Review by Alex on January 25, 2021.

I'll never forget the first time hearing the sample off 'Deloy's Ape', I couldn't deny that it was sad and terrifying all the while, strangely hilarious. That feeling when empathy and sympathy have been invaded by the selfishness of amusement met its peak that day, trying to hold in laughter before bursting into tears with it never felt more difficult. What Dipygus did on Deathooze is both commendable and heartless. They give us a legitimate reason for the band's existence with their dark humor, fantastic death metal and the thematic behind it all. That was in 2019, swing a few branches to here and now in which once again the band are able to not just amuse but top their previous entry with their latest installment Bushmeat.

Animal instincts documented via samples and represented by the dingy and brutal surroundings Dipygus creates with their death metal that's not afraid to take a swing at doom and grindcore on a track such as 'The Khumjung Scalp' for example. "I was surprised it took just about 35 minutes to shrink a head", again the samples they borrow just walk a tightrope between generating either reactions of remorse, disgust, disbelief or in some occasions, hilarity. And the instrumentation used to carve into existence these images has the old school tag pinned deep into its flesh.

The tracks are just fucking terrific, the riffs like the ones heard on the instrumenbtal of sorts 'Plasmoidal Mass (Tomb Mold)', sorry I meant (Slime Mold), totally evoke that feeling of 90s era death metal. Morta Skuld in particular comes to mind a lot especially in the doomier parts of Bushmeat and aforementioned track. The drumming has this thick gluey feel that makes the music more impactful not forgetting the skill behind the kit that can go from either semi technical sections to blinding fast grindcore fury. Riffs are very good here, lots of variation too, from sluggish doom metal stretches, to tight semi technical strings and freight-train chugs as heard on title track 'Bushmeat'. And as for vocals, they sound as though a swamp beast of some sort is awakening from its slumber.

I appreciate what Dipygus are doing with their music; many other bands fail to carry on strong after putting out a remarkable release, but Dipygus here have topped their previous work with something more explorative yet still very familiar and adherent to their previous body of work. A gruesome, funny and very much threatening release to other bands within the underground.

And growth continues for Dipygus; from monkey to gorilla.

Rating: 8.8 out of 10

Review by Michael on December 22, 2020.

Long have I waited, but the band had problems with the pressing plant (according to their own statement) but now, after a few months of waiting, the Swedes of Begrafven have finally managed to release their album as a CD. Except for a demo, which the band released in 2013, there are no other releases. Let's see what Dödsriket has to offer....

First of all, the cover catches the eye of the disinclined viewer. I wonder what the band was thinking. This is one of the worst CD covers I have ever seen. Grim Reaper on a horse skeleton in front of a church. And drawn in Paint 1995 or so. I don't want to say that I am artistically very talented and could design such an artwork, but such a monstrosity as a cover???? Honestly???

But I was looking forward to the album not because of the cover, but of course because of the music. And that is, in contrast, really good. The album sounds like Swedish black metal sounds. There is nothing new on the album, but it is all played rock solid, the way I like to hear it. If I were to draw a comparison to similar bands, Sorhin or Armagedda would immediately come to mind. There are always nice instrumental passages in the tracks and the melodies are very catchy. The singer also sounds like a black metal singer should sound, he did not experiment with clear vocals or other bells and whistles. The production is quite well done, everything sounds coherent and you can hear the instruments well.

Recommendable songs are 'I Mitt Mörker', which is a very melodic piece and 'Livets Fort', which is a faster song and the band shows that they can write not only mid tempo numbers.

What in my opinion, however, somewhat disturbs, are the sometimes too long pieces. This could have been shortened a bit, after all, the album comes to a playing time of 1:09 hours. That is in my eyes much too long for a black metal album. All in all, however, it is quite a good album for a debut.

Rating: 7.3 out of 10

Review by Michael on December 22, 2020.

Long have I waited, but the band had problems with the pressing plant (according to their own statement) but now, after a few months of waiting, the Swedes of Begrafven have finally managed to release their album as a CD. Except for a demo, which the band released in 2013, there are no other releases. Let's see what Dödsriket has to offer....

First of all, the cover catches the eye of the disinclined viewer. I wonder what the band was thinking. This is one of the worst CD covers I have ever seen. Grim Reaper on a horse skeleton in front of a church. And drawn in Paint 1995 or so. I don't want to say that I am artistically very talented and could design such an artwork, but such a monstrosity as a cover???? Honestly???

But I was looking forward to the album not because of the cover, but of course because of the music. And that is, in contrast, really good. The album sounds like Swedish black metal sounds. There is nothing new on the album, but it is all played rock solid, the way I like to hear it. If I were to draw a comparison to similar bands, Sorhin or Armagedda would immediately come to mind. There are always nice instrumental passages in the tracks and the melodies are very catchy. The singer also sounds like a black metal singer should sound, he did not experiment with clear vocals or other bells and whistles. The production is quite well done, everything sounds coherent and you can hear the instruments well.

Recommendable songs are 'I Mitt Mörker', which is a very melodic piece and 'Livets Fort', which is a faster song and the band shows that they can write not only mid tempo numbers.

What in my opinion, however, somewhat disturbs, are the sometimes too long pieces. This could have been shortened a bit, after all, the album comes to a playing time of 1:09 hours. That is in my eyes much too long for a black metal album. All in all, however, it is quite a good album for a debut.

Rating: 7.3 out of 10

Review by Michael on December 22, 2020.

Long have I waited, but the band had problems with the pressing plant (according to their own statement) but now, after a few months of waiting, the Swedes of Begrafven have finally managed to release their album as a CD. Except for a demo, which the band released in 2013, there are no other releases. Let's see what Dödsriket has to offer....

First of all, the cover catches the eye of the disinclined viewer. I wonder what the band was thinking. This is one of the worst CD covers I have ever seen. Grim Reaper on a horse skeleton in front of a church. And drawn in Paint 1995 or so. I don't want to say that I am artistically very talented and could design such an artwork, but such a monstrosity as a cover???? Honestly???

But I was looking forward to the album not because of the cover, but of course because of the music. And that is, in contrast, really good. The album sounds like Swedish black metal sounds. There is nothing new on the album, but it is all played rock solid, the way I like to hear it. If I were to draw a comparison to similar bands, Sorhin or Armagedda would immediately come to mind. There are always nice instrumental passages in the tracks and the melodies are very catchy. The singer also sounds like a black metal singer should sound, he did not experiment with clear vocals or other bells and whistles. The production is quite well done, everything sounds coherent and you can hear the instruments well.

Recommendable songs are 'I Mitt Mörker', which is a very melodic piece and 'Livets Fort', which is a faster song and the band shows that they can write not only mid tempo numbers.

What in my opinion, however, somewhat disturbs, are the sometimes too long pieces. This could have been shortened a bit, after all, the album comes to a playing time of 1:09 hours. That is in my eyes much too long for a black metal album. All in all, however, it is quite a good album for a debut.

Rating: 7.3 out of 10