▄█████▄ ░█████▄ ▄████▄░█▄ ░█▄ ▄█████▄ ███▄██ ▄██ ▄█▄ ▄██████ ▄█▄ ▄███ ░████░██▀████▓ ▀██ ▄██░▀█████ ████ ███▓ ██████▓██ ▓███████ ███▓░▀█▀████ ███▓ ███▓ ▓███░ ██ ██▄ ▄██▓██ ▓███▓██░ ▓███░███░███████████▄ ███░███░ ███░ ▄███ ███ ▄█▀░ ████████░██ █████████▄ ▓██░███ ███▓█████████ ███████ ███ ███░ ███████ ███▓ ░██ ██ ██████▓ ░██ ▀██ ███░███▓██████ ███▓███ ███ ███ ████████░███░ ███ ██▄ ██▓███░ ██▄ ██░██▓ ███ ▀▀████ ███░███ ███ ███ ███▓░███████░ ███ ███▓██ ███ ███▓██▓██░ ███ ▓████ ███ ███ ▓██▓ ███ ███░ ▓██████ ███ ▓████ ▓██▄ ▓████████ ███ ▓███ ███ ███ ███░███ ███ ░██████ ███ ░████ ░███ ███▓███▓ ███ ░███ ███ ███ ██▓███ ███ ███▓██ ███ ███ ▓██▄ ███░███░ ███ ███ ███ ███ ░█████ ███ ██▓░██▄ ███ ▓█▀ ▓██▄ ███ ██░ ███ ██▓ ███ ███ ░███▀ ░█▀ ██░ ██ ░█▀ ░███▄ ▀ ▀ ▓█▀ ███░ ░█▀ ██▀ ██░ ▄██▀ ░█▄ ▄███▀ ░██ ░ ██ ▓░ ▓░ ██░ ▓█░ ░█▀ ▀█░ ░█▓ ░ ██ ██ Artist: Johansson & Speckmann ██ ██ ▓ █░░ ■█ Album: Mask of the Treacherous █■ ░░█ ■ █▓▀ █ Year: 2015 █ ▀▓█ ░ █ ▓ Rel. Date: 2018-11-17 ▓ █ ▒ ▒ Genre: Death Metal ▒ ▒ █▄ ░ Label: Vic Records ░ ▄█ ░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█ ░ █▓ Type: Album ▓█ ░ ▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓ ▓ █ █ ░ ▓ ▄ ■ ■ ▓ ■ ░█ █░ ▀ █ Furthering their success from the previous album, █ █ International death metal collaboration Johansson █ █ and Speckmann are certainly putting their █ █ collective might together in this project that █ █ brings the two luminaries together once again for █ █ a spectacular assault of old-school death metal. █ █ Gaining in their abilities from the previous █ █ release, the projectÆs second full-length record █ █ was released February 23, 2015 on Vic Records. █ █ As befits the status of the men involved here, █ █ this is their usually simplistic and overly █ █ primitive-styled mixture of straightforward death █ █ metal augmented with strong thrashing overtones. █ █ This utterly simplistic and not all that varied █ █ music within here allows it either to be a rather █ █ tight and ferocious charge swirling with mid-tempo █ █ agonized riffing and plodding paces or generates a █ █ crunchy thrash-laden series of rhythms that offer █ █ up some rather frantic and blistering efforts. It █ █ works quite well in keeping that nicely mixed with █ █ the attacks getting balanced incredibly well █ █ between the churning old-school riffing with the █ █ thrashing energy, and it really sounds like a █ █ full-on mixture of both artistsÆ main groups. █ █ Going for the mix of tight, churning thrash with █ █ the agonized sprawling rhythms really gives this █ █ the albumÆs greatest strength as thereÆs a slight █ █ variance between the styles in terms of the █ █ different approaches reaching a rather strong █ █ approach for the old-school tactics that are █ █ featured within here. While thereÆs plenty of █ █ rather enjoyable work here because of that, it █ █ tends to run itself into quite predictable realms █ █ because itÆs all about letting their main bands █ █ come together in one area without much deviation █ █ and it does crop up as something within this one. █ █ The tracks really fall into either category and it █ █ does have a really simplistic attack that does █ █ really affect this one slightly. Still, itÆs got █ █ plenty to really like here in other regards. █ █ Though it does find itself losing a little bit in █ █ the overall set-up with the approach running █ █ itself too close to each other at times, this one █ █ still manages to effectively capture the █ █ old-school feeling from both members that this █ █ overcomes the flaws for the most part and becomes █ █ a wholly appealing choice for fans of either █ █ membersÆ projects or old-school death metal in █ █ general. █ ▓ ▓ ▒ ▒ ░ 1. Mask of the Treacherous 3:53 ░ ░ 2. Inhuman Lust 3:48 ░ ░ 3. Through the Filth and Riddled Ages 4:11 ░ ░ 4. The Wicked Marches On 3:29 ░ ░ 5. The Bringer of Pain 3:20 ░ ░ 6. I'll End Your Rotten Life 2:45 ░ ░ 7. Within Reach 3:18 ░ ░ 8. Enslaved in Filth 3:07 ░ ░ 9. A Grave for This World 3:52 ░ ░ 31:43 ░ ░ ▒ ▒ ▓ █ ░ ▓ ░ ■ █▄ ░ ██ ▀█▄░ ▄▄▄▄▄ ▓ ░ ▄▄▄▄▄ ░▄██░ ░ ▀████▓█▄▄█████████▓░ ███ ███▓░ █████████▄▄██████▀ ▓ ▓▀▓ ▒███████▀▀ ▀████████▒ ░████████▀ ▀▀███████░▓▀▓ ■ ░ ▄█░█▀▀▄████▄▓ ▀█▀ █▓░ ▒▓█ ▀█▀ ▄████▄ ▀███▄░ ▄█▀░ ░███▀▀▀███▄ ▀█▒ ██▓ ██ ▓█▀ ▄███▀▀▀███░ ▀█░ █▀ ▓██▓ ▄███ ▀█▓ ████ ▒█▀ ▓███▄ ▓██▓ ▀█▓ █▀ ▓██░ ▒██████▓ ▀█ █▓ █▀ ▓██████▒ ░██▓ ▀█ ▒ ▄██ ░███ ▓███▓ ▀░██░▀ ▓███░ ███ ██▄ ▒ ░█▀ ███ ▄▀ ███▄ ▓████▒ ▄███▀▄ ███ ▀█░ ▓█▀ ▄██▄█▀ ░ ██████████████ ▀█▄ ██▄ ▀█▓ █▀ ████▀█▄▓░▄█ ▀██████▀ █▄▓░▄█▀█▄██ ▀█▓ ░ ▄ ██▀ ▀████▀ ▀█▓▀██ ▀████▀ ▀███ ▄ ▒ █░█▓ ██░ █░ █ ░██ ▀██▒█ ███░ ▒█░ ▄ ▓ ▒ ░█▒ ▓███ ░ ▓██ ░ ██▓ ██░ ░██ █▒ ░ ░█ ▀█ █▀ ▓ ░ ░