Ancient Malignity - Dehumanization Dawn Like a lost relic from the mid-to-late '90s, Ancient Malignity's second album surges and slices with both palpitating precision and gangrenous gnarliness. Those maniacs out there who hold high the torch of such old gods as Order From Chaos, Imprecation, Sacramentary Abolishment, America's Crucifier, old Vital Remains, and earliest Kataklysm should find red-eyed solace in the blitzed & bleary decibels on display across Dehumanization Dawn. Even the production itself sounds era-authentic - dank, dingy, and dungeoned, but no less muscular - and while tones and textures can form a solid foundation for many a death metal record, it's the hands of those who build that noble foundation that matter most: Ancient Malignity thus duly excel at the art of labyrinthine-yet-linear songwriting, making Dehumanization Dawn a most enticing spelunk among ancient corridors.
