DISCARNATED - Deus Misereatur

DISCARNATED

Deus Misereatur

Independent

1993

Discarnated was one of those obscure metal bands I came to know about a while back due to the first Australian Metal Compilation that Rowe Productions put out back in 1994, the Godspeed compilation. The song that was featured on there was "William Melancholy", which, if I remember correctly, I wasn't all that impressed with at the time. Just kind of a ho-hum, mediocre doomy cut on a compilation that featured more mediocre cuts than good. But, I'm on a rabbit trail, let me get back on track.

Recently, I came across a copy of this, Deus Misereatur, the band's only full-length release before splitting up. Doing a bit of research, the band did have one promo demo before, and the vocalist went on to form one of my favorite Australian imports, Virgin Black, so there's that tie-in. But, what we're concerned about is this here disc, and whether or not it's worth my METAL listening time.

Despite my not-so-fond memories of the cut on the previously mentioned compilation CD, this independently released CD is, I must admit, a nice diamond in the rough type. Far from the sludgy doomy death metal represented with "William Melancholy" (something I theorize may have had more to do with the vocalist transitioning to the style), the METAL contained on Deus Misereatur is some fast and furious thrash metal with heavy death metal leanings. There are some serious guitar shreds, as well as blast beats and speedy rhythms galore. I was very pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this CD, and personally am glad I uncovered the thing. The production is pretty raw, but for an independent release from the early 1990s, that is definitely not a big thing. Kind of enhances things, really.

Bottom line, if you like some rare blistering thrash / death metal, early 90s style, scope this disc out if you can. Well worth it. Kind of a bummer that Discarnated only released this, and didn't stay on the same metal path.