Lithostrotos - Destroyer of Death (independent) 1999
Old school death metal meets thrash metal. Man, if death metal had stayed this musically proficient rather than getting overly concerned with being 'as brutal as possible' I would have remained a follower of the the style. Lithotstrotos, while having the downtuned guitars and death-like vocals, are a bit more accessible than most death bands because their music is not a bunch of blastbeats. For the most part the music is mid-paced, retains a certain groove and even has a sense of melody, something many death metal bands are missing. Lyrically Lithostrotos are a proud Christian band, although they present their ideas in a thought provoking manner rather than the stereotypical 'turn or burn' approach. The unlisted track sounds like a traditional German song revised in a metal format. Anyone know what the name of this song is?