Description
Black vinyl with lyric insert. Limited 250 copies
Renamed in 2002, Dimentianon is an atmospheric black and death metal act that hails from Commack, New York. Originally, the group was founded under the name The Forgotten, which adorns two demos and their debut full-length album, Seven Suicides. This original name also saw the release of three demos and a split release. Jump forward and Dimentation released their third album Collapse The Void in 2010. This is one of their finest releases. Its a little different then many other bands out there that combine black and death metal. The music is hard to distinguish between the two, and varies throughout each track. Sometimes the material will hammer away at the listener, whether through a chugging musical progression, or just standard death metal compositions. These seem to typically branch off into a black metal approach through atmosphere educing guitar chords that set a desolate tone to the song, taking away the hard hitting feel of the material for a mind-altering ambient feel through the guitars, as well as the randomly placed, but very suiting, keyboard effects that enhance the already established ambience. Of course, this doesn’t mean that all the bite is removed once the black metal aspects come into play, as it’s not, but it just shifts direction almost entirely, but through the use of very subtle segways between the styles at points that feel necessary. While Collapse The Void is only five tracks long, typical of an EP, the album spans just over twenty five minutes, which classifies it more as a full-length album. It’s rough to justify it, but at least this release is full of quality material that utilizes plenty of musical changes to keep things from becoming stale, especially during the longer tracks. If you’re looking for something a little out of the norm in the black or death metal world, then give Dimentianon’s album Collapse The Void a shot. Musically, it’s a fantastic release, it’s just that there is a lot going on, and seems to take plenty of influence from music outside these two styles, weaving an almost avant-garde sound to the recording, but in a more straightforward progressive manner of compositions and fluidity.
Track listing:
1. Return
2. Breathe Deep
3. Fragmented Nostalgia
4. The Forgotten
5. All Good Things End