Review
Riffs on the opening track "Rapture in Rupture" descend with immediate, bone-shattering force, signaling that Vomitory’s tenth album, In Death Throes, has no interest in easing listeners in. Following their 2023 resurgence, the Swedish veterans deliver a "finely balanced blend of European precision and American brutality" that refuses to let up. Under the guidance of new lead guitarist Christian Fredriksson, the band trades in "no frills grindcore-tinged death metal" that is as vicious as it is tight.
Critics highlight that while the group is "not going to sound like or be a reinvention of the death metal wheel," they play with a renewed confidence. Lawrence Mackrory’s production ensures that the "blistering, forward moving buzzsaw style riffs" and a rhythm section "capable of snapping necks" hit with maximum definition. It functions as "that kind of old school brutality that somehow doesn't come with a health and safety warning" — a punishing reminder of why Vomitory remains an enduring pillar of Scandinavian death metal.
