“And so it begins. The time of year when everything is one big charge towards the end of December and all the merriment that entails. It was only by accident that I chose The Black Nativity by A Hill to Die Upon, a collection of blackened renditions of Christmas carols.” There is only Yule.
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Mental Cruelty – A Hill to Die Upon Review
“Everyone loves a good comeback story. For German brutal deathcore quintet Mental Cruelty, their comeback story begins in 2018, wherein they rolled up on your beach brandishing a weapon of divine destruction named Pergatorium. Then, Inferis dropped less than a year later. To my dismay, that record abandoned much of what made Pergatorium fun and compelling, instead resorting to cheap genre tricks, lifeless breakdowns and unsatisfying symphonics. Looking back, I probably overrated Inferis by a half-point, such was my disappointment with the album after such a strong debut. Enter third installment A Hill to Die Upon.” Obsessed by (Mental) Cruelty.