Album Review

Score 9.4
Written by Dan Staige
Published on 4/14/2003
This album will be in my top 5 list by the end of the year my friends. Not only did Severed Savior kick me over backwards in my chair upon 1st listen, they also went on to disfigure my appearance w/ numerous steel-toed brutal death metal boot stomps to my face while I was still down. I knew that they were on Unique Leader Records and I also knew they played brutal death, but I had no idea that they were this intricately technical. Their riffs can turn a 180 and completely change time before they’ve run their entire course. This kind of songwriting brings a smile to my face. It’s highly creative, challenging, and shows that mass amounts of thought and practice have been poured into the metal. Brutality is Law presents fine pieces of brutal death while maintaining the aspects of listenability and musicality. Very enjoyable and highly uncommon riffing coupled w/ muscular breakdowns over the non-stop double-bass kick make for a thoroughly exhausting experience. Short’n’sweet soloing as well as perfect production raise this album into millennium standards of completeness. So once again it looks as if the “Unique Leader Family” has spawned another genetically superior death metal prodigy. This is my kinda stuff and I thank Satan every day for the existence of Unique Leader because they seem to know exactly what I’m looking for when it comes to quality metal that is worth every penny the metal fan pays for it. I’m thinking they put their talent scouts through a vigorous 4 year training program that specifies exactly what it is that they are about and what they are looking to present to the metal community. Yeah, I’m sure this sounds like total shameless Unique Leader plugging but I assure you that we don’t even have them on board here at MetalReview yet. It just so happens that they have some of the absolute best metal out there and the majority of it seems to be undiscovered, so obviously it calls for a few reviews here and there. Brutal death seems to be pushing the envelope more and more w/ the arrival of the millennium. Complex riffing, dizzying time changes, blazing speed and the recognition of good production give the listener much to absorb and more to expect w/ each new band and each new album they produce. Get yourself this album from an amazing band and find yourself living under the Law that is Brutality.



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vggls | posted on 12/2008 | Reply
Buy servile insurrection along with the new incinerate "anatomize". Devastation guaranteed.
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Matt  | posted on 12/2008 | Reply
Servile came in the mail and is in route to get reviewed.
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erikt@metalreview | posted on 12/2008 | Reply
Servile Insurrection is sick, and I really didnt care for this one
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kittentaser | posted on 12/2008 | Reply
I wish willowtip would send them Servile Insurrection. This is weird. The Faceless, Deeds of Flesh, and Severed Savior, none of their new ones have come here. Makes me sad.
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sandwiches | posted on 12/2008 | Reply
review servile insurrection for christs sake!!
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Irukandji | posted on 9/2006 | Reply
What a great workout, warfighting, driving in traffic cd. Absolutely outstanding Death Metal. I cannot stop listening to this. Hands down one of the best bands around these days. 5.5 production: those Vader cabs kick some thunderous bass (a fuckin' 2x15 cab!?!), and it doesn't quite come through enough on this record. Picky, yes I know.
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Dennis | posted on 4/2006 | Reply
Brutal, fast and technical, in 3 words. California has some of the best DM bands in the whole scene, and Severed Savior is sure one of them. Troy is one of greatest..
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death | posted on 12/2005 | Reply
advancing the brutality
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wind | posted on 2/2004 | Reply
this is one awosome album, deifnatly one of my fav DM bands, right up with the new decap
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dano | posted on 12/2003 | Reply
Balls. They're good musicians, but this shit is so damn derivitive. This sounds like a watered down version of "Path of the Weakining". Disgorge's (USA) first two albums kill this drink coaster.
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Levi | posted on 8/2003 | Reply
?????? are you fucking def? Brutality is law kills; however, the decrepit birth album will crush all!!!!!!!!!
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erik@digitalmetal | posted on 6/2003 | Reply
I just got this for review and I'm digging it, but it DOES NOT slay Yattering
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BRUTAL | posted on 5/2003 | Reply
This album simply kills Severed Savior is the best technical death metal that there is(up there with decapitated) This band destroys Yattering. Necrophagist might be more technical but that band is just hard to listen too. Severed Savior is perfect.
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Nightstalker | posted on 4/2003 | Reply
This album takes me back to the mid 90's. It's got a great vibe to it. The drums are especially raw and well played. It took a few spins in its entirety for me to get into it, but it is well worth it.
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Prophetic Enitity | posted on 4/2003 | Reply
Shit, you just made me wanna get this album as soon as fucking possible. Is it as good as yattering or bloodbath?
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adam | posted on 4/2003 | Reply
got this one about a week ago, it blew me away, these guys abide. also, forced to bleed(the one before this) is almost better
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The Dragon | posted on 4/2003 | Reply
Yes, you have sparked my interest... *coughs* [upload]
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Ravenous | posted on 4/2003 | Reply
me thinks i should look into this one....