![]() ![]() Quality-wise, a lot of the best moments come early, and the last few cuts are a bit rote, but at only 31 minutes, things never feel tedious and the aggression factor keeps you alert and twitchy. The fact these gents can paint with more colors works in their favor and makes the heavy stuff feel way heavier. The melodic leads on “Silencing” are quite striking and far mellower than anything on the last splatter platter. There’s a bit more range and nuance on display at times, as with the moody instrumental opener and the restrained, eerie “Silencing the Masses,” and this extra dimension definitely makes for a more engaging listen. Spiralling To Lunacy by Dead Soul Alliance The riffage is abrasive and focused, and the duo introduces brief melodic interludes to provide a welcome respite from the hyper-violent throttling. ![]() Both “Condemnation Through Fear” and “New Normal Nihilist” are highly enjoyable cudgels perfect for bashing your brains all over your favorite couch and/or futon. ![]() Said riffs are effective and sharp enough to leave scars as mementos and the good times continue, though there are a few awkward/rough transitions along the way. The title track takes more cues from the Swedeath scene, with very Dismember-esque riffs hurting me and you with HM-2. The riffs scorch and sizzle, the drums pulverize kidney stones, and the old timey death croaks blather on beautifully for a pornucopia of bloody insanity. Speaking of blasting, Dead Soul Alliance nukes your home base into ass dust from space with first proper track, “The Demons That Be.” This is the kind of rampaging beast that gets my attention and I heartily enjoy its hyperactive, foaming-at-the-mouth fervor. So has all this tinkering elevated their end product to that next level of the death metal food chain? Let’s look at who is eating whom. Their sound still splits the difference between American and European schools of death, which is a net positive, allowing for a touch of diversity between blast sites and trainwrecks. 2023 sees the Canadian duo return with Spiraling to Lunacy, which finds them upping the aggression factor while managing to refine and focus some of their caveman cesspool scrapings. I found it a competent if somewhat generic dose of lo-fi, old school death, entertaining but ultimately non-essential. The gruesome twosome behind Dead Soul Alliance first crossed my path back in 2021 with their Behind the Scenes debut. ![]()
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