Phobic
The Holy Deceiver (2012)
Album

Reviewed: 2/4/2013

Good things shouldn't die. Old school death metal is one of those things, that keeps on breathing and is doing well. One of these bands who are keeping this old rotten corpse alive are Phobia from Italy, and they aren't newcomers, but formed in 1997. After two demos and the 2001 debut album 'Sick Bleamished Uncreation' they split up in 2002. However, Phobia was exhumed next year and have been around since. Come 2012 and the sophomore album was finally out: 'The Holy Deceiver'. After a short, eerie intro made out of sounds of thunder, church bells and praying, 'Necrosanctity' blasts out of speakers. Quite many tempo changes pull listener from many directions, varying from fast blasting to mid-tempo chugging. The rusty, thick and low-tuned sound of hell-axe is really skull-splitting. It's ...

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