Deiformity hail for Sydney however they could well be from the depths of hell. In fact singer Loz Lamy is from Hell Itself. The Sydney death metal band, not the place that is. Backed by other death metal veterans Paul Ibbotson on drums, guitarist Age Williamson and bassist Chris Tuckley – as well as the sacrificial virgin at the altar that is Rob Pierson on guitars – Deiformity have released their debut album, deliciously titled ‘Corpse Stomper’.
The band have been around since 2016, supporting notable death metal luminaries like Psycroptic and Cattle Decapitation on tour, and these experiences past and present show in the quality of the work. These guys are not about to copulate with spiders.
Opening track ‘Masters Of War’, a tribute to metal legends Bolt Thrower, is the long epic on the album coming in a jiffy under 5 minutes. With a slow ominous start it becomes clear when Ibbotson’s drum kick in, you know a headbanging whirlwind is heading your way. With its crowd growling statement of “Masters Of War!
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That sets the tone for the rest of the album. Slow grooving head-banging riffs followed by ‘hand-is-quicker-than-the-eye’ drumming led death metal.
‘Spitting Fire’ has a groove reminiscent of early Slayer while ‘Cadaver Factory’ is a head-banging riff-fest. ‘Twist The Blade’ however sits around eerily watching, like a killer waiting in the dark to pounce.
Meanwhile at the fast end of the spectrum, ‘Headshot’ pounds the drums a million miles an hour, while ‘Belt-Fed Massacre’, ‘Corpse Stomper’ and ‘Bullets Ripping Flesh’ do exactly what it says on the tin.
The run home on the album features the schizophrenic track ‘The Body Pit’, which changes rhythm and timing multiple times, and the brain-numbing ball breaker in ‘Battlefield Messiah’ which sneers with its intent to destroy. ‘Cloud Of Ash’ brings the album to a close with a delightful showcase of the dual guitarists Williamson and Pierson.
It’s an album with tales of war and destruction. It’s the soundtrack to the apocalypse. This is Deiformity’s debut album and this album is so brutal, I’m pretty sure hell itself has a place on its turntable for it.
Release Year: 2018
Label: self-released
Category: album
Country: Australia
Reviewed by Iain McCallum
