Bizarre‘s music is a thrilling blend of old school, dark and atmospheric death metal with a Lovecraftian theme to boot. It’s unexpectedly hard-hitting when it has to be and just as deftly also incorporates the haunting, Finnish-sounding melodies into their music. It comes as no surprise to see that it’s extremely well-received the world over. US site Grizzly Butts premiered the entire album AT THIS LINK. Excerpt –
| PRESS – – “possibly the best Death Metal album ever made in Spain” – Metal Hammer (Spain) 10/10 stars -“Without a doubt, one of the best launches of 2021.” – Broken Tomb (Spain) 10/10 -“notoriously sterile genre of brutal death metal” – Metal Bite (US) – “Lovecraftian in theme, the musical aspect of the album calls forth the demons to rise and destroy” – Moshpitnation (US) -“Invocation Codex is Death Metal in all its technical, brutal ugly glory!” – The Coroner’s Report (New Zealand) 8.5/10 -“I would dare say this is a contender for best Lovecraftian metal that we’re going to get this year” Head Bangers (US) – “a very good Death Metal” – Blessed Altar Zine (UK) 8.5/10 – “an exceptional death metal band” –Ave Noctum (UK) 8.5/10 – “a hidden gem of the style” – Dark Souls United (Brazil) 8.5/10 – “a sincere album of heavy, dense and dark Death Metal” – The Horror Dimension (Spain) 8.5/10 -“A unique, labyrinthine and crushing monolith of a debut album” – Nattskog (UK) 8/10 -“sound fresh and full of life” – Metal Temple (Greece) 8/10 -“an album worthy of the high names it seeks to invoke and possessed of almost equal powers of decimation” – The Metal Observer (Canada) 8/10 – “will transport you to Lovecraft Country… but makes no promises to bring you back” – Metal Rules (Canada) 3.5/5 -“an album full of the best Death Metal that we could have imagined” – Dioses Del Metal (Spain) – “BIZARRE has risen in Death Metal heaven” – My Revelations (Germany) 12/15 – “Expect tank-heavy riffs, roaring vocals, keyboards conjured from Celephaïs and plenty of strong melodic directives leading the way” – Grizzly Butts (US) – “this is one great album” – The Razors Edge (UK) -“Demonic death metal that will burn you to ashes!” – Deadly Storm Zine (Czech Republic) -“an album that eagelry flings itself into the most devastating of death metal grooves” – Two Guys Metal Reviews (US) – “It is a highly recommended album” – Dargedik (Peru) 7.8/10 – “shapes the genre in their own way” – Wings of Death (Netherlands) – “an enjoyable listen” – Wormwood Chronicles (US) – “an intense experience” – Hard Rock Info (Sweden) |
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
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