Verminous from Sweden play old fashioned Swedish death metal. I know you think of bands like Dismember, Entombed and the likes but Verminous choose to play a more obscure style, like it was played more than 10 years ago by Grotesque. Grotesque, as we all know, was the predecessor of At The Gates. This style of metal is on first hearing a bit chaotic but this contributes to the overall atmosphere of blasphemy that oozes from the music and the artwork.

This is death metal how it was meant to be played; filthy, devilish, aggressive and deprived of all things civilized and beautiful. Musically they play in the same vein as the aforementioned Grotesque and Kaamos.

Personally I hear some resemblance to Soulreaper as well.

There are a few minor mistakes to be heard on this record but this doesn’t matter that much; this is the type of music you have to feel instead of analyze. The production is by no means flawless but manages to capture a pseudo live feeling that leaves me hungering for a gig of these Swedish madmen. Although there’s a shitload of death metal releases coming out every month Impious Sacrilege is a breath of fresh air in a scene dominated by US brutal death and melodic death metal.
Watch out for the upcoming EP released through Nuclear Winter Records!