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Endless Affliction are a technical death metal band from Ioannina, Greece. They formed in 2014 and «Towards Death» is their third full-length, after «Chain of Balance» (2014) and «Savage Retribution» (2015). It was released independently, without a label, on 29 July 2016, and includes ten tracks. Behind the album are Alex Dimou on guitars, Manolis Karavidas on bass and rhythm guitar, and James Mansakorth on vocals.
“`Country: Greece
Genre: Technical Death Metal
For fans of: Fleshbore, Deformatory
The sound moves at high speed, with technical passages, sharp guitars and frequent tempo changes. The first three tracks — «Motivation To Kill», «Towards Death» and «Slashed And Decapitated» — set the tone: heavy riffs, abrupt bursts and vocals that go from deep growls to wilder shrieks. The album doesn’t let up even on the shorter tracks, such as «Firebreather» and «Into The Shadows», which keep the same intensity.
The lyrics tell a single story from Greek mythology. A demigod fights monsters, descends into the underworld, meets a three-headed guardian and dragons, until his journey ends with his death and his ascent to Olympus. The remaining tracks — «Catastrophical Vengeance», «Eviscerate The Living», «The Last Onslaught», «Bloodiest Of Massacres» and «Death Of A Demigod» — continue that flow, keeping the album coherent from start to finish.
«Towards Death» is available digitally on the band’s Bandcamp page, at a price set by the listener. There is also a limited CD edition, which has sold out.
See also
See also: Gorod – The Ember Gone and DISSIMULATOR – Artifice Dissolves.
