Gruesome Echoes

I've loved Gruesome since hearing their first record, Savage Land, back in 2015. They came together to pay tribute to the late Chuck Schuldiner and the band Death, and they have stayed true to that mission with each record sounding like a long lost Death recording session. I loved those first three Death albums, so I'm here for what Gruesome has been doing.

It's been seven years since the last Gruesome record, Twisted Prayers, and I kind of expected that the band was done. I was surprised to see that the band had a new record on the way this year, and I wasn't sure if I was going to really want to spend a lot of time with it. Sure, Twisted Prayers was good, but I've only listened to it a handful of times since its release, so was I really going to bother with a new album?

It took me a couple of months to get around to checking out the new Gruesome record, Silent Echoes, but when I did, the timing was perfect because it was exactly what I needed at the time. There have been a few times this year when I just want to listen to something angry and ugly, and this was one of those times. It hit perfectly and I've already listened to this more than their last album.

Since picking up a couple of Relapse records this year on clear vinyl, I'm kind of hooked on it. These are limited to 100 and only available to friends and family of the band an label, but I've been lucky to grab the few Relapse releases that I've been interested in straight off Discogs for a decent price.