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Wow, it's refreshing to see an EP in this day and age of more, more, more. And it works wonders for the craziness of Singapore's OSHIEGO, who here lay down three songs of raw (love that snare sound... just love it) blackened war/death with classic Teutonic thrash overtones. That's a damn good mix for you metallic scholars out there taking notes, combining as it does a wild and unruly take on many different aspects of our beloved extreme music. The title track in particular gets my blood boiling in all the best of ways, like a more spontaneous BEHEMOTH stuck opening for IMPIETY at a cancelled HELLHAMMER gig in some alternate reality. If this was a full-length, I might have given it an 8.0, but as is, it just leaves you wanting—needing—more. Still, definitely worth keeping tabs on these guys to see what they come up with when it comes time for their second full-length (they've released one full-length and another EP). Hopefully they keep it raw, they keep the unhinged vibe intact, and they keep taking all the best aspects of death, war, black, and heavy thrash to use for their own devious needs. Whatever they do, you can bet it'll be on a label of good repute (Hells Headbangers, you reading this?).

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The Heretic Priests Of Amon