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As I listen I can’t help but hear the sound of their Polish death metal brethren Behemoth. Several other death metal bands elements can also be heard, like Morbid Angel, Gorguts, Vader, Dying Fetus, Skinless, etc. Were talking a brutal and aggressive death metal.
The band uses what I like to call contrast dynamics. They change things up so they use multiple dynamics, but the contrasting parts conflict or seem weak at times to the comparing parts. Something they can improve on as they keep working on their art.
In the composition there is fast paced drumming that keeps the speed up on the album. I’m talking sledgehammer heavy drumbeats, and fastidious blast beats. Also, contributing to the intensity are the blazing fast riffs and brutal heavy riffs. Plus some solos in the mix. Guttural death metal vox complete the band, and are possibly the best trait of the band.
On the negative side however, the music seems to be lacking flow at times, like there is a missing piece. With some really nice parts in the mix, this deficiency takes the disc down a notch or two.
With that said, the big thing for me is that this has all been done before, and better. Crawling Death doesn’t have anything new to offer the metal world. It’s brutal and all, which is cool, but to me it sounds like a developing death metal band, not quite there yet. However they do have all the necessities to be a good death metal band. After Crawling Death polishes up a few things, they will be more likeable. “New Murder Art” lists seven tracks, the first of which is an intro, for twenty-seven brutal minutes.
Rating: 71
Reviewed By: Jeffrey D. Adkins