Spanish death metal band Bizarre are playing music that’s steeped in the obscure old Finnish death metal sound replete with quirky melodies and obscure passages, and they add their own dark death metal sound to the mix and even a bit of the irresistible Lovecraftian atmosphere. The result is thick, eerie and powerful death metal that will haunt you for days. Two of the songs are currently streaming on Bandcamp and YouTube. Please check them out while the promo reaches you via Haulix.
Bizarre (Spain) – Invocation Codex (Death Metal)
Genre – Death Metal
Release Date – October 29th, 2021
Record Label – Transcending Obscurity Records
For fans of – Adramelech, (early) Depravity (Fin), (early) Sentenced, (early) Cemetary, Gorement, (early) Amorphis, Morbid Angel, Ghastly, Sepulchral Curse
Exhumed from the crypts of the forgotten Finnish death metal gods, the music of Bizarre is like an ancient dark force that has been summoned to be unleashed with magnified intensity upon the unsuspecting masses. Shrouded in layers of impenetrable darkness and reeking of otherworldly Lovecraftian horror and mystique, the music has an enchanting effect on the audience. Possessed-sounding vocals instil a sense of fear penetrating deep into the subconscious, as the guitars weave a dual-pronged attack comprising of body-maiming riffs and heart-stabbing melodies that sound like plaintive cries of souls trapped in bottomless limbo, all in all, orchestrating a diabolical onslaught invoking hell on earth. ‘Invocation Codex’ has been initiated to honour the true spirit of obscure death metal and wreak havoc in manners deemed necessary in such an era.
Line up –
V-Kazar (Wormed) – Drums
Obzen (Onirophagous) – Guitars, Bass
Mark Berserk (Aposento) – Vocals
Evilead (Elderdawn, Moribundo) – Guitars
Artwork by Roberto Toderico (Asphyx)
Track listing –
1. The Void
2.An Obsolete Creation
3.The Shadow Over Innsmouth
4. Anima
5.Ex Oblivione
6.Souls In Formaldehyde
7.From Beyond The Grave
8.The Speeches Of The Damned
9.Awaiting The Equinox
10.In The Bowels Of Voormithadreth
11.The Advent Of Eternal Pain
12.The Call Of The Great Old Ones
13.Ancient Forgotten Tsathoggua