Review of Kossuth - "Mictlan" E.P.

INDEPENDENT INSANITY

By: Geoff Teach

Every so often when I head out to a live show, I not only witness performances by the acts that I originally intended to see, but I also end up doing a little networking, too. Earlier this month, I headed to Reggie’s on the south side of Chicago to catch the Bloodletting North America tour, featuring Psycroptic, Arkaik, Ovid’s Withering, and The Kennedy Veil (with local support by Warforged). While standing and chatting with a couple drummers (including the affable Gabe Seeber of Kennedy Veil), I wound up meeting the singer of Lafayette, Indiana’s tech death newcomers, Kossuth. I gave him one of my cards and told him to get in touch. The next day, he sent me the link to his act’s Bandcamp page, and since I had a moment at the time, I drifted over and hit the play button.

What greeted my ears upon first listen was first-rate, technical death metal in the vein of early Son of Aurelius and current Inanimate Existence, and after many spins since that first fateful day, I have come to absolutely love Kossuth’s independent debut E.P., Mictlan. What really bakes my bread about these five tracks are the spectacular production and virtuosity of the players: Seriously, these guys can play. Every single musician in Kossuth has his instrument down cold, and the bassist’s talent alone is worth the price of admission.

Listening to Mictlan makes my jaw drop, my head bang, and my ears ache for more. Every track is competent and complete in its composition, starting right from the first chords of “Libera Solis”, continuing through “Altar of the Sun”, and straight on into the final three tracks, “Mictlan”, “Plains of the Soaring Dagger”, and “Solar Migration”. Kossuth’s utter command of their instruments and masterful songwriting makes Mictlan one of my top albums of 2015 so far, and I urge you to give it a listen and to send some of your hard-earned their way.

Keep it Metal! \m/

To check out Mictlan in its entirety, just press play below!