Review by chrisc7249 on July 27, 2022.

Eximperitus received a lot of hype leading up to the release of their second album, Sahrartu, released in 2021. I personally was quite excited for this album, due to reading up on their "Similar Artists" section on MA, as well as the absolutely sick cover art. Alas… after a few listens, I can't say I'm too impressed by what's going on on this record.

Eximperitus often gets labelled as "technical" and "brutal," but I don't hear elements of either one in their sound. Sure, they're proficient in playing their instruments, but nothing here is flashy in the slightest. The riffs are droning, melodic for sure, but ultimately boring and drag on for far too long with very little variation or switch ups. And brutal it is most certainly not… none of the energy associated with brutal death metal is to be found here. I'm actually more reminded of death/doom than anything else, which I absolutely LOVE death/doom, but this does not do it for me.

I do hear elements of Nile in their sound, but once again, they ultimately lack the energy and creativity that makes Nile so worthwhile. Eximperitus just kind of lingers around, not really doing much of anything with their songs, except doing everything in their power to make you focus on anything else besides the actual music. I feel like none of the songs build up to anything or actually go anywhere, they just come on, monotonously drone with semi-melodic death metal riffs, and then poof, the song is over.

I was quite disappointed by this album… I'm going to continue to listen to it every now and then because it does intrigue me, and I will definitely change my review if it grows on me overtime. As for now… I think there's plenty, plenty of better death metal bands out there that show more character and charisma than these guys. Sorry lads, maybe next time.

Rating: 5 out of 10

Review by Carl on August 4, 2021.

In my opinion, New Standard Elite has become one of the best labels when it comes to brutal death metal. Their logo on a release is usually a seal of guarantee that you will get a hefty dose of brutality that is sure to satisfy all adherents of the genre, always gorgeously packaged with great artwork. Recently they made good on their reputation once again with releases by Metharoma, Meshum and the subject of this review, Dyskinesia.

Here we have 3 tracks of neanderthal slam death that does not waste time with melodic niceties or intricate musical acrobatics, the music is simple, straightforward and heavy as fuck. The guttural grunts collide with the driving blasts and pummeling slams, making this a near perfect blend of all things that make this sort of caveman brutal death so damn great. The entertaining samples are not annoying, and the production is dense but clear, making it all sound utterly crushing, without veering off into over-digital sounding terrain. Granted, Dyskinesia isn't in any way reinventing the guttural slamming death metal wheel here and you have heard all of this before, but it is brought with such conviction that it is near impossible to not be impressed by it. This is the perfect package of death metal brutality for all into the genre.

With a playtime well under 10 minutes, this release does not overstay it's welcome, that's for sure. It moves in for the kill right away and is over before you know what has hit you. I'm impressed by this little ditty, and I'm damn curious what the future will bring from these guys.

Rating: 8.5 out of 10