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Mar 30, 2022 · Do not expect Immutable to be some free-wheeling prog outing. The album is still a brutal, dense slab of hugely technical, abrasive metal that is unquestionably Meshuggah. And yet Immutable finds the band in a—relatively—playful mood. Indeed, the album opens in unexpected fashion on “Broken Cog,” as slow but insistent drumming, a ...
Nov 22, 2023 · The albums were hobbled by their length, the lack of vocals, and a drift towards bloat, but you sensed the potential. Along comes Convergence, the final album in the Shylmagoghnar trilogy. There’s label support this time around, but the band—previously a duo—is now solo. The cover is bland, and there wasn’t a whole lot of buzz.
Jan 19, 2024 · The way Sovereign like to dissect your ears and mind jelly is put on full display with the 7-minute opening title track. It’s a flurry of proto-death riffs and thrashy pieces with a big clanging bass along for support. The production and presentation are very old school, and this sounds exactly like something that could have dropped in 87 or 88.
Oct 23, 2019 · Mayhem has been performing that record live for years now, and Daemon is their most overtly second-wave record since De Mysteriis. Superficially, one can hear “Pagan Fears” in “Malum” and “De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas” in “Of Worms and Ruins.”. Necrobutcher’s bass is mixed high like Varg’s was and even leads some harmonies in ...
Nov 3, 2021 · Strip out these 7 minutes and the album is a more manageable 53 minutes. Be’lakor have never been the most brief and direct melodeath act but things are now getting long in the tooth. There are 3 tracks exceeding 9 minutes but none of these fully justify their duration; their length involves plenty of tonal shifts, but you might even describe ...
May 17, 2019 · As an opener, this track is an excellent pick, but its focus on power metal acrobatics veils a more varied experience waiting immediately beyond. It doesn’t take long for Paladin to begin tinkering with its immediately successful formula, and while Ascension never loses sight of its Euro-power hooks or Bay Area attitude, elements of melodic ...
Feb 1, 2024 · More maturely and consistently written than that last record, Swords of Dajjal has a flow and intensity to it, which gives it an epic feeling of grandeur that belies its tight runtime. At times darkly oppressive and threatening, at others brutally crushing, it is a great record. Rating: 4.0/5.0.
