about theirexistence. And since 2016 the machines have never stopped ticking over. MEMORIAM writenew songs, record them, hit the stage and then start the process all over again. They aretireless and ever advancing. Shortly after the first rumors about their existence had startedto spread, the British death metal troop showed the world where their journey would leadto. »The Hellfire Demos« hit the scene with its old-school death metal mastery, leaving jawson the floor. The same followed for their debut full-length album »For The Fallen«, releasedin 2017 via Nuclear Blast Records, leaving listeners from all around the world impressed bythe power of the songs – a historical moment in metal.But as mentioned previously, there’s no standing still in the MEMORIAM camp. Meanwhileliberated from the other bands the musicians had been working on, they continued carvingtheir unique path. While the first album was heavy, depressing and marked by grief, thesecond work »The Silent Vigil« (2018) showed a relentlessly aggressive side. It was withoutquestion another great album, created by musicians who blindly understand their craft yetdo not repeat themselves. This also applies to the third and latest string to their bow»Requiem For Mankind« which is unmistakably in the short, but impressive tradition of theprevious MEMORIAM works. There is no doubt that this is one of the strongest albums of2019. Once again, the groove is monstrous, the riffs are merciless, and the atmosphere isoppressive, paralyzing, even overwhelming. Willett's aggressive vocals are rousing and relentless. The band states that they’ve been working towards this masterpiece from the
very beginning; their previous outings testing the waters, so to speak. And they’re right. »Requiem For Mankind« is a demonstration of power that impressively unites all the elements of its predecessors and draws a frightening picture of war, death and destruction.
At the end, nothing remains but ashes and the recognition that something masterful has taken place. The terrific songwriting and the first-class recordings have been immortalised through the awesome production work of Russ Russell (NAPALM DEATH, DIMMU BORGIR, AT THE GATES, AMORPHIS, etc.) at Parlor Studios, giving the record raw production values, whilst providing the perfect scenario to showcase the musicianship so beautifully displayed on the album.