Exterminatus don’t ease you in. Echoes From A Distant Star Part 1 (April 18th) kicks off with “Cosmic Disturbance,” a track that immediately tears the fabric of space-time with wailing solos, guttural vocals, and unrelenting blast beats. It’s a full-scale sonic assault that sets the tone for an album that refuses to compromise.
What follows is a non-stop barrage of blast beats, black holes, and brutal visions of the cosmos. “Primordial Sea” keeps the brutality surging, while “Starbound” offers a rare and eerie calm before launching one into a galactic maelstrom where riffs and drums strike like solar flares. Tracks like “Suffer In Silence” and “The Cloud” carry that same ferocity of fast and furious and are anchored by vocals that feel like a black hole collapsing in real time.
But it’s not all chaos. “New Theia” sneaks in a cinematic sense of melody without softening the blow, while “The Signal” doubles down on relentless aggression. The band’s control over tempo and atmosphere is surgical even when they ease off the throttle, the tension never lifts.
And then there’s the curveball. A scorched-earth cover of Falco’s “Rock Me Amadeus.” It’s audacious, absurd, and somehow it works. Underneath the synth-driven pulse, the band melts everything in its path with molten guitars and monstrous growls.
Exterminatus have carved out a signature sound. Cosmic in theme, but grounded in unrelenting technical death metal precision. Echoes From A Distant Star Part 1 doesn’t ask for your attention. It commands it.
Album art by Mark Cooper
