SOULLESS – In Death’s Grip
- by Matt Coe
- Posted on 14-09-2013
The fourth album from Cleveland, Ohio’s Soulless, "In Death’s Grip" continues a strong tradition of their death/thrash sound. Expect searing rip your head off riffing, deep discernible acidic laced vocals from Jim Luppucci and a style that blends together the unrelenting energy of "Heartwork" era Carcass with a little bit of the Swedish death trills and speed factor acts like Slayer and Razor were known for through the years.
The stop/ starts on "Death’s Icy Grip" send enough chills down my spine, then the crazy rhythmic delivery from Jim kicks in and ups the creepy factor a hundred times. Other highlights include the swinging "Sinner Without a Soul" that is sure to spit out many sweaty pit mongers with its whirlwind mid-tempo riff offerings and the band’s interpretation of the Destructor classic "Take Command".
Soulless is criminally underrated, the blue collar work ethic and execution makes them an act that probably should have a wider appeal than they do- if you enjoy metal to the bone, "In Death’s Grip" should be a fine album to bang thy head to.