AN NCS PREMIERE: TORMENTOR TYRANT — “CAPITAL OF PAIN”

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Nov 292024
 

(written by Islander)

One thing leads to another, and when the one thing involves alcohol consumption it might lead to a disaster or to a triumph, you never know.

This particular tale concerns a Finnish trio who took the name Tormentor Tyrant. Two of them — S. (guitar/vocals) and J. (drums) — had a history of playing together in such bands as Cataleptic and Solothus. To complete their lineup they brought in M. as bassist and vocalist, whose resume includes Corpsessed, Pestilent Hex, Tyranny, and Profetus.

The band was born in late 2020, but we’re told that the seeds of the idea can be traced back a few years earlier “to some obscure drunken nights when the trio had the innocent idea of ‘how cool would it be to just jam some early Deicide songs together.'” Continue reading »

AN NCS PREMIERE: TORMENTOR TYRANT — “PRIMAL EVIL”

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Dec 032021
 

 

The tale of Tormentor Tyrant‘s inception points the way toward the kind of evil death metal they’ve laid down on their debut self-titled EP. We’re told that the band was born in late 2020, but that the seeds of the idea might be traced back even a few years earlier “to some obscure drunken nights when the trio had the innocent idea of ‘how cool would it be to just jam some early Deicide songs together?'”

From that starting point this Finnish threesome — guitarist/vocalist S. and drummer J. (who played together in such bands as Cataleptic and Solothus) plus bassist/vocalist M. (from Corpsessed, Tyranny, and Profetus) — moved on from playing cover songs to creating their own fiendish material, but still under the influences of the early demos and albums of groups like Deicide, Cannibal Corpse, and Malevolent Creation, as well as the abrupt and unhinged bands of South America and Europe of the same era.

And hell yes, what they’ve made is thoroughly evil — death metal that’s grimy, grotesque, untamed, and savagely primal in its sound. We’ve got a great example of their formidable talents in a song off their forthcoming EP that’s fittingly named “Primal Evil“. Continue reading »