Syn:Drom-With Flesh Unbound

Last Updated (Wednesday, 07 July 2010 14:27) Written by Miguel Blardony Monday, 21 June 2010 17:09

Release Date: April 30, 2010

Label: Vicisolum Productions

Genre: Brutal Death Metal

Rating: 8.5/10

Comments: Ten additional nails driven into the putrefying carcass of the crucified Jesus Christ.

Sweden being the world’s largest exporter of top notch metal, it would be stupid to mention that these br00tal death newcomers Syn:Drom are a promising/great/talented/sexy band, right?

Yeah, definitely stupid, since the only crap band from Sweden this writer can think of are these power metallers whose name he’s forgotten.

Having touched on either end of the genre spectrum in just a few sentences, the pendulum now swings back to extreme territory so that “With Flesh Unbound” can have its praises sung on this most illustrious website. Its personnel are five burly Swedes who have an axe to grind concerning all things religious, spiritual, and Christian. “With Flesh Unbound” unveils the curtains on its creepy start once the “Devoured” intro fires our expectations the cinematic way. Come “Scorned Messiah” Syn:Drom waste no time using every weapon in their arsenal, whether it’s the machinegun percussion of Daniel Mikaelsson, the rapidfire bass lines, grinding twin guitars, or Jonny Pettersen’s volcanic growls that spew lava at the corrupt edifice called Christianity, to fry our heretical ears.

Additional helpings of Christ-destruction on the satanic scorcher “The Marked One” and “In Utter Contempt” pummel our misgivings to oblivion. The quintet sure know their business by album number one. Not a lot of bands can disport themselves with the same venomous verve and uncompromising vision as Syn:Drom, who include a few choice frills to their hamfisted repertoire. Listen closely and amid the blastbeat blizzard and tempest of razor riffs there arrives tasteful soloing from the Roger Bergsten-David Karlsson duo that come fast and quick lest the band’s lethal edge suffer in comparison. Thoroughly consistent in its brutality, don’t be surprised if it melts your CD player into a molten puddle once Syn:Drom tear down the last vestiges of the Christ-God on such dominating cuts as “A New World Order,” “Smashing The Face of Belief,” and “Winds of Disease.”

On the production front, Syn:Drom have the good sense to prioritize a clean mix for their dirty sound. Ironic as it may seem, but Syn:Drom won’t get their powerful message across if they settled for the crap sonic varnish most of their American counterparts prefer. Despite this, a mountain of grit still retains the band’s inherent rawness. A looming threat to organized religion everywhere, be prepared to be engulfed by a death metal plague when Syn:Drom are unleashed by a mere flick of the ‘play’ button.