ROTTEN CORPSE

What's this? Pure grinding brutality from Ireland, that's what it is! Abaddon Incarnate packs 24 slabs of crushing madness into 43 minutes on "Nadir", their latest release and their first with Irish label Sentinel Records. The production on "Nadir" is very well mixed. Abaddon's vocalist Steve Maher(also on of Abaddon's lead guitarist) uses a midrange growl which is backed by bassist Cory Sloan's blackened screetches from Hell. Maher and Abaddon's other lead guitarist Bill Whealan's guitar sound is similar to the old days of Entombed and Dismember in that deep, raw sound. Especially when they slow it down a bit to the sickening, groove tempo that sends the blood flowing fast! As evident in track 4 "Unclean" and track 5 "Aeons of Our Dying". Abaddon Incarnate is mainly a grind band though and drummer Olan Parkinson sets the pace with some brutal blasts. "Nadir" was engineered and produced at Soundlab Studios in Sweden by Mieszko from Nasum in July 2001. This is one meaty offering by Abaddon Incarnate that deserves your attention. So for those that like their death/grind fast and furious, this is a must add to your cd collection soon! Get in touch with these Irish sicko's to see how you can get your hands on "Nadir" and go to the Sentinel Records site as well.

Eric (Rotted Corpse Webzine)