Ignivomous - Contragenesis LP 'Into the Grave' is a

'Into the Grave' is a 40-minute blast of raw and visceral (but surprisingly catchy) death metal that has the classic Swedish 'buzz-saw' sound

Nordkarpatenland suitably stretches itself across more and weirder sonic landscapes

and a tasteful layer of funereal organ

Even less tied to the tropes of death metal than its predecessor

There is no flashy guitar wanking here so this is not for fans of technical music

Ignivomous - Contragenesis LP 'Into the Grave' is aIgnivomous was among the first of many recent bands to breathe cold morbid breath into the decrepit form of dark and brooding Death Metal. Reinvigorating the style of metal perfected over a decade earlier by the likes of Incantation and Immolation is a task the band has not taken lightly. Rote mimicry was never the path chosen by Ignivomous on their previous releases and with their second album, Contragenesis, the band pushes even further and still