Aldrig i livet (Dark Descent)
Copenhagen death metal quartet Undergang continue to plunge through Autopsy’s swampy catacombs with their fifth album,
Aldrig i livet. In maintaining course, they’ve further mired themselves, mutating through sheer will.
Indhentet af døden, their debut, was dirty but legible — here they’ve fully given in to the filth, slathering their production in grime and indulging in unguided chaos. Undergang thrive as they’ve gone beyond the pale: “Menneskeæder” moves between groove and speed with an ease that belies its tar-ridden backdrop, and the jagged soloing in “Man binder ikke et dodt menneske” and “Indtorret” retain the dimly-lit spirit of