AN NCS PREMIERE: FERAL FORMS — “SADISTIC INNER HATE”

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Sep 302024
 

When Everlasting Spew Records refers to the Italian death metal band Feral Forms as “one of the most vicious and ferocious bands we have ever released”, that gets our attention very fast, because this label has an extensive roster of vicious and ferocious bands. And it turns out not to be an exaggeration.

This quartet from Trieste, which features current and former members of Grime, The Secret, Claustrum, and Fierce, already made their ruthlessness plain for all to hear, through their 2023 debut EP Premalignant, but they were only warming up. If the EP was “premalignant”, their new album Through Demonic Spell is fully malignant — as you’ll discover today through our premiere of a song from the new record: “Sadistic Inner Hate“. Continue reading »

AN NCS EP PREMIERE (AND A REVIEW): FERAL FORMS — “PREMALIGNANT”

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Dec 122023
 

Before the first notes are heard, Feral Forms‘ debut EP Premalignant ought to grab attention quickly among gnarly denizens of the metal underground. There’s the “for fans of” recommendation by the labels who are releasing it: Angelcorpse, Teitanblood, Diocletian, Black Curse.

And then there’s the fact that this Italian quartet features current and former members of The Secret, Grime, Claustrum, and Fierce.

And then there’s that cover art, staring you in the face with those bulging eyes, dissolving face, and strange forehead cavities.

Now that they (and we) have your attention, it’s time to launch the music, though we must say that the EP’s title is either misleading or just plain scary: If this EP’s music is “premalignant”, it’s frightening to think what Feral Forms might do if they decided to channel fully emergent malignancy. Continue reading »