Review by Alex on October 7, 2020.

Russia to the rescue!, well not quite, considering this is death metal. Infiltration take up the challenge of steering this already fuckety fuck of a year further down the path to total annihilation with their debut Point Blank Termination. Take a look at the name, then take into account it's only 31 minutes, nuff said? Those that are not new to the genre - would understand, but to fresh meat, prepare for a good old fashioned clobbering, thrashing death metal style. Brutal blast beats, pummeling double bass trade-off ferocity with decimating riffs and vocals; you dare play roulette with Point Blank Termination? The four butchers of Infiltration take a somewhat clean production and just smear it in the entrails of late 90s, overflowing with cruel-chug chord structures that dissolve into some fascinating classic death metal riffing.

This record concentrates on aggression whether it be in the mid paced chugging moments of 'Radiation Storm' or the fast pelting knuckles of 'Rabid Bloodshed', either way you get what is expected of a such a short album from a death metal band, total fucking obliteration. It’s not all aggression however, Infiltrate take time in applying the necessary curves as to ensure each entry has something that it may sport as an exclusive feature. This is where the guitars and drumming shine; get blasted in the face by the blizzard of blast-beats or those amputating pinch harmonics and stomping solos heard on songs such as 'Plunged Into Decimation' and the aptly titled 'Collateral Damage'. These songs take a fucking chunk out the arse of brutality, chew it up and spit it back at you with their own coating of Russian vitriol.

I admire Infiltration's respect for time in a sense they don't overdo things by creating a 45 minute album that puts the listener to sleep by the 20 minute mark; as implied recently, the songs have their own personalities and are played tightly thus the material is perceived as refreshing with each listen despite the genre being nothing new. And that is what you want form a record this sort, nothing too over the top but at the same time, nothing that is underwhelming. On their debut, Point Blank Termination, Infiltration demonstrate the ability to create something that's been in the fallout one too may times and somewhat apply a refreshing sheen to its deteriorating frame. Be on the lookout for more works of woe by this new Russian pact, for now let the punishing sounds of 'Plunged Into Decimation', and 'Missing In Bodycount' hum with ravaging fury in your ears.

Rating: 8 out of 10

Review by JD on October 6, 2009.

Death Metal rears its head again like Godzilla rising from the ashes of hell, and takes a bite out of me. I have been hearing so many really good Death bands lately... will the Spain-based Ered keep up with the trend of sheer awesomeness, or will it crash into a ten foot thick concrete wall? Onward we go...

What strikes me first is the acridness of Etreum’s (Vocalist) tone. Each and every growled and spat word hits you like a two ton mallet to the forehead which makes you take notice... yet sends you into that dark world that every word takes you to. With such a vocal talent on board, it is then that the music comes into better focus. That sonic explosion shows the ultimate paradox that most Death Metal bands flirt with.... keeping melody verses having that sheer musical cranium crunch... Ered has found that balance, and perfected it!

Shogoth and Liorenz (Guitars) are both the type of musicians whom can be described as so devilishly melodic but at the same time so intensely bludgeoning all at once... their attack captures the lyrics in its darkened vortex of might and propels them to a standard that few other acts could match with. Abyssal and Draug on Bass and Drums respectively just thunders through it all and round out the black attack so nicely.

Songs such as ‘Bastards Condemnation’ and ‘For the Eternity of Sin’ show the depth of the band’s talent, and expands the thought of just what Death Metal Lyrics are suppose to be all about and raise that bar to even a greater level. It is a breath of fresh air to hear a band such as Ered to knows when to be very simple and basic while being so damned heavy, and then knowing when to explode out and lay waste to the what we thought Death Metal was about.

Clearly, this is a benchmark Death metal album coming from one of the finest unknown Death Metal bands. Clearly, Ered is a band to watch out for in the future... let the metal world open their arms and embrace them.
　
Categorical Rating Breakdown

Musicianship: 8.5
Atmosphere: 8
Production: 8.5
Originality: 8
Overall: 8