With Forensix, Desecration once again solidify their place in the UK death metal scene, delivering a relentless onslaught of brutality and precision. Now seven albums deep into their career, the Welsh death dealers show no signs of slowing down, instead refining their signature sound with razor-sharp riffing, thunderous drumming, and a thick, punishing production that ensures every note lands with devastating impact.
From the opening moments, Forensix is an exercise in controlled chaos. The guitars churn out a steady barrage of tightly wound riffs, seamlessly shifting between savage tremolo picking and bone-crushing groove sections. Tracks like Dissecting the Departed and Postmortem Procedure stand out, striking a balance between sheer speed and well-placed breakdowns that add weight to the relentless aggression. The drumming is particularly noteworthy, delivering machine-like blasts and precise fills that give the music an unstoppable momentum.
What sets Forensix apart is its sheer intensity-this is an album that doesn't let up, offering a continuous assault of crushing death metal from start to finish. Yet, amidst the chaos, there's an underlying discipline in the songwriting, keeping the tracks from blurring together. Ollie Jones' guttural vocal delivery enhances the morbid atmosphere, and knowing his real-life experience as a mortician only adds to the eerie authenticity of the lyrical themes.
While Forensix doesn't reinvent the genre, it embraces the core elements of brutal death metal and executes them with precision and conviction. Fans of straight-ahead, no-frills death metal-where speed, power, and aggression take center stage-will find plenty to enjoy here. Desecration continue to uphold their legacy with another slab of relentless brutality, proving once again why they remain a staple of the UK extreme metal scene.
