DEGRAVED’s debut demo EXHUMED REMNANTS sounds like it could be a death metal demo tape from the early 90s that had been tucked away into a shoebox in someone’s closet and forgotten about for 30 years… until now.
It is dank and archaic, covered in dust and cobwebs, and mysteriously oppressive with its approach to Finnish-meets-American old school death metal. The 3 songs (and interlude) that comprise the demo are highly reminiscent of early Adramelech and Demigod, albeit more murky and sluggish, with whispery-gutturals and dark tremolo picked riffs. The band also has hints of early Cianide and Deicide woven throughout their expertly-crafted sound.
Listen: https://chaos-records.bandcamp.com/album/exhumed-remnants