Review by Death8699 on February 5, 2019.

I think that this release is a good combination of death metal in a brutal form and not as intense as say Whisper Supremacy. They have somewhat of a newer lineup, but the riffs are good and focus is less on technicality, it's more on the brutal end. Of course a better production quality and the vocals are brutal, low end-bellows, combine that with some screaming. So there is some variety, but not as intense as say on their older albums especially if you follow them or have followed them for quite some time. Their concepts are mainly gore, not too appealing, but it fits the music as does the vocals. They're more brutal than what I heard from Whisper Supremacy.

The main guitars here are chunky sounding, low tuning concentrated mostly on a more death metal output than anything else. So yeah, I like this album and it's a great comeback, but still my belief is that their older material was more classic. They didn't really progress, they kind of digressed. The drums aren't as intense as older albums, the leads not as sharp. A lot of tremolo picking and in some instances, as weird as it may sound, a tad bit of jazz style guitar before the intensity of the next riffs come into their own. Definitely an album that's for people into extreme metal. Older releases for me were easier to get into because they were so damn intense. This album is as I say a great comeback album, is original in it's own way, recording quality really good and songs that are just brutal as all hell. I think that they really focused on the gore aspect, as you would expect something that say Cannibal Corpse would put out not Cryptopsy, but they did anyway, turned out to be a great recording and that would be because of the fact they rather explore different avenues of extreme music. A great listen to if you're needing something that just blasts you away, just don't expect something that's in the vein of extreme technical metal that they once were. They're still somewhat technical, but the bar chords and tremolo picking are varied.

I really like what they've done here, but nothing's as solid as Whisper Supremacy. The reason is because the riffs are as I described, less technical, the vocals deeper with intensity, however, they weren't as intense as on older releases. They wanted something brutal which is what they got here, just don't expect overtly technicality. If they disbanded and wish no more to contribute to extreme metal, this is a good one to leave in its' trail. But for me, my favorite will always remain to be Whisper Supremacy. Nothing tops it's extreme terror as that album. Still a solid comeback and brutal as all hell, just not as technical.

Rating: 8.5 out of 10

Review by Maciek on December 10, 2012.

To be honest, I could never fully get this band's lyrics, but I have to say, the music is now back to awesome. Brutal Technical Death Metal with Grind-core-style growling. Melodic, sometimes Thrash Metal riffs with what I like the most - solos.

From the first track to the last there is constant flow of low-tuned chords with one of the most amazing drum-works. The blasts provided by Flo Mounier make this album a very good piece of metal, with some fragments reminding the likes of Immolation or some old Kataklysm. Very often the tempo changes, sometimes to 5 seconds of acoustic passages, just to go back to insane cacophony, then again some Jazzy/Progressive bit and then back to dropping-potatoes-on-drumset chaos. I guess it is very impressive to see Flo Mounier drumming (many videos on internet), but the longer you listen to this album, the more interesting riffs you can hear, more interesting passages and I have to say this is one of those albums that you already like from the first sound. The longer you listen to it, you realize that there are real virtuosos in this band - both Jon (now back in the band) and Chris provide a real feast to your ears with really complex sounds. Olivier also has few moments to shine and if you listen to it enough times, you can actually notice, that the bass is exposed quite well on this recording and he's definitely doing his job really well, playing melody lines on one string as well as chords.

Hard to find any flaw in this record, it is a perfect, highly-Technical Death Metal/Grind-core production with good amount of Progressive and Jazz elements. Additional advantage of it is that it still can surprise you after few listenings. My favourite track is 'Red-Skinned Scapegoat' - I encourage you to listen to it, I guess it represents this album very well - a mixture of Brutal Death Metal with few moments for some good headbanging and a surprise at 4:36, it sounds as if somebody has switched the radio to a different station.

Categorical Rating Breakdown

Musicianship: 10
Atmosphere: 8
Production: 9
Originality: 9
Overall: 9

Rating: 9 out of 10

Review by Alex on November 16, 2021.

And again I'm reminded of why it's false to judge an album by its cover art, Tyrannic dug into the soil of 1st wave black metal and planted what has now become a very versatile Mortuus Decadence. It's almost as if listening to a merge among Immortal, Bathory, Celtic Frost, Disembowelment and early Mayhem (though not limited to), hence this album is deeply rooted in the most embryonic period of the sonic dark art. And getting back to the cover, you really have to be careful about how you pick and choose in this oversaturated genre; this could have been one of those that escaped my radar but curiosity can really be a good thing sometimes, especially when it's an Iron Bonehead promo.

