A hill to die upon

"A Hill To Die Upon is by far the most refined release of MENTAL CRUELTY`s career. They have gone from making a name with their debut, to now showing that they are ready to be an established band within the death metal scene across the globe. The album has its flaws, but the admirable thing here is the progression and growth of the band, it goes beyond how the overall sound is. This is an album that raises the game and defines why this German death metal band are one of the most exciting young bands in the genre right now".

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"'A Hill to Die Upøn' [er] et stort skridt fremad for tyskerne - også selvom bandet insisterer på, at stave upon som gjort. We get it, you are sehr edgy. Det er bevis på et band, der vil mere og nemt kunne vise sig, at være et af fremtidens helt store europæiske inden for genren".

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"Sure, the production is bog-standard Unique Leader fare (although I do like the cymbal tones a lot), and "Death Worship" overall leans too heavily on beatdowns and breakdowns for my taste. Other than that, though, I struggled to find anything about this record I didn't like and/or love after listening to it for three-and-a-half weeks non-stop. There is no doubt. This album is awesome, and I'll die proudly upon that hill".

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