North Dakota’s Phobophilic undoubtedly look to the past and present for inspiration, but Undimensioned Identities is a tilted and deranged enough variant of old school death metal, that it’s clear the four piece is more focused on looking forward than backwards. Propelled by protean and corkscrewing riffs, the 4 tracks here are crafted with methodical precision, evoking majestic Lovecraftian horrors and creating cataclysmic maelstroms of madness and rot, while delivering a skillfully enunciated performance with a detailed production that never slips into the brackish sonic murk that’s typical of newer bands schooled on the seminal Incantation sound.
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Blood Harvest (Swe), 2020.
