REVIEW: REBAELLIUN - ANNIHILATION

 

REBAELLIUN - ANNIHILATION (Hammerheart Recs., 2001)

Produced by Andy Classen and Rebaelliun

Recorded by Andy Classen

Artwork by Jacek Wisniewski

Tracks: 1- Annihilation, 2- Rebellious Vengeance , 3- Steel Siege, 4- Red Spikes, 5- Unleash the Fire, 6- Unborn Consecration, 7- God of a Burned Land, 8- Bringer of War, 9- Defying the Plague

A calm thirty second introduction sends us directly into Rebaelliun´s bestial death metal realm. One thing that struck me in the first listening is the amazingly clear and brutal sound that this guys have achieved (with Andy Classen´s help, he is a killer producer and a top choice for any death and black metal band who wants a great sound). The music here is brutal at the maximum level but also has a lot of arrangements (great solos, many changes and breaks). Check as an example the melodies and solos at the end of "Annihilation" to know what I am talking about. They are killer and they add a new dimension to the track making it more original. This guys are becoming better with each recording and now they have released this killer CD that will make them one of the top death metal acts (this guys come from Brazil and they are well known in the European underground). Death metal lovers, buy this.

Favorite tracks: "Annihilation"; "Steel Siege" and "God of a Burned Land".

Contact: www.hammerheart.com or www.rebaelliun.com