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ONIROPHAGUS - Prehuman
Band:   ONIROPHAGUS
Title: Prehuman
CAT. #: XM 132 CD
Format: CD [48:21]
Genre: Doom/Death
Released: 09.2013
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Tracklist:
1. Baikal
2. Discordia
3. Feverish
4. Aeger
5. Nocebo
6. Nyarlathotep
7. Ceremonial Swamp
Comment:
1st full length album by this spanish band of heavy and dark Death/ Doom that will please every fan of bands like OPHIS, ASPHYX, NECROS CHRISTOS, EVOKEN, early PARADISE LOST, DETERIOROT, MY DYING BRIDE...
Pitchline-Zine.com (spa) 20.05.2014
Onirophagus sorprendieron a propios y extraños con aquel sensacional EP autoeditado ‘Defiler of Hope’, convirtiéndose en toda una prometedora banda que no tardó Xtreem Music en lanzar sus redes y posicionándose como la banda más ‘popular’ (léase en un contexto ‘Underground’) de Doom/Death del momento en nuestro país. Y está claro que ‘Prehuman’ confirma que no solo han sido un ‘hype’ o un mero espejismo de 2012, sino que son toda una auténtica realidad.

De buenas a primeras han sabido superarse y crecer como banda, comenzando por la excelente producción de Javi Félez una vez más (y van…) en sus Moontower Studios (Graveyard, Decapitated Christ, Ataraxy, Avulsed, etc), manteniendo ese ligero toque de suciedad, densa atmósfera y majestuosidad a las cuerdas como pilares inamovibles de su propuesta musical, totalmente enfrascada en la vertiente noventera y casi hasta diría inglesa del Doom/Death.

Las influencias son claras e innegables; el triunvirato ‘doomster’ inglés por antonomasia conformado por la primera etapa de My Dying Bride y Paradise Lost/Anathema en un primer plano, la sensación europea Ophis de quienes abiertamente declaran su admiración, o la época más ‘doom/death’ metalera de Asphyx entre otras tantas. Mientras muchas bandas del estilo se encorsetan en hacer Doom/Death de sota, caballo y rey, Onirophagus no encuentran límites para su música (dentro de una lógica, claro está), con tempos cadenciosos, densos,…a otros más épicos, majestuosos y armoniosos con la inclusión del que ya considero como ‘trademark’ de los catalanes, esto es, esos pequeños ‘arreones’ (como los llamo yo) en forma de ráfagas de blastbeats que me traen a la cabeza a Dead Congregation, con lo cual demuestran no estar cerrados en los patrones que dicta un estilo o sub-género en concreto como es éste.

Porque crear un buen disco de Doom/Death de casi 50 minutos, sin caer en el hastío o la monotonía no es nada fácil, todo ello sin dejar caer la calidad compositiva e inspiración musical. Onirophagus dan una lección de cómo orquestar tempos cadenciosos con melodías melancólicas sin perder las raíces y la autenticidad del auténtico (valga la redundancia) Doom/Death. El íntegro disco se desarrolla de una manera muy natural y fluida, con unos temas con unas pautas similares (llámese también cohesión), pero donde los arreglos juegan un papel vital para que cada uno de los temas brille con luz propia, destacando desde la parte intensísima de “Baikal” con sus flamantes blastbeats, mi favorita la ‘lovecraftiana’ y no menos brutal “Nyarlathotep” que destaca por esos cacofónicos arreglos en forma de coros o el interludio instrumental de guitarras acústicas “Aeger”.

Espero que sus apretadas agendas les permitan dar continuidad a Onirophagus y sigan desarrollando ese Doom/Death en pos de esas propuestas más ‘populares’ en este país del mundo ‘Doom’ (léase Sludge, Stoner, etc). ¡Pétreo, mundanal y solemne!
Fekalot [8/10]
Arte Metal Webzine (bra) 10.05.2014
Primeiro trabalho deste quinteto espanhol de Barcelona. Anteriormente, a banda lançou apenas o EP “Defiler of Hope” em 2012 onde conseguiu uma boa repercussão. Com músicos oriundos de nomes do Death Metal, como Decapitated Christ e Empanadilha de Pus, a banda possui fortes elementos do estilo.

No entanto, o Onirophagus injeta em sua sonoridade elementos do Doom Metal, gerando uma música pesada e sombria, mas que possui momentos de pura brutalidade. Não há climas melancólicos no trabalho e nem arranjos de teclados. O negócio aqui é mais para o lado mal e perverso, além de obscuro.

Riffs magníficos aliados à bases/solos estalam lentamente das guitarras, mostrando andamentos cadenciados que num piscar de olhos se tornam brutais e elevam a velocidade a mil, com direito a ‘blast beats’ soando autenticamente Death Metal. Os vocais de Paingrinder são ótimos guturais e se encaixam perfeitamente.

