Maim – Deceased To Exist

Releasedate: 07-03-2011; Label: Soulseller Records
By: Sabine van Gameren

Maim is a Swedish Death Metal formation started in 2006. The band is currently up to release “Deceased To Exist” which is the band’s second release.

Maim makes typical Old School Death Metal. A good filled guitar section creates a driving sound. Must be said that the riffs are quite nicely done. A little twist here and there to make sure it is not too stereotypical like what all these old school bands do, a little touch of Maim in there. Vocalist Rikard puts his own filthy stamp on the sound as well. He goes quite deep and when the tempo drops a bit he takes the lead upfront of the guitars. Also worth mentioning are the drums, fits perfectly with the sound and also quite present in the mix. Overall the guys have a good production in “Deceased To Exist”, which makes it an album that still has the old school vibes, but yet is relevant for 2011, something that loads of bands forget of when being so old school. Definitely a release that makes us happy, happy to have a good band to keep our eyes on. When they keep going like this, they may grow in no time to a band that sells big internationally.

Line Up:
Krille – Guitar
Otto – Drums
Rikard – Bass, Vocals
Scott – Guitars

Tracklist: 01. Gravedigger Sacrifice 02. Morbid Desecration 03. Covet Death 04. Evil Smell Of Death 05. Crematory 06. Deceased To Exist 07. Purged Through Napalm 08. Nuclear Funeral 09. Resurrected From Hell 10. Screams From The Mutilated

Links:
Maim MySpace