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Zealot Cult
12+ albums
death metalgrindcoreirelandirish
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To find yourself going first to Primordial, Cruachan and Mourning Beloveth when Ireland’s contribution to metal comes to mind can easily be forgiven. What can’t, though, is stopping there, as you’re missing out on more than a few newcomers that are well worth your listening time. Far from a new arrival, but possibly under the radar of most, Zealot Cult, from Limerick, Ireland, have but a demo, a self-released EP and their full-length Spiritual Sickness to show for the band’s decade of existence to stake their claim beyond the Emerald Isle. The first thing experienced ears will notice is the similarity of vocalist/guitarist Jay Quigley’s voice to a certain Tardy in a certain band, so let’s move that elephant right on out of the room and see what's Zealot Cult on their own merits. Churning malevolence is the name of the game with tar-thick riff waves crashing and breaking against a granite wall of rhythm, a bit of Asphyx’s later work being touched upon. To be fair, Zealot Cult ain’t gonna win a lot of points for originality with their brand of death metal, but what they have done is potentially even more worthy of checking out: solid music recalling the genre’s formation, yet neither mired in the muck of “old school” cult, nor beholden to any one band as a point of reference. Spread this disease… User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
