Here it is one more trip down to memory lane. Necromicon Ex-Mortis with the EP “Zombie Blood Nightmare” triggered again my musical memory as it is getting usual these days with the many albums I got here with that flavor from the past, however with a foot in the present and the other on the future.
I totally agree with the press release that says “this six-song EP is a whirlwind of 90s death metal stomp, 80s shred obsession, and tongue-in-cheek B-movie gore that cements the band’s identity as both serious riff-worshippers and gleeful purveyors of horror camp.” It could not be more accurate to the music I am listening to right now. This is really the kind of Death Metal that pleases me a lot. And here we go again with Necromicon Ex-Mortis and their 80s shred obsession, which, to me, is a hell of a pro. I had the pleasure of reviewing their 2025s split album “You’ve Got Red On You“ with Bloodfeast Ritual. Before that, there was 2024’s “You and Your Friends Are Dead: Game Over,” the album that me get to know the band batter.
I just love when a track starts straight ahead from hell with no intro at all and just the straight and honest Metal spanking as “Chopped Up and Burned“ did. By the way, if you are really into guitar shredding this is the song you must listen to right now. I do not know why, but my listening started by this song. I guess because the music files were not numered.
Well, I have to say “Zombie Blood Nightmare” is not that far from its predecessors that I heard what, from where I am standing is a really great thing. I only guess the guitars shredds are a little bit more complex than they were back then. But just a little.
Necromicon Ex-Mortis “Zombie Blood Nightmare” will be released on February 20th.
Track Listing:
1. Left to Die
2. No More Room in Hell
3. Chopped Up and Burned
4. Lumbering Blood Sucking Freaks
5. Hungry For Brains
6. Démoni
Watch “Chopped Up and Burned” official lyric video here:
I’m just a lucky guy who has chosen metal to live with for a long time. Metal changed my life for good. It made me more confident and stronger. Metalheads are naturally far away from the mass mediocrity and don’t accept impostures from anybody else. Metal is more than music, it’s a life changing oportunity!