1331 - Asphyx M.S. Bismarck 1992

Asphyx are very much an overlooked band in the old school death metal scene. Certainly one of the best death metal bands from the Netherlands, their sophomore release, ‘Last One on Earth’ manages to strike the balance between being easily identifiable as a death metal band but also being fairly original too. On vocals, legendary Martin Van Drunen delivers his trademark low deep growl, with the occasional high-pitched scream. Asphyx music weaves in and out between slow dense rhythms, heavy as anything, and then braking into dense bursts of pure death metal. Released in 1992, “Last One on Earth” would be the third and last time Martin Van Drunen recorded with Asphyx. The first track of the album introduces Martins growl with a scream and then step up the tempo until it becomes death metal, Van Drunens voice terrifying the listener the whole time.