Com média de 7 minutos, as músicas não cansam devido às ótimas variações rítmicas, que evidenciam principalmente o peso das composições. A produção é outro bom trunfo deixando o som bem nivelado e com ótimos timbres. Destaque para Ceremonial Swamp que fecha o disco magistralmente.
Vitor Franceschini [8.5/10]
Destructive Music Webzine (uk) 02.02.2014
Sporting a stunning wild swamp like artwork, Prehuman is the Xtreem Music released debut album from Spanish doom/death five piece Onirophagus!

With artwork that eye catching you’d imagine that the music within must be something special. Something special is what you get too… a monolithic slab of doom/death that fires colossal riffs up high ans then lets them crash back down to earth with a crushing burning intensity! That isn’t all though, vocally front-man Paingrinder pounds out some truly delicious old school death metal growls whilst the band treat us to more slowed down sinister riffs and methodical drumming and bass play!

That isn’t the sum of all of Onirophagus’s parts though and when the band up the pace a groove drenched catchy stoner doom style comes into effect, tempering the bands ferocity superbly. Not only that but the band are also capable of upping their doom/death intensity too and battering out a barrage of carnage fueled riffs and thunderous drumming! If that isn’t enough then the sombre acoustic interlude Aeger with its wind swept almost black metal aesthetic too it adds just another notch to the bands already chipped bed post!

A truly superb slab of sledge hammer heavy darkened doom/death barbarity, Prehuman must be experienced!
Luke Hayhurst [9/10]
Nos Gusta La Música Metal Webzine (spa) 29.01.2014
Desde Catalunya, en concreto L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, nos llegan Orinophagus, presentándonos su álbum debut llamado “Prehuman” bajo el sello de Xtreem Music. Su andadura musical comenzó en 2011, pero no fue hasta 2012, con el EP “Defiler Of Hope” cuando grabaron algunos temas por primera vez. Todo ello hasta llegar a su primer larga duración que hoy comentamos.

El sonido es una mezcla de Death Metal bajo un manto de estilo Doom, que resulta de lo más convincente. Grupos como My Dying Bride o Incantation son referentes claros de esta formación, que pese a ser un álbum debut, maneja a la perfección las exigencias de estos sonidos, y elaboran una música orgánica y directa a tus visceras.

Debemos destacar que el álbum ha sido grabado en los Moontower Studios de Javi Félez, por tanto garantia de que el sonido, va a estar acorde con lo exigido por la banda. Este caso no ha sido diferente, y lo reflejado en el disco da buena prueba de un trabajo bien hecho,y sin fisura alguna.

En lo que respecta al disco, nos vamos a encontrar una serie de temas, cortados por un patrón semejante, pero llenos de matices, que en una primera escucha se nos hace difícil deglutir, y que con el paso de las escuchas, vemos con claridad todos esas variedades compositivas en los temas.

Si bien como decimos el tono es muy Doom/Death, hay temas en el que la brutalidad, supera con creces al tono lento, y pausado de su estilo. Cortes como “Discordia” o “Feverish” donde la batería aplasta literalmente el sonido, resultan de lo más elocuentes, y nos muestran, que nos encontramos ante una banda de Death Metal con todas las letras.

Debemos destacar la labor de Paingrinder a la voz, resultando ser parte clave de la formación, con sus growls salidos del mismísimo averno, aportanto a Orinophagus el toque aterrador, y brutal que este tipo de bandas necesita.

Buen debut de esta banda catalana, que demuestra por enésima vez, que en este país hay calidad de sobra, sólo hace falta hacer un esfuerzo y conocerla.
Antonio Mautor [7.5/10]
Rockenportada.com (spa) 11.11.2013
Onirophagus se fundó en 2011 en L’Hospitalet de Llobregat como una formación de doom/death metal con influencias de My Dying Bride, Incantation o Necros Christos. A principios del 2012 autoeditaron su EP “Defiler of hope” y en septiembre de este año salió a la venta su primer disco, este “Prehuman”, mezclado por Javi Felez en los Moontower Estudios. Vamos con él.

Empezamos con “Baikal”, un doom metal que desde el principio nos adentra en la canción con pesados riffs y una voz a cargo de Paingrinder inhumana. Genial melodía que toma luego el tema con toques death e impresionante solo de guitarra que nos devuelve al doom. Perfecta forma de comenzar el disco.

Onirophagus - PrehumanSeguimos con “Discordia”, donde la batería de Uretra sobresale de manera espectacular dándole al tema el estilo tétrico y deprimente que necesita. Las afiladas melodías de las guitarras siguen en la línea del grupo dando paso a un bazoka de caña antes de volver al doom más intenso.

