Review by Alex on July 1, 2019.

Get ready for 28 minutes of despicable black/death/thrash war metal grindcore. This mutating fungus of disturbance by Vomit Angel in the form of Imprint of Extinction loosens the screws of the filth tank to let the ugly gush out and onto the war metal territory. This is the first time ever hearing what Vomit Angel are about and to be honest it’s not bad at all (musically). I tend to stand clear of 1¹/2 length tracks as they usually are about just fucking around and shit with rarely any amount of seriousness existing in the music. I decided to give this one a chance primarily based on the fact Vomit Angel’s latest march in filth would be released through Iron Bonehead Productions; so, if they saw something redeemable in the music, samples of regurgitation and defecation, then perhaps I would too; so why the hell not give the material a listen. After a few spins, turns out the music is not too shabby at all, and even has some rather amusing elements present. 

Firstly, the production garnered positive feedback during the time spent, not overly ugly nor clean, secondly, within the recordings lay a jesting appeal that see Vomit Angel provoke the thoughts of the listener by doing little but meaningful and suggestive actions. The music is straightforward black/death war metal drumming with transitions towards punk metal and thrash metal. The track most appealing to me is ‘U.S.G’, it’s the one song that has less in common with the others when addressing the instrumentation; plus, its leading riff is similar to Goatpenis’ ‘Pleasant Atrocities March’, one of my favorite tracks off "Anesthetic Vapor". The incorporation of the cowbell is the most amusing and surprising element on Imprint of Extinction as it’s not traditionally apart of the war metal theme. Hearing it play an opening role on songs such as ‘Concussion’, ‘Hobo in the Woods’ and the ridiculously short ‘Hollow Earth’ made this effort all the more amusing. The amusement doesn't end there as a drunk and drowsy vocal show undermines the aggressive throats on ‘Vestyfen Classic’. 

Four of the songs featured on Vomit Angel’s Imprint of Extinction can be heard on a tape put out earlier in the year titled Ceremonium Promo 2019. I have not hard it but I am assuming those tracks were re-recorded for this occasion. 

Lyrically I don't know what it is about, and the vocals are not clear enough to be deciphered, however judging from the names of the songs Imprint of Extinction is a mixture of menace and mockery; it makes clear that Vomit Angel don’t take the genre too seriously.

Rating: 7 out of 10

Review by Alex on July 1, 2019.

Get ready for 28 minutes of despicable black/death/thrash war metal grindcore. This mutating fungus of disturbance by Vomit Angel in the form of Imprint of Extinction loosens the screws of the filth tank to let the ugly gush out and onto the war metal territory. This is the first time ever hearing what Vomit Angel are about and to be honest it’s not bad at all (musically). I tend to stand clear of 1¹/2 length tracks as they usually are about just fucking around and shit with rarely any amount of seriousness existing in the music. I decided to give this one a chance primarily based on the fact Vomit Angel’s latest march in filth would be released through Iron Bonehead Productions; so, if they saw something redeemable in the music, samples of regurgitation and defecation, then perhaps I would too; so why the hell not give the material a listen. After a few spins, turns out the music is not too shabby at all, and even has some rather amusing elements present. 

Firstly, the production garnered positive feedback during the time spent, not overly ugly nor clean, secondly, within the recordings lay a jesting appeal that see Vomit Angel provoke the thoughts of the listener by doing little but meaningful and suggestive actions. The music is straightforward black/death war metal drumming with transitions towards punk metal and thrash metal. The track most appealing to me is ‘U.S.G’, it’s the one song that has less in common with the others when addressing the instrumentation; plus, its leading riff is similar to Goatpenis’ ‘Pleasant Atrocities March’, one of my favorite tracks off "Anesthetic Vapor". The incorporation of the cowbell is the most amusing and surprising element on Imprint of Extinction as it’s not traditionally apart of the war metal theme. Hearing it play an opening role on songs such as ‘Concussion’, ‘Hobo in the Woods’ and the ridiculously short ‘Hollow Earth’ made this effort all the more amusing. The amusement doesn't end there as a drunk and drowsy vocal show undermines the aggressive throats on ‘Vestyfen Classic’. 

Four of the songs featured on Vomit Angel’s Imprint of Extinction can be heard on a tape put out earlier in the year titled Ceremonium Promo 2019. I have not hard it but I am assuming those tracks were re-recorded for this occasion. 

Lyrically I don't know what it is about, and the vocals are not clear enough to be deciphered, however judging from the names of the songs Imprint of Extinction is a mixture of menace and mockery; it makes clear that Vomit Angel don’t take the genre too seriously.

Rating: 7 out of 10

Review by JD on November 28, 2010.

I love the music of the NWOBHM movement. It was raw, heavy and always could laugh at itself for the silliness when it first broke out. I still laugh at myself when the memory of when I would dress up in my sparkly star covered tight spandex and teased hair that had enough hair spray in it that it might have been the root cause for the ozone layer being the way it is. I sometimes even miss it (a little). With the mind now set fully here is England’s one record wonder - Deep Switch.

As a collection from a band that most never heard of, its not that bad. It is cheesy as hell, and dated to the point of feeling a little stupid, but that ends up being the charm of it that makes it fun to listen to. With amazing 80's hooks and a strong sense of humour that ties everything into it, takes any listener back to the time where metal started its climb to glory and without lowering your IQ any.

Sounding like a proud cross between Saxon, early Y&T, Judas Priest and even the tongue in cheek of Spinal Tap, Deep Switch are a band that is strong. Songs like the humour laced ‘Pigfeeder!’ and the infectious and very NWOBHM sounding ‘Nine Inches Of God’ power right through it all with an exuberance that is mostly disappeared from Metal’s lexicon

A classic sounding album, that is a throwback to metal’s earliest days. I have to say that this is one of my favourite albums so far this year, even though it is a dinosaur in sound and feel. Some things are just better that way... metal being one of them. I do have to dock their rating but in my hear, it takes me back to when I was a little headbanger. Nostalgia... gotta love it.

Categorical Rating Breakdown

Musicianship: 8
Atmosphere: 9
Production: 8
Originality: 7 (hate doing this to them)
Overall: 8.5

Rating: 8.1 out of 10