The smaller D.I.Y. label P2 releases the debut full length (which clocks just over half an hour, by the way) of young act Extinction Protocol, a Pennsylvania-based combo that was formed in 2010. This quartet was an unknown entity to me, but they do put their mark on the American Death Metal landscapes with this extremely brutal, technical and firm album.
The vocals are of the Death / Grind kind which the U.S.Aha have courtesy of since the late eighties. Guttural screams and deep grunts is what you can expect. When it comes to the instrumentation, the North American scene cannot be ignored or denied either. Suffocation, Dying Fetus, Morbid Angel, Cryptopsy, Cannibal Corpse, Traumatism, Deicide or Decrepit Birth, it’s a relevant, fair, accurate list of comparable acts that might have been of influence. And in comparison to those protagonists of this specific scene, young band Extinction Protocol do an excellent job. Despite the total lack of originality, the average quality of the compositions, as well as the performance, is more than just decent. Besides, the whole comes with a full and heavy, brutalising sound and a modest initiation of obscurity-inspired atmospheric excerpts, which isn’t but appreciable.