Comienza más potente “Feverish”, con una entrada arrolladora de toda la banda, que pronto volverá a la tosquedad denominación de origen del estilo. Paingrinder se deja las entrañas.

La guitarra acústica nos adentra en “Aeger” dándonos durante el corto tema un respiro.

“Nocebo” y “Nyarcathotep” siguen en la línea, doom 100% de calidad con cambios cojonudos de la pasividad a la potencia en un segundo. Muy buenas las melodías que consiguen Moregod y Ghorth a las guitarras transmitiendo esa angustia perfecta que te mete de lleno en el conflicto interno del álbum. Dos grandes temas.

Y terminamos con “Ceremonial Swamp” echando toda la carne en el asador y ahondando en el camino hacia la locura extrema con sus potentes y tétricas melodías, perfectamente ambientadas a manos de Uretra y Khrorum a la batería y el bajo respectivamente. Sus desgarradores riffs y la voz del inframundo de Paingrinder lo convierten en la manera más idónea de cerrar el álbum.

Gran disco debut de los catalanes que se retratan en un compendio de temas donde claramente se han dejado la piel. Personalmente lo he disfrutado mucho. Sólo queda esperar que más grupos como ellos sigan aflorando a un panorama musical nacional todavía algo escaso en este estilo.
Josete y Sonia [7.5/10]
Voices From the Darkside Webzine (ger) 11.10.2013
To be honest, I didn't really look at the info about this release before pressing play, and was halfway through the album convinced about this was a re-release of yet an obscure Spanish band, that never gained the deserved attention, when the album was released during the mid-nineties, now resurrected by Dave Rotten and Xtreem Music. So I was quite astonished when I saw that this was a brand new recording by a band, which was formed as late as 2011, damn. The opening of the album's first track 'Baikal' cheats a bit as it leads the thoughts towards METALLICA's 'Hit The Lights', though that impression is soon shot down with the downtuned riffing, the bleak and doomy atmosphere and the pace together with the grim growl from the pits of hell. I am quite surprised about how well the songs and the album is crafted, one of the usual pits for a Death / Doom band is monotonous songs and that pit is ONIROPHAGUS tip toeing around without getting to near the edge. They start of quite gloomy and slow, speaking of pace now, delivering the music of utter dark and melancholic atmospheres, together with a tad of horror, just take a listen to 'Discordia' and enjoy the lovely references to AUTOPSY. Though track number four kills a bit of the momentum of the album for me, an intermezzo of 2:31 minutes of classical guitar, that really doesn't lead onto a second part of the album, the prior track 'Feverish' connects much better with 'Nocebo' than the classical guitar, a bit of a shame for the full experience. But this is still the most thought through and well done Death / Doom Metal album I've heard in quite some years from a new band, this is a stellar release that takes us right back to the heydays of the glorious genre, that have died quite a bit. The Spaniards have the whole package, they hit the right bleak atmosphere from the start and keeps it on with a few good twists, pace wise we are getting the whole register as well, from dragging slow doominess to fastpaced doublebass drumming and a grinding snaredrum, when they are going berserk, all molded perfectly into the form ONIROPHAGUS has cast. "Prehman" is almost to good to be true for a debut album in these days, as one should think one had heard it all, at least once, though ONIROPHAGUS is handling the music and the genre, just as natural and equilibristic and excessive as Messi is handling the football!
Peter Jørgensen
Metal Bleeding Corp Webzine (indo) 08.10.2013
All the songs on this album have a very strong element of doom , though sometimes sub from deathmetal genre is still rare to find , especially bands that actually play a total of doom . Giant doom ' Asphyx ' total plays doom yet , still a lot of plays and oldschool thrashy elements in his music , possibly ' Coffins ' death- doom band from Japan is the most prominent in this year brought in a pure Death Doom release new album in July. But when I hear what is being offered ' Onirophagus ' in this first full-length album , we were reminded of the beginning of the album ' Paradise Lost ' or ' My Dying bride ' that many pure plays death- doom style , although the two bands change their music style on the album next . Some Riff death of ' Autopsy ' and ' Supuration ' also found in this album .

Album ' Prehuman ' has 7 Track length , only the song ' Aeger ' which has a duration of 2 minutes more , while other songs have a duration of 7 to 8 minutes . Of musical structure shown ' Onirophagus ' on this album , they always put in the beginning of the track element of doom and death element is dominant in mid- track . They also incorporate elements of brutal in some of their songs . ' Onirophagus ' managed to balance the elements of doom and death in every track . And because of that , we think they are playing a Death - Doom well .

