New death metal supergroup ECHELON employ the services of David Ingram (ex-BOLT THROWER, URSINNE, DOWN AMONG THE DEAD MEN, ex-BENEDICTION), Rogga Johansson (PAGANIZER, DOWN AMONG THE DEAD MEN, EYE OF PURGATORY), Johan Berglund (THE GROTESQUERY), Kjetil Lynghaug (PAGANIZER, JOHANSSON & SPECKMANN) and Travis Ruvo (AKATHARTA, CROPSY MANIAC). Expect death metal that is stupendous, old school and fleshed out, emphasizing on crushing British brutality coupled with classic Swedish melodic sensibilities and riffing power. Care has been taken to ensure that the nostalgic value remains foremost, as the music traverses through many winding yet memorable songs, with impeccable compositions by the riff-master Rogga and probably one of David Ingram's finest vocal performances of his career. This is a varied, bombastic album that will go down as one of the strongest albums of this era.
released December 22, 2016
Album lineup -
David Ingram (ex-BOLT THROWER, URSINNE, DOWN AMONG THE DEAD MEN, ex-BENEDICTION) - Vocals
Rogga Johansson (PAGANIZER, DOWN AMONG THE DEAD MEN, EYE OF PURGATORY) - Guitar
Johan Berglund (THE GROTESQUERY) - Bass
Kjetil Lynghaug (JOHANSSON & SPECKMANN, PAGANIZER) - Lead Guitar
Travis Ruvo (AKATHARTA, CROPSY MANIAC) - Drums
#2 ALBUM OF THE YEAR at Ave Noctum (UK) -
-"deliver old school proper death metal with crushing riffs"
#3 ALBUM OF THE YEAR at Metal Talk (UK)
- "Death Metal at its finest"
TERRORIZER MAGAZINE PREMIERE (UK) -
www.terrorizer.com/news/listen-new-track-echelon-forbidden-industry/
DECIBEL MAGAZINE PREMIERE (US) -
decibelmagazine.com/blog/2016/10/25/premiere-get-schooled-in-death-metal-and-latin-with-echelons-lex-talionis
NO CLEAN SINGING PREMIERE (US) -
www.nocleansinging.com/2016/10/03/an-ncs-premiere-echelon-plague-of-the-altruistic/
ECHOES AND DUST (UK) -
echoesanddust.com/2016/11/echelon-the-brimstone-aggrandizement-review-exclusive-track-premiere/
Press -
- "we’re as excited as death metal guys can be" - Decibel Magazine (US)
- "Life wouldn’t be the same" - Ramzine (UK) 5/5
- "retro-themed fun" - Don's Metal Reviews (US) 95/100
- "impossible not to like it" - Sweden Rock
- "in your face, roaring beast of an album" - Lords of Metal (Netherlands) 85/100
- "the answer for all of the calls from the beyond" - Deadly Storm (Czech Republic)
- "sounds like a Benediction comeback" - Teeth of the Divine (US)
- "Glorious" - FFM Rock (Germany) 8.8/10
- "an instant hit" - Wonderbox Metal (UK)
- "gives every old school Deathhead the tears of joy" - XXL Rock (Germany) 6/7
- "epic quality" - Metal Italia (Italy)
- "death metal at its finest" - Screaming Guitars (US)
- "Damned good classic death metal" - Hard Rock Info (Sweden)
- "death metal meteorite" - Iye Zine (Italy)
- "final stop for awesomeness in 2016" - Head-Banger Reviews (US)
- "A great release indeed" - Brutalism (Netherlands) 4 stars
- "have absolutely nailed the sound of Benediction classics" - Wormwood Chronicles (US)
- "more than just extremely heavy" - Glacially Musical (UK)
- "probably one of his best vocals in his career" - Masterful Magazine (Poland)
- "very good, classic death metal" - Brutalview (Greece)
- "plenty of entertainment" - Dead Rhetoric (US)
- "this record is crazy!" - Wings of Death (Netherlands)
- "old-school death metal done right!" - All About The Rock (UK) 8.5/10
- "Death metal greatness" - Third Eye Cinema (US)
- "rib-crushing death metal" - Sorrow Eternal (US)
- "more classic Old School Death Metal" - Zephyr's Odem (Germany)
- "back to the good old days of death metal" - Maximum Metal Reviews (US)
- " unashamedly old school and it works wonderfully well" - Echoes and Dust (UK)
- "80% Benediction" - Power of Metal (Denmark)
- "great" - True Bringer of Death (US) 8/10
- "ferocious piece of death metal decimation" - No Clean Singing (US)
- "managed to give the best of themselves" - Necromance (Spain)
- "a good record" - Zware Metalen (Netherlands)
- "Echelon is the answer to classic Death Metal nowadays" - Dissecting the Euphony (Malaysia)
- "death metal at its finest" - Two Guys Metal Reviews (France)
- "punishing riffs" - Moshpit Nation (UK)
- "a good death metal record" - Dioses del Metal (Spain)
Official YouTube Channel -
goo.gl/dW5JTS
Official Band Facebook -
facebook.com/EchelonOfficial
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