Miasma - Changes (1992)^{Release ID: 8966}

This one-off album from Austrian death metallers Miasma slipped under most people's radars back in the day but made a significant impact on a teenage me when I was lucky enough to pick it up from one of my tape trading associates at the time. It offers just the sort of stuff that made the tape trading scene so great with Miasma showcasing a very clear understanding of the death metal ethos. They certainly don't rely on technical skills or precision, instead focusing all of their attention on atmosphere which is majorly enhanced by one of the filthiest guitar tones you'll ever heard & some of the most brutal death growls in existence. This is dirty, sloppy & repulsive death metal for death metal purists only & I, for one, are still well & truly down with this sort of shit. The doom metal infused sections are particularly suffocating & a unanimously positive way. My only criticism is that the album fades away a bit in the back end with the tracklisting being noticeably top heavy.

For fans of Molested, Infester & Rottrevore.