Review by Michael on January 28, 2022.

Once upon a time, not so long ago, the Emscher was the dirtiest river in Germany but it was laboriously renatured within the last couple of years. I still remember the stinking broth flowing through the Ruhr Area. It seems though that some remnants have somehow escaped from there and manifested in Abschwörung, a band originated right there, and which band members are also active in Abythic.

Manifeste des Zorns is a compilation of their three demos released from 2019 to 2021 from which only the Endzeitapokalypse demo from 2019 and their 2020 demo Alptraumdimension were released yet (the 2020 on two split releases) so that their newest one Seelenfinsternis is previously unreleased. What was put out on this release is the foulest and darkest death metal I've heard for a long time. The band varies between very fast parts and creeping, monotonous, cavernous riffing combined with some more catchy and rhythmic vibes (but not too many of course). Here and there some dissonant parts enlighten (quite some irony in here) the dark, stinking primeval death metal soup. Vocalist / guitarist M.D.B. is gasping the German lyrics so pretty sick that one can think he is going to die within the next few minutes because of suffocation. All this meshes really perfectly together and create a very uncomfortable and morbid atmosphere. All demos are produced very well (for a demo) and at least my ears cannot make out any big differences in the sound of them.

The lyrics match perfectly to this atmosphere; you cannot find any trace of positive thoughts in it. Titles like 'Todgeweiht', 'Höllentanz' or 'Ewige Agonie' speak volumes. On this compilation, pure negativity and darkness rule the world of the Germans. I would say that the harsh words sang in German match very well to this sick piece of hatred. Musically, I would recommend this output to all of you who are into lovely bands like such as Beherit (the old ones of course), Demoncy or Void Meditation Cult but with death metal vocals combined with something like the dirty and slightly insane brother of such bands like Phrenelith, Spectral Voice or Krypts.

If you are into some really sick death metal stuff, you will enjoy Manifeste Des Zorns for sure. And if you want to impress your friends with some really kind German vocabulary, too!

Rating: 8.3 out of 10