Kingdom – Morbid Priest of Supreme Blasphemy (2013)

Delivering 30 minutes of crushing old-school Death Metal, today we have Poland’s Kingdom and their sophomore release “Morbid Priest of Supreme Blasphemy”. In this powerful release the band travels back in time and delivers raw and uncompromising brutality in the shape of 10 devastating tracks. As one of the best releases from Hellthrasher Productions, this is one hell of an album you do not want to miss.

“Slaves of Ruins” delivers the first crushing blow to the head with powerful riffs and hellish vocals. The rawness of the production allows the band’s sound to be filthy and demolishing without compromising quality. As tracks like “Krwawiąca rana”, “Beast of the Sea”, and “Morbid Priest” steamroll their way through your ears, you will immediately want to start headbanging and breaking stuff.

Keeping things simple and direct, the chugging riffage of “Supreme Blasphemy” easily blows the competition away. The band has a nice old Incantation and Krisium power in their sound, but it is far from being a copycat of anybody’s style. Our favorite track in this release is the (old) Sepultura-esque “Nameless King” and its four minutes of aural abuse. The band’s incisive guitar work is marvelous in this track and when paired with the tight drumming, you get an epic song.

As the release comes to a close with “Syn ognia”, we can’t help but wonder when is the next musical onslaught of the band going to come out. “Morbid Priest of Supreme Blasphemy” is one of those rare crushing releases that will keep you headbanging from beginning to end. If you are a fan of old Incantation, Krisum, Necrophagia, etc., you will feel right at home with this powerful album.

Label: Hellthrasher Records

Release: March 25th, 2013

Genre: Death Metal

Country: Poland