Review by Tomek on January 27, 2016.

While waiting for new album from Tartharia to reach my doorstep I figured it may be a great time to listen to some of their older material. Just a little bit ago they have put out compilation album called Flashback – 10 Years In Hell, consisting of songs from their catalogue. Flashback is not a ‘best of’ compilation by any means. It is a compilation of songs or versions of songs rather that they’ve created in those 10 years, or extra material recorded during album sessions, or songs that were never finished but got their chance while working on this album.

It isn’t new material by any stretch although some of the songs were created while recording and compiling material for this release. We can hear a song that contains first riff ever written as Tatharia, song that before going at this album only had drums recorded and nothing else; we can hear songs that were recorded as promos, and the list could go on. I’m pretty well convinced that it will appeal to the fans of the band collecting all the goods and rarities of sorts from the band and wanting to have whatever the band releases. For a guy like me it was a good way to recap on where the band is coming from, what they did to get where they are and what I know about them. Listening to Flashback – 10 Years In Hell is like finding out about band progression and understanding why they did things and what they meant when they did them.

If you found the band recently and you’re looking for more from Tartharia I hope that by this time you understand that this album was put out for the people that are fans of the band, know their records from top to bottom, left to right and simply can’t get enough of them. As for me, I know that when new album arrives I’ll be able to tell about the road they traveled and tell just a little more about them then most regular Joes out there.

Rating: 7.5 out of 10

Review by Adam M on July 30, 2015.

Noisem performs a violent and aggressive style of music. The manner they play is characterized largely by the gradient of quickness involved. There is a mixture of hardcore and thrash to be found with this release.

The overriding style is certainly the hardcore one which permeates every pore of Blossoming Decay. However, the Slayer style of thrash is still present at times. This can be seen highly in the wired solos which are largely reminiscent of what that thrash act is capable of portraying. The other side of the album is the death metal side and this can be seen through the aggression that is displayed by Noisem. Things come bursting out of the gate on this release, with the opener Trail of Perturbation grabbing your attention. However, there are some negatives on display with this album. The band is a bit rough by nature and not able to capture the crispness of the greatest works of Slayer. This is largely because of the focus the band puts on the hardcore side of their sound, however. Noisem is still able to make enough of an impact with their fiery sound. The aggressive approach doesn’t overstay its welcome, however. This is a brief and to the point listening experience. On the next album, I would like to see the band expand upon the length of this release. Just as the listener is starting to get used to the riffs on the album, it seems to come to an end.

The experience is similar to the recent Fulgora album, but this album is actually longer by five minutes and contains less powerful production. The metal fans that love grind will be pleased with Blossoming Decay, but most other fans might be left wanting more.

Rating: 7 out of 10