Nervecell – Preaching Venom (2009)

Lifeforce Records brings us “Preaching Venom” from the UAE based band Nervecell, the band plays Death/Trash metal with some melodic elements. While none of the band members are nationals of UAE, Dubai more specifically, they all reside there and make their music in that corner of the world.

Nervecell’s features David Haley of Psycroptic fame on drums, and as you can expect the drumming in this album is close to perfection; all tracks are tightly played and brilliantly written and executed. The other 3 musicians from the band as I can tell do not play in any other bands in the scene, but they are still pretty good at their instruments.

The blend of Death and Trash Metal that Nervecell is both technical and aggressive, something that most bands have problems balancing, but these guys manage to write brilliant songs that are heavy in nature and melodic in spirit.

Most vocals featured in the album “Preaching Venom” are deep growls that some people might say get to be monotonous, but to me they just fit to perfection and give another level of ‘heaviness’ to the music. All songs feature a wide variety of Death and Trash Metal riffs that are perfectly crafted to create a very melodic sound for the band.

Nervecell might not play the most original music, but they are very skillful at their craft. The band manages to keep the listener very entertained and headbanging for the whole duration of the “Preaching Venom”.

With ten powerful tracks, “Preaching Venom” is a great debut album for a promising young band. Backed by a great production Nervecell’s debut album has managed to capture my attention out of the hundreds of bands that play this genre, so this means that the band actually has something to offer.

Release: August 26, 2009

Country: UAE