Review by JD on August 7, 2017.

When I think of many types of metal and I think of plethora of bands that came out of California since I was a teenager in the 80’s. Thrash, glam, shock and industrial come to mind, as well as the ever present traditional metal… but doom is typically not the norm. It is now. Here to stomp you down and beat on you slowly - Worship of Keres.

Out of the most northern climes of Cali, comes a slow paced dynamo of four dark shrouded souls who are bound and determined to show how they can rock you at an exaggerated laborious pace.  Like a brontosaurus, it plods along with an abject heaviness rivaling a young My Dying Bride… but has its own sloth like force, as well as deep melancholy melodies that take you to that dark place every priest warns you about.

Three songs are offered up, and those three songs want to pound you into dust. Split into three distinct parts (Book 1, Book 2 and Book 3) on the EP, the music harkens back to the old school doom that I first heard back in the mid-80’s, when people did not know what it was.  Melodic with this seismic heavy strength with every riff – your brought into its morose clutches. Think early Trouble with both Black Sabbath and Candlemass flavorings. Best song is easy… all three.

I am blown away, and hope that a full album with a good producer is coming fast and damned soon as well.  This is the best EP, best doom metal and if I may venture… in my top five this year.  If you’re looking for great doom metal album that has one foot in the beginning of the genre and another starting to carve its own path with a mighty kick- get this album and play it fucking loud.

Rating: 9.6 out of 10

Review by Elijah on January 31, 2020.

S/2004s3 shows that brutal death metal is still relevant, strong, powerful. Though the genre basically died off in popularity in 2005/2006, there's a select number of bands that still maintain the talent to make more material, this band being one of them. For most fans of brutal death, what you normally do is find the few bands that you like and you stick with those for a while. You try to find more bands/albums that you might like but it doesn’t appeal to you as much as your favorite bands do. Well, that’s this album's purpose. Im so glad I came across this EP, finally gave me some more stuff to listen to and appreciate.

For some reason this band is obsessed with space, specifically UFO's and the theory of aliens, and they do a pretty good job presenting it in their music. With the titles of their songs being names of planets/beings in space, and having literally all the lyrics in some sort of space language, and not any actual words. They pretty much get full points for that aspect. The intro is what prepares you for all the brutality this has to offer. Space, extraterrestrials, sci-fi, and monstrous alien creatures. It perfectly portrays the feeling and mood of space. Unknown and undiscovered, ready for upcoming action.

After the intro, you immediately get a face full of brutality, a constant riff with snare blasting to back it up, then the vocals come in and create the atmosphere they claim to present. This band has major talent and consistency with every track spread-out and written creatively. The bass is very present on this, and adds more backbone, crispiness, and vibe to the music. And once again, the drums are just downright amazing; the sound of the drums themselves, and the drummer's musical ability. The musical aspect gets a 10/10.

All the instruments are good, and all tracks are definitely worth the listeners' time. Good drum sound, especially the snare, perfect guitars, noticeable bass, and great vocals. The vocals are just the good amount of high and low, the perfect balance. There isn't anything bad here at all, no downsides, no disadvantages at all. The lyrical content is on point, the musicality is on point, literally nothing at all is wrong here. One of the most talented, flawless, perfect brutal death records I've ever heard.

As I said in the beginning, this EP shows that they brutal death genre is still alive today in the underground and that the artists are still going at their bests and most talented. This opens up the gateway for more upcoming brutal death metal to spawn in the underground. I wish this band would make their debut album already, if they can make an EP this flawless, imagine how that album will be. If you haven't heard this EP already, go listen to it NOW. I guarantee you WILL NOT be disappointed.

Rating: 10 out of 10