Opening with a powerful chord slam, this debut mini-album from the two-man Greek group of Agos packs three full-bodied tracks (plus a bonus pair on the CD version) of black death metal. Furious drumming, rasping yells, and tremolo guitar bash out fast-moving rhythms and accentuations, but the band tends to get stuck on one beat for too long, with the trigger-drumming really sticking out at times, and the songs, which each run 5 to ~7 minutes, end up feeling a bit bloated and lacking in direction despite the sharpness of the playing. Those flaws aside, it’s a strong start for the group, showing ambition and technical skill, so as long as the song-writing can be tightened up and some more variety put into the longer songs, their first LP should be a good one.
Here’s the alternate cover art.
Scrambled Brains 