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NECRONOMICON - Constant To Death - Reviewed By fullmetalmayhem ! Check it out here at this link: https://fullmetalmayhem.wordpress.com/2023/05/03/necronomicon-mit-constant-to-death/

Band name and album title: Necronomicon with Constant to Death

Genre: Thrash metal

Release date and label: The album was released to the world on April 28, 2023 via El Puerto Records. 

Other releases by the band: They already have their eleventh album out, plus four demos and a split. So they don't bother with trifles.

How did I get to know the band: Metal Devastation Radio sent me this piece of Teutonic thrash, which makes me really happy. German thrash has a really good reputation and so Necronomicon are put to the test to see if they live up to it:

What do I think of the disc? It starts off pretty darn good. Machine gun salvos sweep through the auditory canals, which are then joined by bass, drums, flap and vocals. The latter sounds a bit old-school and could be a tad more toxic to me, but let's leave that because the rest sounds really good:

Having already dealt with the opener, I'll take REDEMPTION in as my first favourite. There's enough poison in the voice here, the riffs are nice and crisp and all in all a great song. Hard, fast and with a cool hook.

With CHILDREN CRY ALONE they swing up to real maximum speed. A short song, just the right length to say what needs to be said and it goes straight to the neck.

Conclusion: I have to say one thing, they live up to all expectations. Thrashers should definitely grab this one. Twelve really strong songs are offered here, so you can get an idea for yourself before you buy them: fullmetalmayhem

Release Date: 28.04.2023

FFO: Slayer, Megadeth, Overkill

Location: Germany

With Constant to Death, their twelfth studio album, Necronomicon embarks on an explosive tightrope walk between thrash, punk and powermetal. The hard, uncompromising characteristics of the songs have remained. New is the tidy, fat sound and the dominance of the vocals, in which songwriter and front man Freddy shows himself more vocally powerful than ever. Freddy describes 'Constant to death' as his most modern and at the same time most personal album. "There's everything in the 12 songs, from typical Necronomicon to salon-ready powermetal to my musical origins of punk." 

Title track and opener of the new album is 'Constant to death'. Thrash reloaded. Compact, a power song in which soundmaster Achim Köhler has once again done a great job and which will open the door to a wider audience for Necronomicon. Also the second song, 'They lie', a typical punk song, but in the "here and now" so Freddy, clarifies Necronomicon's new course out of the niche German Thrash Metal without however losing recognition value. 'Constant to death' is more than a loose sequence of songs, it is Freddy's journey through music as he loves it. Each track is meant to make you curious about the next one. In the sense...it makes you want to listen through the album....and then... start all over again. Early in spring, Freddy went to work on the songwriting and the album was recorded before the European tour in September / October 2022. This time the members of Necronomicon recorded and produced it in the band's own headquarters to simply have more time. 

The rhythm & melody guitars were played as always by Freddy and then Marco Lohrenz laid down the powerful , well thought out and melodic foundation bass tracks in preparation for the drum tracks to be recorded by Rik. Because the band wanted as much time as possible to record the music tracks, Rik Charron flew to Germany 2 weeks before the start of the tour to record all the drums for the new album. The former Exciter drummer AGAIN hits the skins with the speed of a machine gun and with the power, intricacies and ferocity he is well known for.

The thoughtful and flowing solo guitars were recorded by Glen Shannon at his home base in the USA. The album is being Mixed and Mastered as always by Achim Köhler. He is the only engineer for Necronomicon when it comes to the perfect sound for the band of his production excellence. Due to the worldwide events, the album title "Constant to Death" is also the main theme of the lyrics. The Russian war of aggression on Ukraine, churches and their sexual abuse, child poverty and hunger...They are very serious and socially-critical song lyrics, which turn out accordingly gloomy. Constant to Death, Constant to Thrash !

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Lineup: 
Freddy: Vocals and Melodie- & Rhythm guitar 
Marco Lohrenz: Bass 
Rik Charron: drums
Glen Shannon: Soli guitar

Track List:
1. Constant To Death 
2. They Lie  
3. Redemption 
4. Stored In Blood
5. The Guilty Shepherd 
6. A Voice For The Voiceless
7. Black Rain
8. Children Cry Alone
9. Bloodrush
10. Down From Above
11. The Blood Runs Red
12. Poverty Show

Follow the band here at these links:

https://www.facebook.com/necronomiconofficial
https://necronomicon-germany.de/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiEYPGuTerbs2QmpgC_b0wg