Deathlance
Evil Reaping Death indeed. My favorite release of 2021 to this point. Honoring the ancients like Necrovore, Incubus, Morbid Angel & Angelcorpse while leaving nothing but smoldering black ash in their wake.
In their endless quest to push and support current underground acts that perpetuate the odor of vintage death metal, on July 26th, Unholy Prophecies is proud to present Hexorcist's striking debut album, Evil Reaping Death.
Unearthed in Florida in early 2019 and comprised of past and current members of other impious hordes such as Gnosis and Devastator, Hexorcist summon old-school and blasphemous death metal that may as well fall under the "proto-death metal" category, for their ferocious and relentless approach to the genre harkens back to the mid-to-late '80s, when all things extreme were still boiling in the same malignant cauldron and all boundaries were nothing but a blur that no diehard dweller of the underground gave a damn about. Hexorcist's aural and lyrical offering is uncompromising and exudes utter vileness, leaving no room for absolutely anything that could remotely be considered modern or trendy.
And Hexorcist accomplish precisely that on their scathing debut album, Evil Reaping Death. Ridiculously accurate in its title, Evil Reaping Death is exactly EVIL REAPING DEATH: steeped in the ancients, billowing sulfur, divebomb leads flying right and left, and the unhinged yet locked-in execution that can only come from true and total DIEHARDS. Not everything goes in death metal, and Hexorcist keep a closed mind when it comes to the Metal of Death. For them, the archaic ways of Morbid Angel, Necrovore, Sarcofago, Death, Incubus, Possessed, Vital Remains, Slayer, and Peru's Mortem do not need to be messed with, only upheld, and uphold Hexorcist do here. No more but definitely no less, Evil Reaping Death is 666% maniacal death metal for death metal maniacs - exclusively!
With utterly ripping mastering courtesy of Loïc Fontaine at Krucyator Studio, France and classically evil cover art courtesy of Art Militia, Hexorcist soundly erase 30 years of "progression" with Evil Reaping Death. Expel the flesh! Revere the sacrificial rites!
credits
released August 23, 2021
All music and lyrics by HEXORCIST except "Crucifixion" by DEVASTATOR.
Intro for "Denouncing the Immaculate" by Cari Barter
Recorded and mixed at The Shack North Studio Hialeah, Fl. by Fernando "Ferny" Coipel. February and April 2021.
Vocals recorded at Belzeth Studios, by Diego Angee.
Mastered by Loic Fontaine at Krucyator Studios.
Logo by Morbid Art
Artwork by Johny Prayogi
This album is dedicated to the memory of Doug Humlack.
Line-up:
Hexorcist I - Evoking Malicious Incantations
Hexorcist II - Excavator Of The Depths
Hexorcist III - Chainsaws
Hexorcist IV - Deathammers Of Luciferian Mastery
supported by 8 fans who also own “Evil Reaping Death (12" LP)”
An outstanding Extreme doom death album, in the best tradition. The funerary atmosphere reminds of Evoken ('Centuries of ooze" bears striking similarities, for my delight). It is overall sharp, dark, hypnotic and unrelenting. One of those rare convincing new bands that hold proud the legacy of the biggest names. Bertrand Marchal
Scorching black metal from Houston, featuring members of Night Cobra, Oceans of Slumber, Venomous Maximus, and more. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 7, 2023
supported by 7 fans who also own “Evil Reaping Death (12" LP)”
What else is pretty cool about metal at year end? You find out all kinds of heavy shit that slipped past you during the year. What an amazing debut release from Gosudar. Sick riffs, head-nodding "from the crypt" vocals with drumming to match - this record is a beast and just fucking rips from beginning to end. Thanks to Dante Ruivo for the on point recommendation! bcb723