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THRENODY: Rid Of Flesh - Reviewed By hardrockinfo ! Check it out here at this link: http://www.hardrockinfo.com/reviews/2023/feb.html#threnody-rid

It looks like the story of this band goes all the way back to 1988, when some kids from Reading, PA, USA decided to form a death metal band. The band existed for almost 2 years, and recorded 2 EPs, but just 1 of them was released. In 2020 they reunited the band with 2 new members from the UK and Ecuador to re-record the songs in the good old way, like in 1990. And what we get is what we nowadays call old school death metal. It's raw and heavy. There are some transport lines at the beginning of some songs, but for the most part it's not that bad. hardrockinfo

Release Date: February 8, 2022

FFO: Death, Napalm death, Carcass, Bolt Thrower, Autopsy

Location: Reading, Pa

In 1988 A.D., 5 young men from Berks County took an oath to alter the realm of music for eternity. Armed with their bestowed weapons, Todd the microphone, Rich the drums, Bill and Sean each a guitar and Dave the bass, they forged songs that would devastate Reading PA in ways yet to be recovered from. At first, they paid homage to their gods, Carcass, Entombed, Obituary. Then, they strayed from the path, blazed their own and obliterated all that faced them. For almost 2 years from atop the heap of failed opposition, they mastered their magic and branded themselves as Threnody. In late 1990 they unleashed a six-song slaughterhouse, Internal Infestation, that none could surpass. Hordes of the instantly enchanted demanded a relentless campaign of live performances that only honed the band’s lethal skill. Their sharpening stone was Reading’s only all age club, Unisound.

Once the initial wave of destruction began to settle, they crafted more songs and recorded another EP that was destined to be a bloodbath to all that dared to listen. Due to a destiny beyond their mortal control the EP was never released and these fallen pioneers were cast unto separate worlds.

In 2020, in the midst of a global pandemic, Bill decided to try to recruit the original members to once again light the torch and re-do the songs circa 1990. Sean and Dave were able, Todd and Rich were not. They had their own kingdoms to govern. Under a friendly flag, Harry in the UK and David from Ecuador were enlisted to do the vocals and drums respectively. With the world on lockdown and virtual life now normal life, Threnody galvanized 8 songs from 30 plus years prior, not re-written but re-visioned, in their first full length LP, Rid of Flesh. Let it rip.

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