Description

This album is freakin brutal. Not brutal in the grindcore sense, but brutal as in it punishes the listener all the way through. This band fuses the technical math metal of Meshuggah with clean vocals/Devin Townsend sounding harsh screaming vocals. The result is a kind of industrial style album that shreds. The dual-assault riffing on this album is amazing; it will have you headbanging in no time. The off timed guitars create some of the most addicting grooves I've ever heard. While there are no blazing guitar solos or any impressive melodies here (or at least very few), the guitar players don't fail to show that they have plenty of talent. The drums are pretty sick too. There�s no short of double bass kicks and the drummer creates some nice polyrhythm as well. The bass can't be heard too well so its hard to tell if there�s anything interesting going on, but it gives the music a good low end. The electronics and keyboards going on in the background make a somewhat industrial feel I mentioned before, although they aren't prominent enough to make them all out industrial. However they do create a wonderful atmosphere. The singer has decent range, going from mid to high pitched screams to a low end growl to clean vocals, although the latter are just used in a few choruses. The album is pretty long, clocking out at 54:20. There are only 9 songs, but most range from 4 1/2 to over 7 minutes and keep you entertained all the way through. This isn�t a perfect record but a refreshing and brilliant debut album from a young band and I'm very happy that a band is finally faithfully exploring the territory that a band like Meshuggah pioneered, and is adding their unique flavours to the mix. Track listing: 1. Intro 2. Awaiting The Absu 3. Embodiment Of Chaos 4. Art Of The Damned 5. Unseen Darkness 6. 18th Century Hellfire 7. To Mega Therion 8. The Cursed Mayhem 9. The Bloodfeast