Review by Krys on April 5, 2014.

Finally there's something to get excited about death metal scene in US. I won't be calling any names, but during last couple of years latest releases from alleged giants of the genre didn't really spark much of any interest, and as much as I like to wet my pants from excitement - I was getting worried that I'll dry up my crotch and will have to start using moisturizers. Fisthammer to the rescue!

Fantastic sound, abundance of ideas, devastating riffs and waft of fresh rot will satisfy even the most finicky, hidden in basements diehard fans. Starting with prog-ish and rooted on eerie chords almost occult-ish 'Arithmos Tou Theriou' our Pennsylvanian trio builds up the tension that explodes with straight-ahead animal assault of 'Evoking the Wrath of the Revenants'. Steaming through 'Temple of Poseidon' and 'Automation of Flesh', they decide to add some melody and roll over my neck with heavy 'Doom of the Gods' and, since they figured that's not enough, kept adding weight to the point of almost crushing my skull by the end of 'Dismal Inveracity'. With complete disregard for my health Fisthammer opened all unhealed wounds and if it wasn't for hunting classical guitars and solo on 'Interlude', I'd most likely not finish writing this review. It was close 'cause 'The Coven' or 'Thousand Yard Stare' doesn't really qualify as easy-listening with its rollercoster tempos and tremolo pickings. They just kept hammering and hammering and...

Fisthammer interchanges technical, progressive and pure, crushing death metal riffs almost flawlessly, and once they'll figure out the perfect proportions - their blend will be maliciously luscious. Something tells me it will come with their next, so called "most important in band's career" third release, but right now without any hesitation, 'Infallible' will be one of the top death metal albums of 2014, and how the fuck these guys are unsigned is beyond me.

Rating: 8.5 out of 10

Review by Death8699 on February 13, 2019.

It took multiple listens to this one before I arrived at a firm conviction regarding this album featuring Cradle of Filth's frontman Dani Filth. They're more laid back than COF, though I really dig the vibe of this release. It fits into a couple of different genres of metal and a lot of the music reflects that of Cradle of Filth and Draconian. The main thing that keeps this album interesting are the guitars, they're all over the fret-board accompanied by some synthesizers and female guest vocalists. It's good a cool groove feel to it and Dani sounds like Dani on COF.

What distinguishes this band from the rest of the metal community are the innovation of the guitars. They down-tune their guitars making the music have a thick tone. This is all their own work, even if they reflect a little of Draconian's newer album, Devilment uses more of a gothic/groove metal fix to their song. Dani keeps the energy up with his moderate dark throat and some screaming. Definitely a band worth checking out because the music owns and the guitar compositions are pretty unique. I liked every song on here, no doubt.

I cannot relate to their lyrical topics, but the music is what's the most important. It would be good if more metal bands wrote about things more meaningful, however, that just isn't the case. It would make albums more worth relating to the listeners' own life. But let's face it, metal is an angry type to listen to, which demands morbid lyrics. It doesn't always have to go by those rules, maybe when I was 13 and first heard Destruction's "Live Without Sense", the music is what grabbed me the most. Devilment is a band that's an acquired taste.

The production for this release is fantastic. Everything mixed in accordingly. I cannot complain about that, it's absolutely superb. The fact that they were able to get in the guitars sounding kick butt, synthesizers not too drowning out the music but rather augmenting it, the drums rightly justified and the vocals in sync with everything. From someone that despised this album at first, I've turned into someone that really enjoy hearing it. It's rather diverse in many different senses. They change things up all the time, but are still heavy!

It's more experimental than COF but it still has that vibe to it, the gothic sense and Dani doesn't sing very different on this one. It's pretty much him to the core. I will just say this, do some research and form your own opinion, it's worth checking out, metal well driven in to the ear!

Rating: 9 out of 10