Unending Degradation
2013 Dark Descent Records
Yes, I know I go on and on a lot of the time with the same introduction with my reviews. This one is no exception, as Finland's Krypts proves yet again that while Sweden ranks at or close to the top of nations when it comes to death metal, the bands that hail from Finland do it darker. Not only that, but they have also set the bar higher when it comes to morbidity. Sorry Asphyx, you've just been dethroned. Every track here lumbers along like a great beast, with not a single high-end vocal to be found. Everything is low, and the vocals are as deep as they come. Can't understand a word, and that's not a complaint. Unlike a lot of other bands with a similar style, Krypts do not ever sound like a churning mass of chaos. The songs have a real flow to them, and even maintain that pure crushing heaviness when they speed up with a blastbeat or two. Honestly, words are failing me here when it comes to describing just how massive Krypts sounds. If I were to try and sum them up in a word, "inevitable" keeps coming to mind. Why? Because this band is the sonic equivalent of that asteroid that's somewhere out there, on a collision course with Earth. It may take a while to get here, but it is inevitable that it will happen. When a giant rock does hit Earth and devastate the entire planet, I hope I'm listening to Krypts at the moment of impact.
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