Here's a misleading image - a nice big hog (motorcycle) picture on the front of the new Here To Stay album by Finland's Deuteronomium. Anything but biker music, though... These guys tear it up with tight, classic-metal influenced hybrid metalcore stuff. The drumming and guitar lead playing are just absolutely killer. These guys have been at it since '93, creating extreme death metal and mixing things up like black metal and some international sounds. This release doesn't stay in one place musically, but it does forge a new musical identity for the group. They would fit nicely in the Solidstate lineup, but their outright classic metal leanings would make them stand out like a defiant thumb in the air. By shaving away some of the extreme-ness from their sound, they will appeal to more in the extreme hard music scene. For ordering info, write: Little Rose Productions, Box 533, 40101 Jyvaskyla, Finland
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HM Magazine #73Reviewed by Doug Van PeltEarning the biggest tongue-twister for a name category, this Finnish outfit also comes to the plate with some credible hard music. They mix hardcore fury with thrashy and death metal guitars and some grungy low end to produce a unique 'n' heavy sound. Occasionally the vocals will come screeching out a la black metal style. Fans of Cradle of Filth, Embodyment and Zao will probably be into this…