Never Arrive, Never Return by Cadaverous Condition (The Circle Music)

Never Arrive, Never Return by Cadaverous Condition (The Circle Music)

Cadaverous Condition from Austria started their reign of auditory madness in the early 90s, issuing their own intensive brand of blackened death metal.  It’s been a while since their previous Burn Brightly Alone endeavor for 2011, but Cadaverous Condition has returned to unleash their most staggering effort to date. Never Arrive, Never Return is the name of the latest manifesto, and it presents a band at their most relentless and intriguing.

From the opening refrains of the superbly ominous The Came From The Hills to the diabolic entreaties found within The Plow and beyond, Cadaverous Condition slams into the listener with a startling conviction. The Eternal Burial will surely awaken the dead with its pulsating delivery while All The Wrong Turns is sludgy and foreboding.

And the blistering journey rages on throughout until the grand To Be, originally presented on their 1993 debut In Melancholy full lengther. This reimagined track presents the band at their most epic and compelling – even the folksy acoustic guitar interlude midway sounds absolutely otherworldly.

The Cadaverous Condition lineup is absolutely first rate, featuring the gravely brilliant artistry of Wolfgang Weiss on vocals, René Kramer on guitars, Peter Droneberger on bass and guitars, and Paul Droneberger on drums. The state of dormancy has ceased, and with the unveiling of Never Arrive, Never Return, Cadaverous Condition has risen with an all-out vengeance!  Presented worldwide via Greek independent record label, The Circle Music!

(Review by Ken Morton)

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