With a brand new EP to their name, Vorzug storms out of the gates of hell drenched in blackened hell fire. Three is the name of their new EP and as I’m sure you can guess the EP has three songs on it that played in the vein of death metal. Each song that appears on this EP is crisp, clean, well executed and of course very heavy. Three is an EP that you can sit and listen to on repeat and just enjoy endlessly without getting tired of it quickly and really with only three songs on the EP that’s saying something.Vorzug immediately gets you acclimated to their music as they just begin the EP without hesitation. There is no intro or anything of that nature as what you get is pure death metal right off the bat and pure death metal throughout the rest of the EP as well. Vorzug rattles off song after song without pause so what you get is a cohesive and comprehensive listen without sitting through anything extra.While Vorzug does play in the vein of old-school death they do add their own twist to it to make their sound their very own. They even add some black metal undertones as well to create some atmosphere for you to get lost in so that you don’t just have to get hammered in the face by smashing death metal over and over again. Each of these genres is sewn together nicely to create a great and overall memorable sound.Each of the three tracks on this EP are propelled by savage riffs, heavy drumming and monstrous growls. Individually each of those things just mentioned are impressive, but when put together you get a vicious and deadly sound that doesn’t soon leave your mind. All three songs have a tight, sharp and bulldozing sound to them that gets your head nodding from note one and keeps it nodding all throughout.It’s easy to see why Vorzug has spent time at the top of Amazon and iTunes charts as they play as they are a well rounded destructive death metal machine.

This is the latest EP by US death metallers Vorzug.This is blackened death metal. It’s an old-school concoction with dark melodies and vicious riffs.I enjoyed Call of the Vultures, and although Three isn’t quite as good as their full length, it still shows a band that largely know what they’re doing.The guitars are brutal, yet quite catchy in many ways, with a bit of a thrash influence too. The songs as a whole have their catchy moments too, once you get past some minor production issues. The riffs are serrated and sharp, existing underneath the vocals and guitar leads, while merged with the drums and bass quite tightly.The singer uses deep growls and blood-curdling screams across the three songs. They’re slightly high in the mix for my tastes, but this is not a deal-breaker, just personal preference.Three is an enjoyable release that demonstrates a band that are still on the right track. I look forward to their next outing, and think that with a few tweaks here and there to their sound, they’ll be stronger than ever.