Biopsy – Fractals of Derangement (2015)

Hailing from India, today we have Death/Grind outfit Biopsy and their short but sweet EP titled “Fractals of Derangement”. With a very quiet scene until the last few years, India is delivering some very solid band and getting attention from Metalheads as a source for quality music. Biopsy is one of their stronger exponents with their oppressive sound and superbly crafted tracks.

Opening with “Hemolytic Crisis”, you are instantly treated to a high-octane piece with surgical precision drums and crunchy riffs. The mixture of growls and shrieks is quite solid and works very well for the level of brutality the music presents. With very traditional Death Metal song structures, “Anatomical Reconstruction” and “Genesis” have that old-school vibe nicely mixed in with some faster and Grind-ier moments that are perfect for headbanging en masse.

The best track in this release comes under the name of “Fractals of Derangement” thanks to its superb instrumentation and hyper catchy riffs. The Cannibal Corpse-meets-Singaporean Grindcore riffs are excellent and create a super catchy track. Rounding up this release we have another neck snapping track with the intense “Surgical Symmetry”.

Overall, “Fractals of Derangement” is a very solid release that is quite technically proficient and well executed. The band’s sound is tight but not very original, something totally understandable from a new band and their first release. The bands mixture of Brutal Death Metal/Grindcore elements is promising and should be a force to be reckoned with in the future, so keep an eye out for this outfit.

Label: Transcending Obscurity

Release: April 15th, 2015

Genre: Death Metal/Grindcore

Country: India