Sadist has the qualities to create very many-sided music but in the meantime keep it really cohesive. Many interesting and catching riffs and melodies pass by. In the first few songs we already hear some great death metal with razor-sharp screaming vocals, but the singer easily creates some deep long-stretched grunts too. Things get even better when more and more attractive sounds and vibes are created by the keyboards which are a great supplement to the beautiful solos. 

Sadist does so without each separate track losing its identity, each song is well distinguishable which is often caused by an intermezzo which gives a song a totally different twist. With the sixth song, ‘Kopto’, Sadist created an instrumental resting point and I can’t conclude anything else but to say that it is an excellent and well balanced record. Oh, and did I forget to mention that all this is brought in a great, fat production?   

 

Sadist was for me a well kept Italian progressive death metal secret, a secret so sweet that everyone should check this one out. Sadist deserves to get international attention with this excellent record.