Abomination [Digipak] - Abomination

Advantages: Fine early death metal.
Disadvantages: Repetitive and derivative.

...furious debut album from Chicago's Abomination is an enjoyably frenetic piece of death metal history, bridging the gap seamlessly between the angry thrash of the late 80s, the even angrier grind of the turn of the 90s, and the brutal death metal that continued to be defined throughout the decade. While it opts to adopt traits from all three groups rather than bring anything particularly new to the table, Abomination's self-titled release still sounds ...
...specific 1990 sound, proving that metal still had a violent edge even before production values were kicked up a few notches and the crushing force of a live death metal performance could be transmitted to your own living room, cellar or car. But then, I am a bit of a sucker for primitive early 90s death. 'Abomination' was released on the burgeoning Nuclear Blast label, which would soon give rise to some of the most prominent extreme Scandinavian ... Read review