Although Collaboration ' Death - doom ' many accompany all tracks on this album , but if you hear a few times , it feels better to deathmetal , because in our opinion , Style sound is crucial here , maybe ' Onirophagus ' try something else , with many incorporating elements a more modern sound into this album , so what is expected to hear the raw sound that seemed typical noisy doom death can not be perceived in this album .

' Onirophagus ' is still relatively new in the metal scene . Formed in 2011 , and released the Ep that many well received in 2012 . ' Onirophagus ' formed in Barcelona , Spain . Album ' Prehuman ' was released on 1 September 2013 through the label Xtreem Music Records ' .

Conclusion that . ' Onirophagus ' bring a new taste to enjoy music by Death - doom collaboration combined with a more modern style that sounds more simple and simple to enjoy. It also broke a view that Death - doom style is a style of music that is very difficult to enjoy. But ' Onirophagus ' brings Death - doom towards a more innovative and can be enjoyed by the fans of Metal in general .
Metal Bleeding Corp
Metal-Daze.com (ger) 24.09.2013
Xtreem Music es un sello que nos tiene acostumbrados a que sus lanzamientos tengan una calidad casi que garantizada a esta altura; y encontrarnos con los catalanes ONIROPHAGUS y su disco debut no debiera sorprendernos, para nada.
El sucesor del reciente MCD (salió el año pasado) “Defiler Of Hope” hará las delicias de quienes son asiduos escuchas de bandas como PARADISE LOST (el viejo PL), COFFINS, MY DYING BRIDE, NECROS CHRISTOS o EVOKEN, entre otros nombres que aparecen como influencia precisa a la hora de meternos en el material de estos tíos de Barcelona.
Yendo rápidamente a lo que “Prehuman” nos entrega, debo decir que éste es un más que rico álbum donde las composiciones (en su mayoría extensas, sobrepasando los cinco minutos en promedio) hablan por sí solas, desnudando un cuidado trabajo compositivo y un excelso ejecutar de parte del quinteto.
Para destacar también el muy buen trabajo de Javi Félez (GRAVEYARD, LUX DIVINA) en mezcla y masterizacion; la cual se llevó a cabo en los Moontower Studios y la que posibilita que la escucha sea excelente y disfrutable, ya que cada instrumento se percibe como debe ser.
“Feverish”, “Discordia” y “Ceremonial Swamp” son las tres composiciones que elijo si tuviera que decidirme por un puñado de ellas, tanto por su calidad como por su desarrollo instrumental, el cual denota que estamos ante músicos de fuste e ideas claras.
Esto es Doom mixturado con Death Metal, en dosis perfectas, sin aburrir, casi que sorprendiendo con riffs contundentes, mucha oscuridad y densidad (el nombrado “Ceremonial Swamp” en el final del disco) pero también con una asfixiante manera de desarrollar a las canciones, las cuales cuando van a media marcha, sencillamente te aniquilan el cerebro.
Este debut de ONIROPHAGUS es de esos que sabes que quedaran en el recuerdo, y en el caso de la escena española, nos demuestra que desde la MADRE PATRIA se exportan cada días bandas con mayor calidad.
Gustavo Piccini
Metal Temple Webzine (gre) 19.09.2013
After the EP "Defiler Of Hope" which received a good welcome from the fans of Doom / Death Metal, the Spanish band ONIROPHAGUS has announce the release of their first studio album by the end of this September. The Spanish band are known for a style of metal that looks very close to the group as MY DYING BRIDE, HYPOCRISY, or the first phase of existence of PARADISE LOST. This first album sounds very promoter.

The style played by ONIROPHAGUS experienced its golden age in the early 90s. And few groups have continued in this mysterious genre of Metal. Heavy tempos and ultra-brutal riffs characterize this album, also melodic and harmonic passages are a key element to complete the look of this band. But wait, this is a very general description that I gave up now take a listen to one album. But having listened to it again and deciphered all the tracks, I must admit this is a very rich album by the gross way that was made with and the use of the classic elements of Doom / Death while maintaining modern sounds of that genre.

Through the songs "Baikal", "Feverish" and "Nocebo" I noticed a progressive approach in most of the arrangements. A very heavy passage at the beginning of every song evolves to give way to more accelerated sentences. The influence of MY DYING BRIDE feels very present, but the Spanish musicians know well how to operate without falling into the copy and paste. "Aeger" is a track that marks the center of this album; a wonderful acoustic passage surprised me and hides behind the origins of the members of this band. All sounds are within an album marked by a remarkable art work which cannot truly reflect its name "Prehuman".

Doom / Death Metal is a style that remains untapped and it is hardly swallowed by Metal fans in general. So it is still difficult to produce a good album in this context, except ONIROPHAGUS that are there with a very good album with a well production.
Yassine "SpiritCrusher" Mankai [7/10]
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