Annotations of an Autopsy – The Reign of Darkness (2010)

August 10, 2023

AOAA are another one of those bands who started in the deathcore / slam – influenced end of the spectrum, and decided to change lanes into a more regular death metal approach as time went on. With their second full length, the band are fully in brutal death metal mode, but with enough chugging riffs to not lose all of their identity. The vocals are the highlight here, the loose, gargling growls that are spat hideously across the top of these concoctions are a nice change from the dry heave of most low vokills. The drums are also fantastic, but the production – whilst strong – is a little typical and perhaps synthetic in parts.