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1.  Septic Mind
2.  Vultures
3.  Deliverance

Total playing time:  11:20

Release Date: March, 2011
Label: Band Self Released

After Oblivion - Vultures EP

Reviewer: Chris

November 6, 2011

Usually the first few seconds of a release are enough to trigger my senses as to what I might find interesting or useful in a band if I’m otherwise unfamiliar with them. The hideous thickness of the technical thrash exploding from the guitars of After Oblivion in the first seconds of their Vulture EP is enough to make me shake my head like I’d just been hit with a knockout blow from the blindside.

What I hear in this three-song EP is some serious Death influence, but without branding the band a copy or bland rip-off of the legendary Chuck Schuldiner outfit I can attest to the music here being as filling as any of similar ilk you might find. It’s also not as steeped in the Floridian-esque ‘death’ sound, relying more on proficient thrashing and well-scaled chord assembly. The sweeping guitar riffs in “Septic Mind” are casually-placed just enough to find a perfect fit without embellishment. The overall ‘heaviness’ of the guitar and bass tones are what really makes this chugging effort worthy of ravenous consumption. I like how the verse riffs find a cathartic crescendo so perfectly, literally raising your senses a few notes with the music each time. It never gets stale, hence the band’s ability to create, inform, enlighten and exit with the greatest of ease.  

“Vultures” has some really mind-boggling guitar work all over it and I’m really wondering why these guys from Bosnia and Herzigovina haven’t been snatched yet. When I think nothing in the thrash arena could possibly excite or thrill me anymore along comes this quartet and produces three tracks of high caliber, strict thrash that takes technical tagging to a new and credible height. The production value helps create a very impenetrable foundation that seems to expand and close in on you, and it’s a great feeling indeed. The vocals are very nicely implemented, delivered in a high-registered squeal that Mr. Schuldiner himself would find the sincerest form of flattery. I also love how I can actually hear the bass in that lovely bottom range that fills the sound so nicely.

I’m going to be looking for the band’s past EP The Carnal Form from ’07 and the split as well. I encourage you to hit these guys with some attention and support because after they’ve hit you a few times you’ll never know how unfortunate we’ve been not finding of these guys until now.