Deathrune
Yonkers, New York, a bullshit town known mostly for giving the world
Anthrax (the band, not the disease,) Gene Krupa, and the morbid florist
himself, Will Rahmer. Not really surprising that such a place would
churn out some pretty sick metal in the early '90s. Deathrune spent this
fertile time cranking out decent enough demos but never managed to get
anything widely released before their demise in 1995. Guitarist Mike
Saez would go on to play with Incantation, just like anyone else into
Death Metal in the area. Beneath the Cypress Groves is the band's
second demo, and it offers up a solid half hour of solid American Death
Metal. Not as crushing as the Swedes, not as adept as those rednecks
down in Florida, but still packing enough putrid riffage and atmosphere
to be a keeper.
