__________.____ ______________________________ .__ _______ ________ \______ \ | \_ _____/\_ _____/\______ \ |__|\ \ / _____/ | | _/ | | __)_ | __)_ | | \| |/ | \/ \ ___ | | \ |___ | \ | \ | ` \ / | \ \_\ \ |______ /_______ \/_______ //_______ //_______ /__\____|__ /\______ / \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ artist: Indemon title: Reclaiming Chaos year: 2025 genre: Thrash Metal type: Album label: Inverse Records language: English rel. date: 2025-06-27 source: WEB/MP3 quality: CBR 320kbps / 44.1 kHz / Full Stereo runtime: 00:32:40 size: 83.54 MB rip date: 2025-06-28 source url: https://www.deezer.com/album/733886211 tracklist: 1. Bring Down the Light 3:53 2. Internal Defeat 3:20 3. Passenger 4:23 4. Abuse 3:42 5. Necessary Evil 4:52 6. Shoot & Forget 4:48 7. Ruoja 3:56 8. Reclaiming Chaos 3:46 release notes: Formed in 2020, Finnish quartet Indemon satisfies that death/thrash lineage that dips itself into both genres with few signs of commercialism in sight. Their Fear of Living debut EP came out in 2022, setting the stage for a full-length follow up with Reclaiming Chaos. Of the four members, bassist Ville Kangasharju appears to have the most seasoning - playing in a variety of black, death, folk, and doom-oriented outfits like Tomb of Finland, Deathgoat, and Elvenscroll. You can hear an aggressive nature to these songs, coming from a platform that encompasses everything from late 90s/early 2000's Scandinavian thrash to Stockholm-oriented death that penetrated the scene in the early 90s. A thick guitar crunch with the low-tuned atmosphere takes songs like "Abuse" and "Shoot & Forget" to that next level of decadence - a heaviness that crushes in that early Entombed meets The Haunted in a headbanging / groove sideways context. The burly vocal presence of Joose Riihelä should cause insanity over any listening device or live stage that these songs appear on - galvanizing from the first extended scream on the energetic opener "Bring Down the Light" which contains the right tempo shifts from d-beat action to pit-oriented two-step sequences. Guitarist Santeri Liesmala beyond his normal rhythms and electric layers also delivers some wah-wah fueled sophistication in the lead department throughout the record - as well as thoughtful acoustic lines next to an inspiring, Corrosion of Conformity/Black Sabbath like power riff template on the semi-ballad instrumental "Ruoja". Kudos to drummer Patrik Kuitunen and his pocket awareness amidst the blasting / speed versatility present in his playing - it's another intriguing element most will latch onto. There's a visceral nature to these tracks that cuts to the bone - teeth-shattering, spine-tingling musical components that along with the forceful vocals makes a more groove-oriented cut like "Passenger" just as intoxicating as the heads down thrash title song finale. Five years into their lifespan, Indemon certainly knows where they want to go in terms of substance, style, and songwriting execution through Reclaiming Chaos. They throw down a great mix of thrash with death and groove elements proficiently - it's that Scandinavian touch that will win over many looking for another newer artist to champion.