63. Memoriam – “Requiem for Mankind”

Death Metal like it used to be. Simple, direct and uncomplicated. Memoriam wear their hearts very much on their tattooed sleeves. The tracks here may be unsophisticated and lacking in complexity and variation, but they aren’t half bad. This is two fingers up to fashion, trends and credibility and a celebration of the power of guitar, bass, drums, guttural vocals and radical politics. It wins extra points for having a track called ‘Austerity Kills’.