Thrash lies at the root of Beyond Deth’s sound as heard on the opening track, “Live Again”. It features black metal touches like tremolo picking and blastbeats, but not to the point of overwhelming the song. These influences are scattered throughout the course of the album. They do a great job complimenting the thrashing rhythms and guttural death metal vocals of frontman Jon Corston. With such a fierce and brutal delivery, it’s no wonder Corston was asked to sing for death metal veterans, Disinter.

The only songs on the album that don’t do much for me are “Servants” and “Endless Repent”. They’re not bad songs per se. Quite frankly, the playing and production are as impressive as the rest of Accept Your Fate. They just veer a little too close to the groove oriented sound of Lamb of God for my taste. If you appreciate this style, you’ll love them.

The final three tracks sees Beyond Deth going for the jugular. The one-two punch of “Macabre Delights” and “Kill the Weak” is a twin assault; the former a violent neck breaker and the latter striding the line between thrash and mid tempo death metal. The title track closes the album with Mustaineian (new terminology alert) riffs and solos circa Rust in Peace (1990). What better way to round out an extreme metal potpourri than with a nod to one of the style’s forefathers? Whether this influence was intentional or not, it’s certainly welcomed.

Accept Your Fate takes me back to a simpler time when Mayhem Fest was a thing and my main outlet for discovering new music was the Music Choice metal channel. It’d be cool if more bands were open to such musical hybridization, but chances are they wouldn’t be able to do so as proficiently as Corston and company. Accept Your Fate is indeed a “macabre delight”. "
-Defenders of the Faith Metal

released June 1, 2020

Jon Corston - Vocals, Rhythm guitar, bass
John Bravo III - Rhythm/Lead Guitar
Rob Halloran - Drums

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Spenser Morris
Produced by Spenser Morris and Beyond Deth
Tracked at Bricktop Recording Studios Chicago

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