Cemetery Urn

Drawn and Quartered – Congregation Pestilence Review

By Diabolus in Muzaka on June 29, 2021 in Reviews, Death Metal, 11 comments

“Drawn and Quartered plays what many refer to as “cavern-core,” which really means “something that sounds a lot like Incantation.” Oftentimes there’s an echoey “cavernous” production whence this sub-subgenre derives its name. Drawn and Quartered aren’t interested in capturing that aesthetic via production tricks, though; they want to use riffs and songs to get at that Incantation magic. Cemetery Urn took a similar approach on their self-titled record to what’s happening on Congregation Pestilence, which is to focus more on the speedier moments of Incantation and make some barbaric, unrelenting death metal.” Cave sale.

Cemetery Urn – Barbaric Retribution Review

By Diabolus in Muzaka on August 15, 2018 in 2018, Australian Metal, Death Metal, Hells Headbangers Records, Reviews, Death Metal, 58 comments

“When it comes to pretension, quoting yourself is one of its masturbatory peaks. Allow me to indulge in a scratch that lingers slightly too long and paraphrase what I said about Australia’s Cemetery Urn in the distant year of 2017. The band’s self-titled release showed a great deal of promise with its punishing yet coherent death metal, making them a band worth paying close attention to. While I had been anticipating a new release, this quick of a turnaround is worrying. Can Barbaric Retribution be the result of a productive fit of inspiration or a public jettisoning of leftovers deemed unworthy of records past?” Respect isn’t given. It’s Urned.

Drawn and Quartered – The One Who Lurks Review

By Diabolus in Muzaka on July 28, 2018 in 2018, American Metal, Death Metal, Krucyator Productions, Reviews, Death Metal, 56 comments

“To people unacquainted with beer, they’ll all taste the same. For those acquainted, the differences will be recognized but sometimes tough to adequately express. Such is it too with the genus of murky, cavernous death metal, the type which Drawn and Quartered traffic in on The One who Lurks.” Beer, lurking and death.

Father Befouled – Desolate Gods Review

By Mark Z. on June 22, 2017 in 2017, American Metal, Dark Descent Records, Death Metal, Reviews, Death Metal, 42 comments

“Of all the metal sub-genres to come to prominence in the last decade or so, perhaps the most frustrating is the so-called “caverncore” style. We’ve heard it time and again: murky guitars, gurgly vocals, and an unabashed love for Incantation in both sound and artwork. While it’s proven a successful sonic palette for bands like Cruciamentum and Dead Congregation (not to mention the recent Cemetery Urn album), many of these groups simply mire themselves in a riff-less murk that makes even Alestorm seem appealing.” When the crevice calls.

Cemetery Urn – Cemetery Urn Review

By Diabolus in Muzaka on June 8, 2017 in 2017, Australian Metal, Death Metal, Hells Headbangers Records, Reviews, Death Metal, 83 comments

“Australia’s Cemetery Urn describe themselves as ‘barbaric Australian death metal,’ and one gets the feeling listening to their self-titled third record that they’d welcome ceaseless barbaric bloodshed.” Commence the hacking.