{"id":166250,"date":"2025-09-28T15:44:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T15:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/166250\/"},"modified":"2025-09-28T15:44:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T15:44:07","slug":"biolence-violent-obliteration-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/166250\/","title":{"rendered":"Biolence – Violent Obliteration Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Prior to my initiation ritual and early in my tenure as a volunteer whipping post, one of my jailers here at AMG saw fit to offer encouragement. \u201cIt gets better,\u201d Dolphin Whisperer said. \u201cOkay, but have you looked around recently?\u201d I asked. He shrugged and replied, \u201cnot really. I\u2019ve got a newborn. The Dolphlet takes up a lot of effort.\u201d My cell door clanged shut as he left. Alone in the dark, I would wait nearly two months for the affirmation I sought in that moment. It would come in the form of Violent Obliteration, the third full-length from Biolence, a death\/thrash four-piece from Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. With no Dolphlets to mind, it seems Biolence has looked around recently, and they are none too stoked.<\/p>\n

My cell door opens to admit a dark figure silhouetted by guttering torchlight. A new promo drops to my feet. The door closes again. I queue up my next assignment, and I\u2019m greeted by ambient sirens, gunfire, and marching instrumentals (\u201cIntro\u201d). I\u2019m not given much time to process as a wordless howl tears through me and the music begins in earnest (\u201cPit of Degradation\u201d). Guitarist David and bassist Daniel Marage work in tandem, their execution effortlessly concentric and complementary (\u201cHeavy Artillery,\u201d \u201cWorld\u2019s Plague\u201d). Marage delivers basslines heavy enough to intimidate Giles Corey<\/a>, while David threatens to remove twitching appendages with riffs like chop saws (\u201cExtermination through Mutation\u201d). As I\u2019m thus welded to the floor, vocalist\/guitarist C\u00e9sar screams, growls, and bellows the horrors of a species actively culling itself and destroying its own planet.<\/p>\n

\ufeffViolent Obliteration by Biolence<\/a><\/p>\n

These deathrashers aren\u2019t the first I\u2019ve ever heard, but they are some of the most competent. Front to back, Violent Obliteration exudes confidence and prowess. Whether channeling Sanguisugabogg to slam the food industry\u2019s casual biological warfare (\u201cExtermination through Mutation\u201d) or Dark Angel to pronounce humanity\u2019s death sentence (\u201cHumanity Executioner\u201d), Biolence has the chops to succeed at everything they attempt. New drummer Miguel Sousa elevates the rest of the band like he\u2019s a got a personal vendetta. A psychotic conductor, he bends tempo and vibe to his will (\u201cF.U.B.A.R.\u201d), and with surgical hooks and fills, underscores every curse C\u00e9sar screams (\u201cPit of Degradation,\u201d \u201c50 Caliber Freedom\u201d). When C\u00e9sar\u2019s rage eclipses language, the lead guitar takes over, lamenting war\u2019s futility (\u201cHeavy Artillery,\u201d \u201cGlory of Savagery\u201d) and religious corruption (\u201cWorld\u2019s Plague\u201d) with mournful, bluesy solos. Marage\u2019s bass rattles my chest, and when his 90s twang punches through the murk, it embodies a human absurdity both violent and dystopian (\u201cPit of Degradation,\u201d \u201cViolent Obliteration\u201d). Totally in sync, this is a band with vision, skill, and passion.<\/p>\n

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But there are moments when I lose the plot. Violent Obliteration is indeed a dynamic and enthralling ride, but in their excitement, Biolence occasionally smashes incongruous elements together. \u201cExtermination through Mutation\u201d features a searing Sodom-infused lead with fantastic backing instrumentals, but sandwiched between slabs of slam death, it\u2019s jarring and out of place. Sections of \u201cViolent Obliteration\u201d and \u201c50 Caliber Freedom\u201d suffer similarly. A few solos feel rudderless or drop the clutch (\u201cGlory of Savagery,\u201d \u201cViolent Obliteration\u201d), and the ambient interlude of \u201cHeavy Artillery\u201d languishes overlong. The album\u2019s bookends\u2014\u201cIntro\u201d and \u201cOutro\u201d\u2014don\u2019t warrant their collective runtime, with \u201cOutro\u201d feeling especially frustrating next to such a strongly concluded penultimate track (\u201cF.U.B.A.R.\u201d). Save for a few exceptions, Biolence excels in isolation; the components of individual tracks just don\u2019t always fit together.<\/p>\n

For 46 furious minutes, Biolence preaches the woes of the world outside. As the ambient sounds of \u201cOutro\u201d fade to a close, I collect my thoughts. Biolence is a band of talented and energetic musicians, both individually and together. Occasional jarring shifts and a few other missteps aside, Violent Obliteration is an impressive album. It\u2019s an enjoyable platter of death\/thrash metal from veterans of the scene. When Steel Druhm returns for my opinion later, I\u2019ll tell him it\u2019s good.<\/p>\n

Rating: 3.0\/5.0
DR: 9 | Format Reviewed: 320 kb\/s mp3
Labels: Doomed Records<\/a> | Raging Planet<\/a> | Selvajaria Records<\/a>
Websites: Bandcamp<\/a> | Facebook<\/a> | Instagram<\/a>
Releases Worldwide: September 1st, 2025<\/p>\n

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