Today, ancient death metal upstarts Hideous Death stream the entirety of their highly anticipated debut demo, Remnants of Archaic Evil. Set for international release on October 1st via Invictus Productions on cassette tape format, hear Hideous Death‘s Remnants of Archaic Evil in its entirety here:
Hailing from Norway, Hideous Death are a new entity with an old spirit – VERY old. True abominations of desolation, the band’s righteously raw attack harkens to eldritch ’80s sensibilities like Death, Slayer, Possessed, and very earliest Morbid Angel. Familiar, yes, but filthy and furious!
Formed at the beginning of 2021, Hideous Death took shape when guitarist The Archfiend “put together a bunch of songs based on riffs I’d had in my head for for a while that didn’t fit me and [drummer] The Horrifier’s other band, during a few days of inspiration – a message from Hell, perhaps?” Indeed, and it bears the all-too-fitting title Remnants of Archaic Evil. The band’s first recording is short and sweet – four songs in 16 minutes – and while firmly in the rabid deathrash tradition, subtle sensations of epicness and especially a sense of melody, without sacrificing the requisite aggression, crop up and prove that Hideous Death are well on their way to further slaying.
“Basically, creating songs that can stick in your head and that are straight-to-the point both musically, lyrically, and visually,” The Archfiend concludes. “Not ironically retro or ‘tongue in cheek,’ but a very genuine homage of sorts to something that has been a huge part of our lives for many years – underground metal.” Behold Hideous Death‘s Remnants of Archaic Evil!
Cover and tracklisting are as follows:
Tracklisting for Hideous Death’s Remnants of Archaic Evil
1. Desolate Plains of Hell
2. Master of Damnation Fires
3. Thundering Doom
4. Remnants of Archaic Evil