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English translation:
At last! I listened online, I did an interview with the group (you can check it out in the upcoming issue of Musick Magazine), but I have not yet had the opportunity to experience the debut album of Pandemic Outbreak from a physical format, and this is the only form of proper listening I recognize and only after such listening you can write a review. The album arrived recently and I can't stop listening to it! Compared to the previous material, the band made an incredible progress - it is a leap into hyperspace in terms of both the sound and the compositions itself. It is already conscious and formed death/thrash metal that don't take prisoners. Listening to this album reminds me of the history of Vader and then Decapitated, how these bands conquered the scene in the past and what debuts they recorded back in the days. Pandemic Outbreak is an equally talented band with the same potential. The scary fact is that "Skulls Beneath the Cross" was not issued by any Polish label, didn't receive a satisfying publishing offer and the band had to look abroad. Fortunately, they found themselves under the wings of the thriving and dedicated Awakening Records from China. The album release is fucking great! Well, let Polish labels treat it as a slick on the nose. But let's get back to the music itself. It can't be denied that the guys from Pandemic Outbreak are fans of good old death metal. Inspirations from early Vader, Sinister, Morbid Angel, Slayer, Pestilence, Cancer or even Asphyx are pouring out constantly, and here we have an intricate mix of Florida with the European scene. I can also hear some of my beloved Dragon from the time of "Fallen Angel" here, but these are only very distant echoes. In terms of sound, "Skulls Beneath the Cross" is a real masterpiece. There is all the necessary energy, balance and the right dose of heaviness. Everything as Satan commanded! You can see from this album how much heart and work has been put into it, but most of all, that it is the result of undeniable passion. I say it now, loud and clear - this band will take the scene by storm and be great someday! You will see, you will hear!