This seasoned trio of musicians from Finland will crush you with their first full-length album, one of the most savage, grinding, furious and primordial Death Metal releases you could face this year.
An ageless entity of evil featuring members from Corpsessed, Solothus, Tyranny, Profetus and Cataleptic, drawing musical influences from Death Metal’s first steps into existence, Helsinki/Järvenpää, Finland based Tormentor Tyrant will leave no survivors with their full-frontal assault of sonic devastation to the sound of their first full-length offering, titled Excessive Escalation Of Cruelty. Recorded at Furnace 5034 and Rehearsalucifer Studios, produced by Tormentor Tyrant, mastered by The Hand of Doom at Toxic Basement Studio, and displaying a sick artwork by Roni Ärling (with layout by Giorgio Spevo of Everlasting Spew Records), the new album by vocalist and guitarist S.Envenom, bassist and vocalist M.Malignant, and drummer J.Carnage is perfect for fans of Deicide, Malevolent Creation, Skeletal Remains, and Laceration, among others, resulting in one of the most savage, grinding, furious and primordial Death Metal releases you could face this year.
The Mephistophelean intro Upheaval Of Tyranny will transport you to the ruthless world ruled by Tormentor Tyrant in Capital Of Pain, offering us all a little more than two minutes of pure savagery led by the inhumane, demented roars by S.Envenom, and let’s keep slamming into the mosh pit to the sound of Torture Divine, where J.Carnage doesn’t stop hammering his drums not even for a single second. Their feast of violence has no time to end, with Tartarean Iron Grip presenting their most destructive side thanks to another bestial performance by J.Carnage on drums; and the trio sounds absolutely merciless and possessed in Crueler Tomorrow, with M.Malignant blasting his bass nonstop while also roaring manically.
In Pit of Anguish, there’s nothing else to do but diving into the circle pit like a true metalmaniac to the demonic vocals by S.Envenom and the band’s vile riffs and classic Death Metal solos, followed by Cosmic Wild Hunt, a brutal and demented display of Finnish Death Metal where their riffs, blast beats and infernal guttural roars sound perfect for some action during their live performances. Then it feels like they’re even more infuriated in Terminal Revelation, with the ruthless drums by J.Carnage providing S.Envenom with the exact level of violence needed to distill his visceral growls; whereas Heavy Death Bombardment, the last song of the album, is just as insane as all previous tracks, where S.Envenom and M.Malignant are beasts incarnate with their riffs and solos.
There’s no extreme down-tuning, no mysticality, nor anything like that in Excessive Escalation Of Cruelty, just sheer unrelenting evil violence in the old way, and the guys from Tormentor Tyrant would simply love to hear what you have to say about their demolishing creations on Facebook and on Instagram, and you can also stream their music on Spotify and, above all that, purchase their fulminating opus by clicking HERE (mailorder) or HERE (BandCamp). The beyond talented and savage musicians from Tormentor Tyrant are not fooling around; they’re out for blood, armed with the ass-kicking Death Metal found in their new album, and you better watch out because once you’re caught into their hurricane of sonic violence, there’s absolutely no way out.
Best moments of the album: Tartarean Iron Grip, Cosmic Wild Hunt and Terminal Revelation.
Worst moments of the album: None.
Released in 2025 Everlasting Spew Records
Track listing
1. Intro – Upheaval Of Tyranny 1:16
2. Capital Of Pain 2:20
3. Torture Divine 2:17
4. Tartarean Iron Grip 3:13
5. Crueler Tomorrow 3:20
6. Pit of Anguish 2:36
7. Cosmic Wild Hunt 4:20
8. Terminal Revelation 2:33
9. Heavy Death Bombardment 4:59
Band members
S.Envenom – vocals, rhythm guitars
M.Malignant – bass, lead guitars, vocals
J.Carnage – drums