“Vdelygmia” is the second release and first full-length by Edinburgh’s Chestcrush, the solo project by Evangelos Vasilakos . The Greek-born musician has recently published his first demo that received praises from underground metal community and was then physically released by two European labels and sold out quickly afterwards. On this demo, Chestcrush presented their unique and crushing style of Blackened Death Metal and Grindcore, influenced by raging Old School Black Metal and a shattering Sludge / Post Metal. And now the time has come for the world to witness “Vdelygmia” in its utterly terrifying yet fascinating might.
On “Vdelygmia” Chestcrush reduces melodic influence on a necessary amount, and sets its focus on total sonic annihilation of the listener with vast and severe arsenal of sound weaponry of carpet bombing blast beats, napalm burning guitar riffs and blood chilling war cries. Nine nightmarish anthems of terror and hate lyrically devoted to coping with own mental and physical health tragedies (the band’s name is chosen for this reason) and unbearable abhorrence to the current political/theocratical situation in Evangelos motherland Greece.
The title “Vdelygmia” is a Greek word originally spelled “ Βδελυγμία“ which means “abomination”, “filth” and “repulsion” of extreme levels and can be used both to define the feeling towards an act, or a person, who is sorely corrupted and depraved. And this title completely reflects the musical part of the album which is so beautifully disgusting, violent, horrifyingly brutal and stunningly ugly as a nearly perfect Blackened Death Metal / Grindcore album can be.
Band links:
https://chestcrush.bandcamp.com
https://www.instagram.com/chestcrush/
https://www.facebook.com/chestcrushband
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2YpMZ9fQn85Ife30oR1QYf?si=LG5J7lO4TcSDzf1D2G9amA&nd=1
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV-FSxAyhm6k_RjDW4q1IaQ
