Review by JD on June 26, 2013.

Can a band after a very amazing debut EP, come back and kick out one amazing Album that actually is even better?  If it was a band like Demon Lung that has both the talent and the drive to make whatever they want happen – hell yeah!

From the US Sin City of Las Vegas, they come with a slow churning vortex of melancholy heaviness and depressive words and pounding slow drum dirges that seem to hold so much melody.  Think of Candlemass, early Trouble with the aid of Zak Wylde’s guitar style wrapped around Solitude Aeternus with a poet’s heart beating through the marked immensity of sound that needs comparing to the first Album of Black Sabbath– you get the insanely good band that is broadening Doom Metal’s reach.

Eight songs live and breathe on this album… each having its own life of its own.  From the droning and swirl of Binding the Witch to the slowed down Candlemass-esque Incantation, the album surges and whisks you away in its slow motion riptide and into its bleak universe.  Heavy and chalked full of dark pleasure, this is one album that impresses as well as creates a full on emotional ride into the shadowed lands that we venture into rarely.

I had given Demon Lung’s self-released EP Pareidolia a 9 out of ten, not to mention it being one of my favourites to this day… The Hundredth Name rating to demonstrate the growth and talent this band has offered up in their first major Metal label release.  Candlelight Records have picked one of the finest bands to get behind and let them do what they do so good… all we have to do is buy it.  GO NOW!!

Categorical Rating Breakdown

Musicianship: 10
Atmosphere: 10
Originality: 10
Production: 10
Overall: 10

Rating: 10 out of 10

Review by Tomek on July 16, 2014.

One Hour Hell. In the old days one word would be enough to name a band, some needed two; nowadays it takes three or more to achieve the same thing. Does it matter if it comes to the content of the albums? Not really. Is it something One Hour Hell should care about? Not really. It was just an observation I guess. One Hour Hell is from Sweden, they arose from the ashes of a band Oxide, 2008 saw the release of their first album called Product Of Massmurder (I am yet to check that one out) and Interfectvs is their second offering. Those who expect some kind of standard Swedish death metal may be up for surprise here because OHH is anything but standard.

Death metal is the main segment of this album but it also comes with lots of thrash elements, mosh pit friendly grooves and crushing breakdowns. Album sounds freakishly heavy and reminds me of The Acacia Strain a little in the sound territory, but that is the only comparison that I can think of. Guitars are tuned very low and they’re creating such turbulence in my speakers that if I had an older pair I would start worrying if they’re going to be ok. Sound is one thing but the ideas those guys came up with and way they deliver the goods is something that simply slays. Tons of heavy stuff (no pun intended), played with lots of tempo changes, some shredding and even an occasional solo here and there. I like it a lot I gots to say. But that is only a part of this album. Drummer is not here to keep the rhythm, well, that too, but he also creates such a rumble that at some point I caught myself listening to drums only. I'm not a drummer so I can't give you any technical info here, but there is massive amount of double base, blast beats and all kinds of other goodies to be found. Is it the best I ever heard? No, but that one is definitely one of my favorites of late in drumming category. The combination of guitars and drums only is almost enough to carry this album by themselves, but when you add brutality of the bass guitar and the bestial, deep growl of the vocalist, this monstrous brute is ready to devastate. Interfectus Est, Covered In Sin, Bodybags are my personal favorites but on the other hand I could probably give you the whole playlist here. Try those three; it should suffice to spark the interest in anybody to listen to the whole album.

I've listened to Interfectus numerous times in the last couple of days and enjoyed it very much. It isn't for everybody, I know, but I believe that if it comes to attractiveness and ability to keep the listener entertained - these guys are doing it right. If it comes to sound, recording, mixing and production, mastering, booklet - everything is top notch. What else can one ask for?

Rating: 8 out of 10