���� The latest crime scene from The Infamous Gehenna is the new 7" EP / CD Deathkamp Ov The Skull, the latter of which also collects their Funeral Embrace EP. These maniacs are still one of the most ferocious bands to come out of the American metal/punk underground, their brand of blackened hardcore and the ultra-violent nature of their live performances giving them a formidible reputation that's only grown over the years. With this latest offense, Gehenna deliver three new songs, opening with what might be the most subdued piece of music I've heard from these guys. The beginning of the nearly eight-minute long title track is all distant screams and fuzzy, low-fi murkiness shrouding a despondent guitar melody, reminiscent of Integrity's more atmospheric, slow-burning moments. When it suddenly veers into their signature seething heaviness though, this shifts into a torturous blackened dirge slashed with screaming guitars and singer Mike Cheese's intimidating snarl, building to an explosion of savage, blackened thrash.

���� "First Blood Part II" is a shorter but equally nasty blurt of feral black thrash, and "TormentORR" has them teaming up with both Dwid and Rob Orr from Integrity, busting heads with a bludgeoning, hateful metalpunk mid-tempo riff; hearing Cheese and Dwid trade off/team up on this blistering tune makes this a goddamn blast. Once again, these guys vomit up another killer blast of hideous hardcore that stinks with the fetid fumes of both old West Coast powerviolence and the evil filth of bands like Hellhammer and Nifelheim. Crucial.

���� Comes on colored vinyl.