CANDARIAN (CR) – ‘Stagnant Livor Mortis’ MCD

From the lands of Costa Rica, we have heard some amazing and unique Death Metal in the last few years. Candarian is a new entity emerging from this distant land with a wonderfully doomy, eldritch blend of creepy music. On offer here is their demo, a putrescent and slimy soundscape of horror and doom which could easily be a lost gem of the early 90s with its raw and uncompromising production, mangled guitars, titanic drumming and hideously monstrous vocals. Indeed, this is a superb example of Death Metal being played “properly”, with a feral energy and daunting atmosphere, each element as inescapable and monolithic as the one before and after. Like a hammer that can splinter bone and pulverise brain matter, Candarian deliver blow after twisted blow of barbaric malignancy on their demo, so turn back now if you want to leave with your head intact.