When black metal and doom metal take hands in matrimony, a grim and morbid thing comes to fruition. Here we have an Australian sect playing the night tunes with patience and skill reminiscent of some of the very first torchbearers, yet sits chaos and tranquil manifesting and maneuvering amidst the music. With each of the tracks baring a lengthy runtime, quite a bit is accomplished. You could take for instance the first track 'Mortuus Decadence' in which sets out as doom metal then is transformed into a very Immortal esque, Diabolic Fullmoon Mysticism dance with Tom G Warrior "uughs" sprinkled atop the mid-paced madness. Then there are these screams that sound strikingly similar to those heard on Impetuous Ritual's "In servitude of Asynchronous Duality" hinting at perhaps it may in fact be one of Impetuous Ritual's members doing these vocals, coming from Australia and what not.

Compile that with sung escalated chants on 'Singe of Orgiastic Waste' and more doom metal this time clung to by a spontaneous bursts of what sounds like Arnold Swartzneggar trying to sing or at least attempting to say something but comes out completely intelligible to even the most advanced black/death metal listener, this album puts you in a strange position of both enjoyment and confusion. Its very dynamic, vocally and in terms of its structure, there is much jumping abbot genres but done in a very fluid and seamless manner.

The atmosphere here is very impressive and truly begins to ascend and fluctuate among haunting, saddening, triumphant and mystique emanations with the introduction of 'Tormented By Deathly Cataract', which also adds to the equation semi-echoed/enochian-esque sung gothic chants creating a near funereal ambiance on Mortuus Decadence. All this is kept alive and very active as you traverse the record; however it's most impressive entry is 'Night Plague Manifest' that uses the guitars to far better effect than on any track in terms of creating a spooky melody to expand the music's depth that's further aided by the acoustic intermezzo and Disembowelment-esque instrumental notes approaching its monstrous 10 minute mark. Adds up, provided the following track 'Osmos Burial' is deeply rooted in Funeral Doom for majority of its runtime before shedding its skin slightly to relieve some of its weight thus giving way to death/doom.

You can't go wrong by picking up Mortuus Decadence, it's got all the traits of the ancient sound we all seek out in black/death/doom and will definitely be massively overlooked for most of the underground if that cvlt as fuck cover doesn't stick.

Ratting: 8.5 out of 10

Review by Alex on November 16, 2021.

And again I'm reminded of why it's false to judge an album by its cover art, Tyrannic dug into the soil of 1st wave black metal and planted what has now become a very versatile Mortuus Decadence. It's almost as if listening to a merge among Immortal, Bathory, Celtic Frost, Disembowelment and early Mayhem (though not limited to), hence this album is deeply rooted in the most embryonic period of the sonic dark art. And getting back to the cover, you really have to be careful about how you pick and choose in this oversaturated genre; this could have been one of those that escaped my radar but curiosity can really be a good thing sometimes, especially when it's an Iron Bonehead promo.

When black metal and doom metal take hands in matrimony, a grim and morbid thing comes to fruition. Here we have an Australian sect playing the night tunes with patience and skill reminiscent of some of the very first torchbearers, yet sits chaos and tranquil manifesting and maneuvering amidst the music. With each of the tracks baring a lengthy runtime, quite a bit is accomplished. You could take for instance the first track 'Mortuus Decadence' in which sets out as doom metal then is transformed into a very Immortal esque, Diabolic Fullmoon Mysticism dance with Tom G Warrior "uughs" sprinkled atop the mid-paced madness. Then there are these screams that sound strikingly similar to those heard on Impetuous Ritual's "In servitude of Asynchronous Duality" hinting at perhaps it may in fact be one of Impetuous Ritual's members doing these vocals, coming from Australia and what not.

Compile that with sung escalated chants on 'Singe of Orgiastic Waste' and more doom metal this time clung to by a spontaneous bursts of what sounds like Arnold Swartzneggar trying to sing or at least attempting to say something but comes out completely intelligible to even the most advanced black/death metal listener, this album puts you in a strange position of both enjoyment and confusion. Its very dynamic, vocally and in terms of its structure, there is much jumping abbot genres but done in a very fluid and seamless manner.

The atmosphere here is very impressive and truly begins to ascend and fluctuate among haunting, saddening, triumphant and mystique emanations with the introduction of 'Tormented By Deathly Cataract', which also adds to the equation semi-echoed/enochian-esque sung gothic chants creating a near funereal ambiance on Mortuus Decadence. All this is kept alive and very active as you traverse the record; however it's most impressive entry is 'Night Plague Manifest' that uses the guitars to far better effect than on any track in terms of creating a spooky melody to expand the music's depth that's further aided by the acoustic intermezzo and Disembowelment-esque instrumental notes approaching its monstrous 10 minute mark. Adds up, provided the following track 'Osmos Burial' is deeply rooted in Funeral Doom for majority of its runtime before shedding its skin slightly to relieve some of its weight thus giving way to death/doom.

You can't go wrong by picking up Mortuus Decadence, it's got all the traits of the ancient sound we all seek out in black/death/doom and will definitely be massively overlooked for most of the underground if that cvlt as fuck cover doesn't stick.

Ratting: 8.5 out of 10