Review by Tomek on January 22, 2008.

Sweden’s Degrade simply knocked me down on my ass. I can’t say unexpectedly, because all the signs were there. So, my guess is that I just didn’t prepare myself for what was coming my way.

“Lost Torso Found” is packed with high energy Brutal Death Metal. Some bands in this genre can get quite boring quickly, but Degrade manages to keep their metal very interesting from the first pig squeak to the last growl. Intense guitar riffing with tons of fast unrelenting parts, start-stop chugging, lots of slow or mid-paced groove and plenty of headbanging-friendly breaks are only few things that kept my eyebrows raised. Excellent drumming not only complements guitar and bass work, but also shows lots of character and is full of those little tasty throw-ins. All very tight, skilled and awesomely recorded. Vocals, that may as well be one of the sickest out there, are crushingly low and guttural with some maniacal screams and sporadic pig squeals – it’s all just gut-wrenching and definitely can raise the hairs on your back.

Permeated Records can be proud of themselves; they’ve picked up one of the best out there. Degrade is a solid firm, definitely worth investing time and effort to get them promoted and definitely worth sending out there to play more gigs.

As far as the last words, I’d like to say it as Degrade sings it “Audial torture to some, soothing therapy to others.”

My session only began.

Musicianship: 8
Atmosphere: 7
Originality: 7
Production: 8
Overall: 8

Rating: 7.6 out of 10

Review by Tomek on July 15, 2016.

Times when melodic death metal ruled in my CD player are long gone, but every once in a while an album pops up that reminds me of those good old days. Poland's Warbell has some melodic elements that bring In Flames, Dark Tranquility and At The Gates to mind, but also has this harsh factor in their music that reminisces of Arch Enemy and Holy Moses way of doing things. The album was released at the end of 2015 without some huge promotion so if it flew under your radar - you may need to do some research. To me it is one of the stronger melodic death metal debuts I’ve heard in a while.

Full album consists of 15 songs and lasts around 56 minutes so if it comes to giving your money worth we are getting spoiled here. Did I mention that this is a debut album? It is their first full length record and Warbell is giving us a little bit of everything when it comes to melodic death metal. The songs are packed with energy and melody and all of them burst with liveliness. There are couple of instrumental pieces that somewhat cut in between the songs but with guitars putting out tons of melodic hooks and wonderful solos, tremendous drumming, very well positioned bass rumble and vocals by Karolina there is no chance for any monotony. Yes, you read that right, there is a female vocalist present in the band and the growling, roaring and rasps she puts out are quite stunning (also the reason I mentioned Holy Moses and Arch Enemy). There is a little bit of clean singing thrown in for a good measure but only to enhance parts of the song rather than lead vocals and also some spoken passages but very short and kept in the background. Most songs are kept short but all of them come with a strong and aggressive punch supported by remarkable melodies and for a debut album that lasts almost an hour Warbell managed to keep it exceedingly interesting all the way to the end.

Warbell brought many good songs with tons of passion for melodic metal with their album Havoc and if they continue in the same manner on their next one it will be an album to look out for. I would recommend to maybe keeping it a little shorter and not doing everything by themselves but on the other hand why try and fix something that ain't broken.

Rating: 8 out of 10

Review by Tomek on July 15, 2016.

Times when melodic death metal ruled in my CD player are long gone, but every once in a while an album pops up that reminds me of those good old days. Poland's Warbell has some melodic elements that bring In Flames, Dark Tranquility and At The Gates to mind, but also has this harsh factor in their music that reminisces of Arch Enemy and Holy Moses way of doing things. The album was released at the end of 2015 without some huge promotion so if it flew under your radar - you may need to do some research. To me it is one of the stronger melodic death metal debuts I’ve heard in a while.

Full album consists of 15 songs and lasts around 56 minutes so if it comes to giving your money worth we are getting spoiled here. Did I mention that this is a debut album? It is their first full length record and Warbell is giving us a little bit of everything when it comes to melodic death metal. The songs are packed with energy and melody and all of them burst with liveliness. There are couple of instrumental pieces that somewhat cut in between the songs but with guitars putting out tons of melodic hooks and wonderful solos, tremendous drumming, very well positioned bass rumble and vocals by Karolina there is no chance for any monotony. Yes, you read that right, there is a female vocalist present in the band and the growling, roaring and rasps she puts out are quite stunning (also the reason I mentioned Holy Moses and Arch Enemy). There is a little bit of clean singing thrown in for a good measure but only to enhance parts of the song rather than lead vocals and also some spoken passages but very short and kept in the background. Most songs are kept short but all of them come with a strong and aggressive punch supported by remarkable melodies and for a debut album that lasts almost an hour Warbell managed to keep it exceedingly interesting all the way to the end.

Warbell brought many good songs with tons of passion for melodic metal with their album Havoc and if they continue in the same manner on their next one it will be an album to look out for. I would recommend to maybe keeping it a little shorter and not doing everything by themselves but on the other hand why try and fix something that ain't broken.

Rating: 8 out of 10

Review by Tomek on July 15, 2016.

Times when melodic death metal ruled in my CD player are long gone, but every once in a while an album pops up that reminds me of those good old days. Poland's Warbell has some melodic elements that bring In Flames, Dark Tranquility and At The Gates to mind, but also has this harsh factor in their music that reminisces of Arch Enemy and Holy Moses way of doing things. The album was released at the end of 2015 without some huge promotion so if it flew under your radar - you may need to do some research. To me it is one of the stronger melodic death metal debuts I’ve heard in a while.

Full album consists of 15 songs and lasts around 56 minutes so if it comes to giving your money worth we are getting spoiled here. Did I mention that this is a debut album? It is their first full length record and Warbell is giving us a little bit of everything when it comes to melodic death metal. The songs are packed with energy and melody and all of them burst with liveliness. There are couple of instrumental pieces that somewhat cut in between the songs but with guitars putting out tons of melodic hooks and wonderful solos, tremendous drumming, very well positioned bass rumble and vocals by Karolina there is no chance for any monotony. Yes, you read that right, there is a female vocalist present in the band and the growling, roaring and rasps she puts out are quite stunning (also the reason I mentioned Holy Moses and Arch Enemy). There is a little bit of clean singing thrown in for a good measure but only to enhance parts of the song rather than lead vocals and also some spoken passages but very short and kept in the background. Most songs are kept short but all of them come with a strong and aggressive punch supported by remarkable melodies and for a debut album that lasts almost an hour Warbell managed to keep it exceedingly interesting all the way to the end.

Warbell brought many good songs with tons of passion for melodic metal with their album Havoc and if they continue in the same manner on their next one it will be an album to look out for. I would recommend to maybe keeping it a little shorter and not doing everything by themselves but on the other hand why try and fix something that ain't broken.

Rating: 8 out of 10