Eternal Evil – The Warriors Awakening Brings the Unholy Slaughter
Release Date: 26th November 2021
Label: Redefining Darkness Records
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Genre: Thrash, Speed Metal.
FFO: Sodom, Kreator, Destruction.
Review By: Jordan Burton-Morris
Eternal Evil, formed in 2019, are a Thrash/Speed Metal foursome out of the suburbs of Stockholm, Sweden. After self-releasing their debut demo, Rise of Death, on the 19th December 2019, Iron Fist Productions released an official European version of the cassette in June of the same year, followed by a U.S. re-issue from none other than Redefining Darkness Records. Eternal Evil are made up of teenagers (17-19 years old) eager to release their angst upon the world. The band summon the fire and wickedness of bands such as Venom and Bathory, while combining the aggression and speed of bands like Sodom and Kreator.
Recently, Death Metal appears to have taken over metal media. However, the Thrash revival we all thought may have run its course has been intensifying unassumingly in the background and, as of late, has boiled over and is producing some of the best material the scene has witnessed since the early/mid 80’s!
They come in heavy on opener Succubus. The vocals are mixed a little low in my opinion, but still audible. The guitars are strong, and the drums are insane, keeping the fast thrash pace. The bass sounds good too, everything sounds really professional, which is great to hear.
The Captors Command has some serious pace on it! There is some very nice lead guitar work here, insanely talented guitarist. I’ve gotta hand it to them, especially being only teenagers, you can hear they’re hungry for Thrash.
The Nocturnal Omen starts out at half speed, paced by the drums, and sounds similar to something you’d catch on an Exodus record. Then, of course, the pace picks up. The riffs here are insane, the bass thunders along, keeping the low end strong and the vocals are full of passion. The solo here is insane, as all the solos appear to be. At just over 5 minutes, this is one of the longer songs from the album.
Rise Of Death has a very cool drum fill led breakdown before the solo, and the of course, the solo is up to usual standard!
Eternal Evil is the penultimate track (of the digital edition) and the riffs are a lot higher on the guitar than others have been, and a lot more decorated. The drums are firing away in their usual fashion, giving the track plenty of backbone.
Witch’s Spell is the closer, for the digital edition. So what better way to go out than the way we came in, all guns blazing, delivering fast-paced, thundering, passion-filled thrash. They definitely didn’t save the worst til last with this one! Of course, the solo here is unrivalled. I’m still in shock how someone so young can shred so fast! We’re rounded out with a laugh and a scream!
Finally, the bonus track for CD only, Stab Of The Blade. This is the shortest track, at only 2 minutes 20. But it’s a fast-paced thrash tune! The riffs here are particularly good, why they’ve chosen this one to keep as a bonus I don’t know, but it’s absolutely worth buying the CD just for this track! Ironically, this is my favourite off of the album!
Overall, this is a very decent breakthrough album. Every track flows well, but equally you could argue that it’s like one big continuous track. It appears a bit monotonous at times, but nonetheless, it’s a recommended listen to fans of the genre!
(3.5 / 5)
