Rot Fester is a Death Metal duo from Sweden. On March 22nd, 2024, Rot Fester released their debut studio album, Condone and Condemn, which includes six songs and music that emerges and feeds your inner monster. Condone and Condemn was released through Kvlt und Kaos Productions.
Introduction:
Rot Fester, Condone and Condemn: This review will evaluate every aspect of the album, from its intricate musical composition to its production. Our analysis will provide valuable insights to help you determine if this album is worth adding to your collection.
The First Three Sins of Condone and Condemn
Let’s start by discussing the first three sins of Rot Fester and their Condone and Condemn album.
The First Sin, The Strings/Keys: Features guitar work ranges from buzzing and hamming riffs to brutal, face-melting riffs that will leave you speechless. But it doesn’t stop there. The music also features clean rhythmic and melodic sections, allowing the guitar to display its versatility and range. The Second Sin, The Vocals: Involves fierce death growls with precise precision and an aggressive edge. The Third Sin—The Percussions: Hammering drumming with various tones, beats, patterns, and fills, moving the music entirely and providing the backbone of the music.
The Fourth Sin: Overall Discussion: Music that emerges and feeds your inner monster.
As soon as the listener presses the play button, the opening piece, Absit Omen, greets the listener with a symphonic and orchestral opening…
As the listener continues their dark conclusion with the second piece, This Means War, and the four remaining pieces, the music emerges and feeds your inner monster.
Prepare to be swept away by the raw power and intensity of Rot Fester’s new release. Despite its short length, this album is an unrelenting assault on the senses, filled with crushing death metal riffs, relentless beats, and pure, unbridled rage.
From the darkest, heaviest moments to the loudest, most intense sections, every moment of this album leaves you breathless and with a broken spinal cord due to the amount of headbanging with this old-school monster.
Condone and Condemn’s production seamlessly blends heavy/old-school sound with a dark Autumn tone. At the same time, the production boasts a distinct and clear sound that provides an immersive experience to the listener’s ears.
Rot Fester’s music is a fruit of art. It features diverse tempos and moods crafted to take the listener through the music. At the heart of this music lies the devilmanship and instrumentation of guitar, drum work and vocal work.
Rot Fester’s album Condone and Condemn is a forbidden fruit of old-fashioned death metal art that stands out. It is a heavy and brutal album perfect for headbanging, yet short enough to leave you wanting more. This album is a must-list for fans of Swedish old-school death metal, melodic death, and pure death metal. So turn up the volume, hit repeat, and prepare for an intense listening experience that will leave you craving more!
Rot Fester has crafted a truly unforgettable listening experience that is not to be missed.
The album comes to an end with the last song, Condone and Condemn. We want to give a shoutout to Rot Fester for letting us review their Condone and Condemn album. Now, we’re going to wrap it up by talking about the final three sins and concluding the review.
You’re Listening to “Condone and Condemn”
PlayThe last Three Sins
Let’s discuss the last three sins, our thoughts on Rot Fester and their Condone and Condemn album.
The Fifth Sin, The Memorabilia: Condone and Condemn blew my ears away with its high energy, intense, and brutal sound from start to finish. It was captivating, and the duo’s devilmanship and instrumentation are a forbidden fruit of art.
It’s Daniel’s vocals that did it for us, each tone and note of his voice will penetrate your soul. Not only that, but it is as if you are right there with him in the recording booth, feeling his vocals’ raw energy and intensity in your face.
The Sixth Sin, The Artwork:
Azmi Taib created the cover art for Rot Fester, which draws inspiration from old-school death metal album covers.
The Seventh Sin, Disrelish:
Nothing to disrelish within the musical spectrum of Rot Fester, and their album Condone and Condemn
This concludes the Rot Fester, Condone and Condemn review.
Track-Listing:
- Absit Omen (Instrumental)
- This Means War
- Feed the Monster Inside
- Death Metal Crusade
- Their Doom Is Your Boon
- Condone and Condemn
Rot Fester is:
- Daniel Tjernberg – vocals, keys on track one
- Michael Lang – all instruments
- Henke Frost – guest guitar solo
- Mikael Tjernberg – guest keys on track one
