Centinex – Doomsday Rituals (2016)

Continuing their re-colonization of the Death Metal scene, today we have Sweden’s Centinex and their latest full-length release “Doomsday Rituals”. Having returned to the scene back in 2014, the band is not wasting any time in unleashing another crushing Swedish DM onslaught upon the unsuspecting listeners. Featuring a timeless sound, this album delivers over 30 minutes of relentless Death Metal that cannot be missed.

The first master lesion comes under the name of “Flash Passion”, as the atmospheric intro dies down; the riffing power of Sverker Widgren is instantly felt. This track has that timeless grittiness of bands like Grave and Entombed. Continuing the onslaught, “From Intact to Broken” and “Dismemberment Supreme” keep the heads banging and the tempo of the release at a very high point. The band’s command of the genre is quite clear in this intense opening.

As one of our favorites, the chugging “The Shameful Few” is one of the catchiest tracks in this release. Never being too melodic or soft, the band has found the perfect balance to give their listeners slower paced tracks that are still brutal in nature. Alexander Högbom’s vocals are as good as ever, keeping up with the music’s relentlessness as we can hear on “Exist to Feed”.

Closing the album, “Sentenced to Suffer” and “Faceless” leave the listener on a Swedish Death Metal high. Centinex has always been a legendary band and with their commitment to their sound showcase that the world still needs their brand of DM. Considerably different than the DM you get these days, if you are in the market for something new and you never heard of this band, you should definetly get “Doomsday Rituals” and start worshiping the old school way of doing music.

Label: Agonia Records

Release: July 8th, 2016

Genre: Death Metal

Country: Sweden