MASSAFACTION out of Berlin aren’t chasing trends or bending the knee to modern metal formulas. There’s no technical flexing or avant-frickery here. Just death metal distilled to its raw, essential form.
No adornments. No filters. Just five seasoned musicians who know exactly what they’re doing and why they’re doing it.
Founded with a clear and unapologetic mission to preserve the spirit of old school death metal, not as nostalgia, but as a living, snarling beast, MASSAFACTION hurl their debut album “Downfall of Trinity” like a Molotov through the glass of contemporary metal’s overproduced cathedral. This isn’t a tribute. This is a transmission.
From the (slightly slower) opening barrage of “Worldbetrayer” to the festering closer “Necrophilharmonica,” the album charges forward with the confidence of a band that knows exactly what it wants to say — and how loud it needs to scream it. No dead air, no breakdowns, no fretboard ego-trips, just concrete-thick riffs, militaristic drums, and vocals that sound like they were barked from a collapsing Berlin basement.
Standout tracks include the high-voltage jolt of “10.000 Volt,” the trench-sunk “Fortress Of Decadence,” and “Catharsis,” which ruptures eardrums within the first nanoseconds. “Predator” hits square in the chest, while “Maggots Remain” contaminates everything in its path. A slow-burn build to a near-funeral climax.
Guest solos from scene veterans (HOLY MOSES, NECROMORPH, RECKLESS MANSLAUGHTER, ATTACKTION, and more) add an extra layer of weight and legitimacy. And while this record is rooted deep in ‘90s aesthetics, it doesn’t sound like a pastiche of something you heard back then. This is a fresh death metal impulse that pumps blood into an already decomposing corpse.
“Downfall of Trinity” exhumes the genre and drags it toward a new audience, screaming: “It still breathes.” And in an era where complexity often trumps conviction, that might just be the most radical message of all.
For fans of BOLT THROWER, BENEDICTION, early GRAVE, the scent of damp leather and warm beer in underground bunkers. Out April 18, 2025.
