There are a lot of bands that have been called Necrosis. This particular Necrosis (the second Necrosis that I know personally, although that first Necrosis was spelt Nekkrosis, not Necrosis) are listed as the 15th registered instance of the name Necrosis on Discogs. They hail from the Bristol area and play straight up brutal death metal. Their guitarist Jason also plays in Kraanium, so there is an inevitable slam feel to the groovier riffs when they present themselves, but Necrosis is an exercise in speed and brutality, rather than in the chug and the slam (and the inevitable ensuing hammers).
I might be wrong here because I'm an idiot but I believe that Catatonic Psychosis is the band's debut EP, containing five tracks of brutality to massage your innards into a lovely bloody pulp. It is recorded well, and packs a hell of a punch, but isn't too over-produced and still has an edge of grime, which is something that is very important I think, especially in death metal; it's easy to lose your way in immense studio trickery. I've seen it befall bands many a time; polished-to-fuck records, but messy, useless live shows, where the gimmick and effects don't translate over, and the triggers sound like someone stamping on empty milk cartons.
Thankfully none of that tomfoolery is present on Catatonic Psychosis, which is a strong offering from the UK death metal scene. I really hope these guys work on an album sometime.
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