Review Summary: Simply Rotten Death simply put is metal as fuck.
Simply Rotten Death simply put is metal as ***. I'd expect nothing less from a band named Rotten Casket though. This certainly is a fine example of the carpet matching the drapes. To start off you got the grim band name in Rotten Casket. Then you got the brutal black and white zombie artwork with a touch of sacrilege thrown in for good measure. And then to tie it up all together you got the profoundly metal as *** song-titles like Leeches of the Cross that could have only been created by a bunch of burly dudes wearing black leather jackets. Rotten Casket match their stunning visual display of moxy with a swaggering, Satan approved audio display of moxy. Featuring musty vokills that sound like they're being sung from a 12,000 year old draugr hell-bent on ***ing up a local population, Hades blessed guitar tones from hell and savage riff artillery inherited from their ancestors, Simply Rotten Death is pure old-school worship that should be heard by any and all tve metallers.
Hey there mother***ers this is Entombed worship. Listen to those tones man. These bestial tones are ***ing unreal as if they were blessed by Sithis himself. The riffs are dark and dirty, deep and nasty and constantly punishing your ears with the sexiest riffkriegs heard in years. Tempo changes, The Doom That Came To Sarnath-esque dirges and killer leads thrown into the mix just make the music that much more memorable. The rhythm section delivers a more laid-back performance but they are still solid contributors to the terrific barebones style of death metal being played here. The punky d-beat drumming and linear bass lines compliment the music rather well.
Featuring only five tracks and twenty six minutes of material, Simply Rotten Death leaves as quickly as it came which is a shame because they are firing on all cylinders on all five tracks. However, if you're a OSDM fanboy looking for a inspired take on the classic Swedish sound then look no further.
