CIANIDE – hell’s rebirth – GATEFOLD SPLATTER LP

Death Metal – Neon yellow/Trans red pinwheel/Black splatter version – Hells Headbangers

Originally released in 2005 on Displeased subsidiary From Beyond, Hell’s Rebirth came at a unique time in death metal: well past the genre’s “prime,” but a few years before the old-school renaissance that would explode by decade’s end. That made no difference to CIANIDE, for the power-trio stuck to their untrendy sound and continued to make it nastier, faster, and more primitive. Indeed, Hell’s Rebirth is arguably the most traditionally aggressive CIANIDE album in their hallowed canon, almost exclusively working with their characteristic Hellhammering tempo and, more so, ones that are very nearly blastbeats. Very little doom is to be found here – aside from closing epic “Wormfeast,” so perfectly titled – but no matter: Hell’s Rebirth is razor-sharp in execution and especially songwriting, containing some of CIANIDE’s catchiest moments ever.