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Band
Decaying
Title
Encirclement
Type
LP/EP
Company
Hellthrasher
YOR
2012
Style
Death
1/24/2012 7:04:32 PM - Review by: Greg Watson
Decaying is a Finnish Death metal band reminiscent of Vader in their heyday. Their album "Encirclement" is a solid death metal release with bone crushing riffs, bombarding drum beats and bass grooves that would crush a tank. That being said, it's nothing that hasn't been heard before. On top of the similarity to many other bands, the lead singer's tries at clean vocals are something that should be left alone. Production is pretty decent and all in all it's not a bad album overall, just been heard before. Buy this if you love death metal, otherwise hold off.
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    3.5 :AVE RATING

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REVIEWER DATE MADE RATING
Encirclement
2012
Hellthrasher
Greg Watson1/24/2012
3.5

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