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Nespithe

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Demilich was one of the most obscure and unique bands to emerge from the early 90's death metal emission. Sadly, this was their only full-length. However, Demilich will never be forgotten with the release of 1993's "Nespithe".

This album really is like none other. This band writes technical music like the bands mentioned above, but if you like mediocre production (it blends it well with the music, so don't judge), Demilich's got the good. The guitar work could easily be in league with Meshuggah, Gorguts, and Cryptopsy if you listen closely. Mikko Virnes is good behind the drum set and definitely one of the most underrated but talented drummers of all time.

Now, here's what may put people off: Antti Boman's vocals. Boman uses the gurgling vocal sound that may take some getting used to if you're not a big fan of the goregrind-esque vocal style, but if you can easily bypass that, then you can easily listen to the wonder that is Demilich.

As for acquiring the album, as the other reviewers have said, it's free and available on their website, along with demos and live recordings of the band as well. http://www.anentity.com/demilich is where to go.

Also note, this band just played their last show ever in July 2006, so DON'T expect anything new from them. However, listen to "Nespithe" and prepare to hear an album like none other.

I've noticed other reviewers have pointed out the obvious fact that this album can be downloaded. If you think about it though, any album can be downloaded with not much trouble. That said, most death metal fans buy music anyhow. This is a killer addition to any DM collection. These guys are real mavericks almost to the extent of Gorguts or Cryptopsy. Vocally this album stands way out, and I think the vocals sound sick as all hell, but they take a little to get used to as well. There is almost a tech/jazz inflection going on musically, but not to the point where it loses it's 'metalness'.

This is some really sick and guttural DM!!! I don't know much about this band and this album is probably their only release, so I'm kind of disappointed... Anyways, this band shows some great musicianship and the vocals are some of the lowest and most guttural ever even though it's kind of weird...

Beyond the chromatic and the random, this release encodes its songs in arrangements based on the unencrypting of an inner harmonic structure. This allows variation in depth of dissonant voicing throughout the piece as well as song structures of unique absurd logicality. The croaking ultra-bass voice of a demonic bullfrog chortles intelligent lyrics while guitars and drums outcycle each other in evolving song structures similar to At the Gates. This cannot be recommended enough.

if you are lucky enough to find this one buy it, if you are lucky enough to find it with the 4 extra track, you would be in the bonus round. its a dam shame they never followed up with a new album. the vox is like nothing you never heard. awesome. easily my favorite album.

Yes that is right, in case you didn't notice my blatantly obvious title, this is a FREE release by Demilich. A band that I had never heard of before I found out that "Nespithe" was a free record. If you surf around the web and find Demilich's official site you can get this release for FREE! wow I like typing that in a review, it feels good.

Anyway, I can safely say that if your not a hardcore death metal fan the "Giant Bull Frog Possessed by Satan" vocals will have you either laughing at or deleting these MP3s. BUT WAIT! listen to the music, hey its pretty cool isn't it? So if you Like your death metal with that great vibe/groove to it you will love this release. Fans of math metal or bands like Meshuggah will also appreciate the musicianship and tightness of this band.

So I also found out about this record and its free-ness from amazon, so I rushed over onto Demilich's website and downloaded the whole album for $0.00. I then promptly popped it on my speakers. It doesn't take any time messing around with an intro, getting right to the goods. But once those Demonic Kermit Vocals kicked in I lost interest incredibly fast. But a week later I gave Demilich another shot and, after zoning out Kermit completely found out the greatness that this record actually contains.

Alright so the songs are structured the same way?...So what I say

Demilich are more about laying down a Foundation, then once thats done they add the decorations. (ugh I can't believe I just compared death metal to home decorating) Which come in the form of hook-riffs. You wont remember the song titles, but you'll know where you are just by the riffs you hear. If you do manage to remember the titles, all power to you. But I cant see the average listener saying "Oh track Nine? why thats The Planet that Once Used to Absorb Flesh in Order to Achieve Divinity and Immortality (Suffocated to the Flesh that it Desired...)!" or "Oh this is Inherited Bowel Levitation - Reduced Without Any Effort!"

Can someone tell me what exactly "Inherited Bowel levitation" means? wait....I don't think that I want to know....Anywho to sum this up, If you like your death metal technical but groovy with lots of hooks, and couldn't care less about vocals or songwriting( haven't actually look for lyrics... but somehow I think I know what they are like...*cough* Bowel Levitation *cough*) Then Demilich will defiantly go along great in your collection. If you like death metal at all you should get this. why? because its free of course, sheesh how many times do I have to say it!

Absolutely the best death metal band I've heard. These guys have amazing talent! I'm still trying to find a copy to replace my lost one in the Los Angeles area.

Thanks to the reviewer that tipped me off to their website and the free downloads of this album, on fairly high rez mp3. Hey, it's worth it. A very good and technical band with a writing ability above most of the pack circa 1994. True the vocals are perhaps weak and are not unlike the "croaking of a demonic bullfrog", but the music is very very good. Inventive, melodic with a good sense of chromantic brutality. Not so much blast beat oriented, rather it's contrapuntally interweaving bass and guitar patterns take the listener away on rhythms of sublime brutality. At least this listener. Pretty damn good and what a shame they didn't do more work.

sounds like death metal from another planet. that classic, cryptic finnish death metal sound meets jazz literacy. how can you say no to song titles like "The Planet That Once Used To Absorb Flesh In Order To Achieve Divinity And Immortality (Suffocated To The Flesh That It Desired...)"? if you listen to "technical metal" like cryptopsy, meshuggah and necrophagist this is over your head, but if you recognize the distinction between that and transcendental, meaningful music like gorguts, immolation and early at the gates this is totally essential.

This is amazing earlier death metal, and the vocals are some of the lowest and sickest you'll ever hear. Sad they only did the one CD before breaking up, but the COOL thing is you can just go to [...] and download the whole CD for free!!!!!!!!!