Sentient Horror have long been one of my favorite American death metal bands. Their music is intense, technical without being overtly cerebral and has some punishing hooks. It's death metal done right, with a healthy worship of old school stuff without ever trying to be too aggressively aping any one band. Instead what Sentient Horror do on In Service Of The Dead is continue to refine and perfect their sound. They take the mayhem to a bold new level here and prove once again that they are one of the best New Jersey metal exports ever.
Four albums in, Sentient Horror's sound has been refined to something clearly delectable and wonderfully evil. In Service Of The Dead sees the band putting a sheen on their trademark intensity and guitar acrobatics to make it into something that encapsulates so much of what makes the modern scene great whilst maintaining their underground magic. There is some serious guitar sorcery on this record and the songwriting is tighter than ever. Nothing about In Service Of The Dead drags. Instead this is an album that hits you with riff after riff, elegantly presented and devastatingly broadcast in a way that will have you clawing at your eyes.
Suffice it to say - Sentient Horror have once more proven they are among the best of the best. With 2022's Rites Of Gore they locked in their place as an underground favorite. With this album they prove they have the staying power to consistently leave listeners in awe, and it leaves me desperately curious to hear what other mayhem that Sentient Horror are going to be unleashing in the next few years.
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https://sentienthorror.bandcamp.com/album/in-service-of-the-dead
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