Antigama – Stop the Chaos (2012)

Featuring one of the nastiest and most chaotic sounds we have ever heard (in a good way), today we have Antigama and their latest EP titled “Stop the Chaos”. Going over 15 minutes of music in six tracks, this Death Metal/Grindcore will blow you away with their super rich and equally devastating sound.

Immediately blasting away with “E Conspectu”, Antigama reminds us of a Death Metal version of Anaal Nathrakh. The sheer brutality behind this track, and all the others in this album, is just outstanding if you are looking for a ‘quick and brutal’ kind of release. The riffing is super hectic and deranged, the drumming is super intense and sometimes it even sounds too random to be true. The growls are just the icing on top of this already excellent cake.

Tracks like “The Law” and “Stop the Chaos” are excellent examples of how the band plays with riffs and makes them stand out from the dissonant wall they craft with all other instruments. By the time we reach “Find the Function” and “Intricate Trap”, we are pretty much exhausted of even just thinking of playing such complex tracks at such a high intensity. The experimental “The End” closes out this release with an ambient/atmospheric track is completely out of the scope of this release and has a ‘filler’ track kind of vibe because of this.

In case you are looking for a brutal release that has decent technical proficiencies, “Stop the Chaos” is definitely the right album for you. Combining groovy DM riffs with the intensity of Brutal Death Metal and Grindcore (minus the pig squeals), Antigama is truly one of the most perfectly brutal bands out there.

Release: May 18th, 2012

Country: Poland