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It`s satisfying to hear a band that is not ashamed to plunder it's genre's roots without coming across as contrived or calculated, and possibly the biggest strength of this French band`s debut is how authentically `old school` it is - even my jaded death metal ears could`ve been fooled into thinking this came out in 1990 instead of 2013. As well as some sinister and uncannily sounding `Left Hand Path` parts, I`m reminded of old Swedish deathsters Merciless, not least because of the blackened vocals; a resemblance which is further exemplified by the t-shirts in the band`s promotional pics as well as the blurb for this release describing it as `merciless` and `bestial`. However Necrowretch have enough OSDM floating around in their DNA to stop them sounding reliant on any 1 or 2 bands.
On the downside, the sheer lack of dynamism hurts the replayability of an album destined to be returned to sporadically rather than as a mainstay on the death-deck.
Still, `Putrid Death Sorcery` is a satisfyingly sour offering from a band who have their (black) hearts in the right place. And while it`s not diverse or memorable enough to make it on many end of year `best of` lists, it`s a nice try all the same.
6/10
