death. Ya en 2008, y tras haber firmado por Comatose Music por dos discos, lanzan su primer larga duración, un disco de 10 temas de brutal death acelerado que en ciertos pasajes recuerda, salvando las distancias, a grupos en la onda de Insidious Decrepancy. La formación para este disco, tras varios cambios, es: Paolo Maniezzo -voz-, Simone Brigo -guitarra y voces-, Marco Hasmann -guitarra-, Claude "The Ripper" De Rosa -bajo- y Alexhammer Solaro -batería-, el cual fué elegido después de que la banda le pidiese a Romain Goulon (Disavowed / Arsebreed) que grabase las partes de batería de este "On the inexistence of God" y que despues de cuatro meses de pruebas, Romain les escribiese diciendo que buscasen un batería estable para la banda ya que grabar los temas y despues buscar un batería que las tocase bién en directo iba a ser algo muy complicado.
FROM THE DUST RETURNED:
It's not often that I am happy to have a headache after listening to a death metal album, but this is one of those cases. Italy's Blasphemer have concocted a dizzying display of misanthropic carnage, 10 tracks of nutty brutal death metal.
The sound here is not uncommon, extremely tense and brutal with blinding riffs battering you in the face with a ballpeen hammer at any given second. This band is fucking FAST. The bass pops along like Bootsy Collins playing at a million notes per second, you can barely even comprehend what the fuck is going on until you settle into its hyperactive pace. The first offense is "Kuru - Laughing Death" which is aptly named since I feel like a pair of grim reapers are having a joint and looking down on me as i'm being torn limb from limb by some organic flesh pit of hell. "Compulsive Obliteration" must sum up exactly how Blasphemer felt when they decided to record this album, because there will certainly not be much left of any listener to use as forensic evidence. "IX Son" also slays, and then you get to...well, a little surprise to introduce "The Killing Dogma". I'll leave it there. The rest of the album is equally destructive, in particular I'd point out "Nihilist Preachers of Death" and "Dining Upon the Unburied" as choice executions.
Stylistically this doesn't diverge much from the rest of the hyper tense brutal death metal scene worldwide, but Blasphemer delivers so much bang for the buck that it's difficult not to become immediately immersed in the paranoid frenzy they create. The vocals are jesus fuck brutal, the instruments move along so fast that you can do little but feel horror as you bob your neck to each little nook and cranny among the labyrinth of notes they create. There may be a few weaker riffs amongst the plentitude here, but you will be so fucking scared you will barely notice. If you like that new Deeds of Flesh disc, or bands like Spawn of Possession, then check this out too.
Devastation on disc.
Verdict: Win [8/10]
Monday, September 15, 2008 

BLASPHEMER is part of the soundtrack of the motionpicture 'Modern Love is Automatic' directed by Zach Clark.

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