<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Gortal &#8211; Teeth of the Divine</title>
	<atom:link href="https://www.teethofthedivine.com/tags/gortal/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>https://www.teethofthedivine.com</link>
	<description>Extreme Music Critique, Discourse &#38; Discovery!</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:46:21 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en-US</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>
	hourly	</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>
	1	</sy:updateFrequency>
	
	<item>
		<title>Gortal &#8211; Blasphemous Sindecade</title>
		<link>https://www.teethofthedivine.com/reviews/gortal-blasphemous-sindecade/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=gortal-blasphemous-sindecade</link>
					<comments>https://www.teethofthedivine.com/reviews/gortal-blasphemous-sindecade/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Hogg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:32:29 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews › G]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2009]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ben Hogg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gortal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pagan Records]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Review]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://teethofthedivine.com/site/?p=6514</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Poland&#8217;s Pagan Records did not have to go far to farm their fellow countrymen Gortal from their own back yard. Occasionally the &#8220;homeboy syndrome&#8221; clouds a label heads judgement and I&#8217;m happy to say that does not appear to be the case with Gortal. These fuckers and this recording deserve the contract. When I put [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Poland&#8217;s Pagan Records did not have to go far to farm their fellow countrymen Gortal from their own back yard. Occasionally the &#8220;homeboy syndrome&#8221; clouds a label heads judgement and I&#8217;m happy to say that does not appear to be the case with Gortal. These fuckers and this recording deserve the contract.</p>
<p>When I put the disc in the player I began reading the bio on the back of the promotional copy I was given and was bored to fuck and back by the hell hot dryness of that write up, luckily the music kicked in and I was back in the game. Right now I&#8217;m going to do what I accuse lazy reviewers of doing and go with some easy comparisons. Vocals remind me of Deicide, musically it&#8217;s a mish mash of Vader, Immolation, and a heavy dose of Morbid Angel. Far less speed reliant than the amazing and like minded Angel Corpse, but also not nearly as special. What is on hand is a lot of mid paced segments broken up by some amazingly quick (fake?) footwork on the drummers part during the more hell-paced portions. It&#8217;s almost like these Poles are playing USDM filtered through their own country&#8217;s strong metal heritage. They claim to be straddling the line between old school and new school and I suppose that is pretty accurate, it appeals to my old ass as well as my coworker who is 12 years my junior who I exposed to this. We don&#8217;t agree on shit normally.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m going to do some nit picking to wrap up this review. The production is thick/heavy and each instrument is highlighted amply, but with this particular style of DM I could have gone for a more raw approach. It took over 2 years to record this album and perhaps a little too much spit was used on the shine. I&#8217;m also 95% sure some beat replacements and enhancements were utilized on the drums. Not at all uncommon in this day and age, I just feel it&#8217;s worth mentioning because shit is &#8220;too&#8221; perfect. Mechanical.</p>
<p> I also feel like the sterility may have zapped some of the &#8220;evil&#8221; or &#8220;dark&#8221; essence that are synonymous with the best bands of the genre like Immolation or Incantation, so it falls a little short in that category.<br />
Don&#8217;t let that shit dissuade you from checking this out, I think it&#8217;s a satisfying listen in a style that I rarely unearth new gems within. I also have to mention the album title. If English is a distant second language then you should not attempt to get tricky with it. I assume Sindecade is a play on Syndicate, but it&#8217;s not funny, it&#8217;s not fun.</p>
<p>In summation: It ain&#8217;t perfect and it&#8217;s pretty fucking derivative but, fuck it man, it&#8217;s around 30 mins of some quality Polish death metal. Don&#8217;t forget to close the screen door on the submarine.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
					
					<wfw:commentRss>https://www.teethofthedivine.com/reviews/gortal-blasphemous-sindecade/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		
		
			</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

<!--
Performance optimized by W3 Total Cache. Learn more: https://www.boldgrid.com/w3-total-cache/?utm_source=w3tc&utm_medium=footer_comment&utm_campaign=free_plugin

Page Caching using Disk: Enhanced 
Minified using Disk

Served from: www.teethofthedivine.com @ 2026-11-11 02:04:51 by W3 Total Cache
-->