Artist: Plaguemace
Title: Reptilian Warlords
Label: Napalm Records
Cat #: NPR1269DGS
Release Year: 2023
Duration: Album
Format: CD
Packaging Type: Digisleeve

Reptilian Warlords is the debut album from the Danish death metal band Plaguemace.

The neck-bending old-school death metal band was formed in 2019 in the heart of Denmark and released their six-track EP, Primal Priest, in November 2020. The outfit’s ferocious energy and dirty riffs are unleashed on stage in a vicious vortex of guitar shreds, headbanging and pure lunacy. Throughout their first year of playing live, the band has already racked up 25 concerts, including several headlining gigs as well as opening slots for bands like Baest, Katla and Crocell, and in spring 2023, PLAGUEMACE toured the UK supporting their labelmates Nervosa.

PLAGUEMACE’s thrashy death’n’roll is spiced up with brutal breakdowns and infectious grooves as witnessed on the album opener “Cannibalicious”, which is followed by ruthlessly groovy “Impenetrable Leather”. The brutal soundscapes on “Rhythmic Demise” impress, before the track fades out into “Warcries from the Crypts”, where trumpet and trombone add to the threatening atmosphere. Catchy title track “Reptilian Warlords” kicks off with metallic soundscapes, with groovy rhythms carrying competent death metal vocals and skillful guitarwork. Closing track “Carnivore” attacks immediately, as low growls are joined by contrasting screams, and bombastic melodies lead the album to its end.

There is no doubt that fans of bands such as Grave, High on Fire, Entombed and Obituary will enjoy the first full-length of one of the most promising bands of the new generation of old school death metal."

Recommended if you like: Obituary, Grave, High On Fire, Entombed, Vomitory, Carcass, Autopsy, Asphyx, Benediction, Malevolent Creation  

Track Listing:
1. Cannibalicious
2. Impenetrable Leather
3. Cavedweller's Solliloquy
4. Rhythmic Demise
5. Warcries From The Crypts
6. Among The Filth
7. Reptilian Warlords
8. Misantropical Breed
9. Ambrosia
10. Carnivore