Flimsy low tuned guitars are followed by the deep guttural growls of Craig Pillard echoing from the cavernous bowels. The riffs on the opening track ‘Imprecation of Diabolical Scourge’ churns out slow downtuned riffs leaving a trail of devastation that sweeps across the punishing drums. There is a definite tone of the 90s death/doom metal: the music takes you to dark places of dissolution with the growls adding to the sense of menace. In such a fundamental way Disma narrows the chasm between Finnish and American death metal. Therefore, the essential elements of bands like Incantation and Rippikoulu reveal that signature sound. Disma’s aesthetics emphasize doomy sections compounded with sludgy riffs.

The drums erupt from the ground, sending crushing beats and riffs cloaked in a sense of darkness that adds sonic integrity to the gargantuan growls. One unique aspect is that Disma’s trademarks pertain to the 90s era of death metal, Craig Pillard’s musical genius has created the perfect grotesque sound. The guitar arrangements are brought in the ancient form of death metal. Nevertheless, Disma represents something beyond the capability of the notorious bands of the U.S. death metal scene. Clocking in at 22 minutes the EP is composed of three formidable tracks that can be described as densely obscured.

‘Beyond the Dimensionless’ has many tempo changes: the drumming on this track is absolutely crushing, with sludgy riffs creeping out from the charnel vaults. The slow, morbid atmosphere stamps on the territory of death/doom metal. Disma draws from many elements: the guitars infuse fast tremolo riffs while the drums inflict heavy crushing blows and thedouble bass drums unleash potency. There is a constant feeling of creepiness to evoke unearthly dimensions through the guttural grunts. Relatively, the latest endeavor focuses on the powerful procession of the riffs and each song begins at a mid-paced tempo.

The cover artwork is created by the Swedish illustrator Ola Larsson (Sulphur Aeons, Temple of Void) which possesses a funereal splendor and gives us a glimpse of his grandeur art in its gripping fantasy effect. The final track ‘Earthendium’ permeates crushing death doom brutality, Disma’s slow and heavy riffs are unrivaled. The drums give a lumbering effect and often tread into faster sections. The characteristic value of ‘Earthendium’ evokes a sense of morbidness, this primitive nature elicited from death metal bands such as Disembowelment, Autopsy, Depravity and Incantation.

The musical orientation of the newest EP is consistently raw, heavy and crushing. The doomy elements are infused in the song structure with massive riffs that ensure an immersive sonic experience. The key element of ‘Earthendium’ is the utter heaviness of the obscure atmosphere amassed by the dense riffing, low guitar tone, and the echo of the guttural growls that provide impenetrable depth to the signature sound.

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