“TRENCHROT make music within the stricture of two rules: 1. Play Death Metal 2. Crush posers” That’s a quote from the band’s Facebook page and I would say both rules were followed wholehearted. Mission completed!!! “Dragged Down To Hell” is TRENCHROT’s first sign of life and believe me it is a damned fine and very remarkable first sign of life. Gab from Nihilistic Holocaust dug out an excellent and very promising band. Those US based fiends deliver finest old school Death Metal which should please every fan of old masters such as PESTILENCE, ASPHYX, DEATH, SADISTIC INTENT and the likes. Especially early PESTILENCE came in my mind now and then while listening to “Dragged Down To Hell”. But you shouldn’t get me wrong, I don’t say that TRENCHROT is a copycat, they just play a similar style and are able to create a very similar atmosphere. This demo tape consists of three very wide-ranging compositions, fast galloping parts rotate with powerful slower parts which reminds me of the blasphemous and massive doom parts of their country-mates INCANTATION. Each song is well arranged and performed with the right attitude and the knowledge of how Death Metal should be played. Well, this is a highly recommended piece of sacrilegious Death Metal you definitely should add to your collection and TRENCHROT is definitely a band you should keep an eye on… Can’t wait for future releases. Thumbs up!!! www.facebook.com/trenchrotdeathmetal, http://nihilisticholocaustrecs.bandcamp.com, http://nihilistic.voila.net