Ungod

This is a killer release featuring riffs that are impeccable. The sound quality of this album is also superb. Everything seemed to fit on this one. I don't own much of their material aside from digital, but I'll tell you this...it is a monument of an album 'Ungod' devastates. It's too bad this band is defunct. They really would've had a lot of years together. I get it if you lose the passion but they left the music scene on a great note because 'Ungod' is impeccable. I have nothing bad to say about this release. The music is amazing. And original sounding to the utter maximum degree! An array of metal perfection!

I like the guitar riffs and vocals plus the sound quality is illustrious. I think that this is one of the better death metal albums from 2015. They reached the pinnacle in the songwriting. Nothing shy of just an utter gem! The music is what takes it away and gets you in the realm of yes Morgoth. I haven't heard much of their earlier material but I'll be that it's good if not better than this one. I don't think that's possible though. 'Ungod' is an unmistakable album of perfection. Make no mistake about it the guitars and vocals just steal the listener. At least they did that with me. So much of a landmark.

I don't mind the vocals really, I actually thought that they complimented the music very well! And I can hear the tint of Industrial mixed with the death metal here. But overall, the riffs are totally death metal. I like the harmonies too, they enhance the rhythms. The riffs themselves are just so diametrically sound. They really did a great job in the songwriting. I wish a lot of death metal bands wrote like this. Just original, catchy, smooth, and ever flowing. They may come back to the music scene, who knows?! I'm just glad that I had a chance to review and appreciate this album their music.

It's very difficult to find this album maybe eBay because Amazon is just ridiculous as to what they want for this album. About $200 on Vinyl. Like I said, ridiculous. I may buy it on eBay, that is if I want to dish out $40 for the CD. It is good enough to spend that much on it rather than to just have it downloaded on Spotify. But in any case, it's an album well worth checking out. I had nothing ill to say about it. Everything seemed to flow. Enjoy this release if you come by it on Spotify. Then form your own opinion on it and I'm sure you won't be disappointed especially if you're into metal. Check it out!

Morgoth joins countless death metal bands that were once dead but now walk the earth as revenants. The least I can say about “Ungod” is that it does not suck. The idea that this might have been a bomb in the making was volleyed up a bit after Morgoth announced they had cut ties with vocalist Marc Grewe after just a few years of doing some of the reactivation essentials, like touring and more touring. A core part of a group is never easy to replace, but Karsten Jäger of Disbelief, filling Grewe’s shoes, erases all doubts as soon as he vomits up the first line of “House of Blood.” It helps that “Ungod” is excellent on nearly every other parameter, and never lets up its authentic exhibition of atrocities.

Foreseeing a return as natural as this is easier imagined than done. Morgoth, at least, does not waste any time getting down to the nitty-gritty right off the bat. “Ungod,” right from ignition, takes a tried-and-true form of death metal harkening back to better days, days when Obituary and Death were crying out for gore. There is plenty of refinement making up for the time that has passed, however, giving “Ungod” a best-of-both-worlds appeal. The sound quality is cutting and fresh, helping to bring out the crunch in the record’s mid-tempo spine and Jäger’s explosive grunts, while the band charges through sharp death metal anthems that are big on riffs and heavy on violence.

The real component making “Ungod” a worthy listen is the band’s chemistry. It is very clear that the deep-rooted structures and riffs à la Obituary and Death are powerful behind an energetic vocal performance. This is most prevalent during tunes like “God is Evil” or “Voice of Slumber,” which wrestle between mid-paced/slowed sections and faster death metal bits. This backbone makes Morgoth a powerful beast, as the riffs and the genuine intensity are never once dropped. Few surprises linger in the effigy, but Morgoth is dependable enough on the death metal front that they don’t need to change things up or think outside the coffin. Jäger’s performance, again, is superb. Even on “God is Evil,” the leadoff single that featured Grewe on vocals, he sounds mauling and ravenous. For a death metal vocalist, Jäger is as good as they come.

My only complaint is that “Ungod” is a bit too fatty. The forty-seven minute record has a few duds, like “Descent into Hell” or “Traitor,” which serve to show the world that Morgoth knows its death metal while failing to shake the sense that stronger songs exist not too far away. Just a minor beef of mine among a very fine collection of death metal hymns from one of Germany’s finest death metal squads, now back and bloodier than ever. “Ungod” is otherwise an anomaly among the low-quality returns of long-defunct groups giving the metal game another go. Despite the absence of Grewe—a replacement that would’ve been catastrophic for most—Morgoth is alive and on fire.

This review was written for: www.Thrashpit.com

When Morgoth came back to the metal scene in 2011, their purpose was to play a few shows in honor of the 20th anniversary of their debut album, "Cursed". The two prior EPs, "Resurrection Absurd" and "Eternal Fall", are also considered timeless classics in the death metal genre. So after playing lots of shows based on the material of "Cursed" plus a few other songs, they finally recorded and released a new album and believe me, Morgoth are back stronger than ever!

So, is this new album "Cursed 2"? Hell no. This one is better! "Ungod" sounds like an evolved and matured version of the classic Morgoth sound, staying true to death metal just as if "Odium" and "Feel Sorry For the Fanatic" had never been released. What I love about this album is that they manage to come up with an authentic early '90s feeling. While the production sounds better than anything recorded in the early '90s, it doesn't sound too modern and too polished, though. The sound on this record is the perfect sound for a band like Morgoth and made me feel like being 12 again during the first few spins.

Some people have been skeptical about the replacement of original singer Marc Grewe, but there's no need to worry. The new guy, Karsten 'Jagger' Jäger (also in Disbelief), already proves during his first line in the opener "House Of Blood" that he was the best choice Morgoth could come up with. This guy sounds like a beast and if you compare the album versions of "God is Evil" and "Die as Deceiver" (the second one is only featured on the limited version of "Ungod") to the "God is Evil" EP from 2014 with Marc Grewe, you have to admit that Jagger sounds better.

Morgoth come out with the full range of what you expect from them - doomy and also melodic parts meeting fierce double bass and uptempo parts. The songwriting on the whole record is superb, but especially in the two instrumentals "Ungod" and "The Dark Sleep", the band takes you on a sonic trip of death.

This is a must have album for any fans of early '90s death metal!