Banished- Banished ALBUM REVIEW

Release date: 1993
Type: Single
Label: Olympic Recordings
Country: United States
Genre: Death Metal

-written by dismember_marcin of metal-archives.com

KILLER EP

This is the first recording of Banished I've actually ever heard, and because I used to know Baphomet well for so many years, I was really intrigued if - as Banished - these Buffalo guys will still be able to rip the guts out in similar vein. I mean sometimes the change of the moniker can also bring the change of musical direction - whether it's wanted by the fans or not, or even necessary. Luckily Banished is basically the same band as Baphomet, in every aspect - the line up is the same, the sound and so is the musical style they perform on this fantastic EP. And trust me; if you liked the horror atmosphere of the brutal death metal monster "Dead Shall Inherit", then you will also love "Banished" EP.

Banished simply crushes with these two wonderful tracks – “Altered Minds” and “Cast Out the Flesh”. The first one is just very much in the style of such cult songs like “Torn Soul” or “Infection of Death”. “Cast Out the Flesh” has slightly different riffing, mostly little groovy, but in the end it all ends up in the brutal US death metal box – with its massive sound, downtuned guitars and fantastically pounding bass guitar. Tom Frost’s vocals are again top class, maybe not so deep anymore, but this guy did damn great job here. But here all Banished members did great job – whether it’s the drummer, bassist (COOL!!!) or guitarist. Everything’s so perfect that I really wonder why Banished never got as much attention as Suffocation or say Cannibal Corpse did. Well, that the past now, all what matters is that this EP is just fuckin’ great and it’s a lovely introduction to “Deliver Unto Pain” LP.


90/100