RELIC – CROWN OF FLIES

Opening cut “The Void Between Gods” establishes this framework with serrated riffing and blast driven momentum, Jeff Plewa’s vocals sitting smug somewhere between a snarl and a rupture. “Filth of Rebirth” sharpens things even more, injecting brief melodic leads that fracture the density without softening the blows. The playing is precise and to the point - these are musicians who have mastered restraint as much as controlling the excess.

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“Scavengers Daughter” shifts ever so slightly, introducing a measured groove that momentarily grounds the chaos before dragging it back down. Closer “Iron Sacrament” refuses any kind of escalation or twist, choosing instead to reinforce the EP’s central thesis of pure death metal consistency.

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There is no attempt to modernize anything within the form of the band. The 90s influence is explicit channeling Immolation’s dissonance, and Angelcorpse’s velocity, but it’s filtered through experienced hands, avoiding the arrival of redundancy. Production stays completely raw yet controlled to a tee, allowing the songs to breathe without diluting its aggression.

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Crown of Flies doesn’t expand the genre, nor is it meant to. It simply reinforces it with clarity and pure intent.

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SCORE 9/10

Words by LearnTwoExist 

In collaboration with Headbangers Australia

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