Now this is with a capital H... Formed from the remains of local Aberdeen band Filthpact and  Bonesaw in the Summer of 2007 Ablach prove to be very much a homage to early grindcore with a dash of death metal for luck. Their short sharp and brutally heavy tracks deal with Scottish history, life and ancestry and are delivered with the expected explosive vocal delivery of a band of this genre.  

This debut four track demo is all you would expect given the band 's musical stance, short and explosive with a blistering pace and aggressive vocal delivery. “Bootlicker” is up first and kicks off with a wall of sound and intense guitar work. Perhaps suffering from a lack of structure the brutality however makes up for any such shortcomings “An Unforgiving Disposition” is up next and proves even shorter, rather like Nuclear Assault perhaps. “Fir Alban” makes better use of the dual vocal styles and shows the band's use of melody in a full on grindcore setting and finally there's “Jus Primae Noctis”.  With a chunky riff within a good song structure it showcases an element of variety to Ablach and even hints at a bit of old school thrash mixed n with the grind , and it suits them well. 

All in all there are faults and room for improvement but, for a first demo, the potential is there to see. A lot of thought havs been put into their lyrics and the presentation is equally as good, from the artwork to the accompanying information. Within their genre Ablach have a lot of potential and are already making waves  and perhaps, within the wider metal world, they can do a Napalm Death and break out to a bigger audience.

Contact:   www.myspace.com/ablach

Mike Clark