Hail, you tomb-raiding fiends of the Black Metal Archives—Sean here, still choking on the rancid fumes of Invocatory’s The Communion of Decay. Blasted this demo tonight, and it’s like Liverpool’s grimiest sewers birthed a slab of old-school death metal decay that claws at your soul. Nabbed it off Bandcamp, dropped August 1, 2024, and its three tracks of festering brutality are a glorious throwback—let’s wade through this filth and feast on it!
Invocatory crawled from Liverpool’s shadows in 2023, the solo brainchild of Paul Tudor, who commands vocals, guitars, bass, and drums. The Communion of Decay is his debut demo, an independent release that summons the rotting spirit of early ‘90s death metal.
“The Abandonment of Flesh” erupts like a grave bursting open—Paul’s guitars snarl with a buzzsaw grind, his vocals a guttural bellow straight out of Nihilist’s playbook. The drums thunder with primal fury—I’m hooked, thrashing as the riffs drip like molten tar. “Contorted Through Putrefaction” keeps the stench alive, guitars chugging with a Bolt Thrower-esque crush, bass rumbling like a decomposing heartbeat—my neck’s sore, lost in its grotesque churn. “Shroud of Infinite Desolation” slows to a suffocating dirge, dissonant leads wailing over a doomy pulse—Paul’s growls sound like a corpse’s last gasp, burying me in its hopeless void.
Invocatory’s sound is a putrid resurrection—Paul’s guitars and vocals channel the raw filth of early Autopsy and Unleashed, his drum work hammering with relentless, cavernous force. It’s unpolished, ugly, and dripping with rot—feels like he tracked this in a Liverpool crypt, fueled by damp rot and spite. In death metal’s crypt, this sits with Obituary’s swampy decay and Asphyx’s crushing doom, but with a Merseyside grimness that’s all Paul’s own. The Communion of Decay is a rotting sermon—crank it loud, let it infect you, and join me in this vile communion.
You death-soaked wraiths, drop your takes below—how did this demo drag you under? Stream it on Bandcamp and revel in the decay!
Stay putrid, you grave-born fiends, and keep the rot alive!
RATING: 3.5 OUT OF 5
RATING SYSTEM:
- 0 – 1: Fucking shit
- 1 – 2: Shit
- 2 – 3: Not Bad Shit
- 3 – 4: Pretty Good Shit
- 4 – 5: Amazing Fucking Shit
- 5: The Best Shit You Will Ever Hear
