Bölzer – Soma (2014)

Arriving like 1000 pounds of bricks to the head, Bölzer’s “Soma” EP further establishes the band as one of the premiere Black/Death Metal acts in the scene. Filled with hateful vocals and crushing riffing, this release brings back some of the best elements of the heydays of Black/Death Metal with a vengeance and delivers nearly 20 minutes of punishing music.

Released on vinyl through Invictus Productions and with the first pressing already sold-out from them, this is one behemoth release that everybody is expecting. Opening with the soul-destroying “Steppes”, the band makes a quick impact with bestial DM riffs and hellish vocals. Bringing back memories of Centinex and Grave with an extra level of brutality, this track immediately brings out the headbanging cravings on anybody.

Completing this release we have the 12 minutes behemoth “Labyrinthian Graves”. In this savage track, the band focuses their attack with incisive riffing and devastating drums. Everything is quite compact and refined, allowing the brutal onslaught to be clear and concise. If you like crushing songs, it does not get any more brutal and exciting than this one.

For a short and sweet release, “Soma” delivers powerful and nifty crafted brutal Black/Death Metal. Bölzer is a very promising and potent young duo and they show all their raw energy in the two songs presented in this release. If you want brutality with an old-school flair, look no further and pick up a copy of this demoralizing release.

Label: Invictus Productions

Release: August 5th, 2014

Genre: Black/Death Metal

Country: Switzerland