2024 Independent / Digital
malignant607.bandcamp.com
Here we have some dead basic death metal with a technical edge. Stylistically it reminds me a little of the modern wave of death metal that's pounding about the scene right now, like 200 Stab Wounds or Sanguisugabogg, but with some tech-death flair and a few oddball riffs. However, that's the most interesting part of this record. The songwriting is simple, which is normally a good thing, unless you combine it with uninspired slow dissonant breakdowns that hearken more to deathcore than anything else, and I cannot stand most of that stuff. The band also tries just about every death metal trope that exists on the record, right down to pig squeals here and there, and jumbly tech riffs, to thrash parts, to hardcore breakdowns, but they haven't developed their own sound. Granted, some of the riffs are good, but the songs aren't constructed in an interesting way at all. Shockingly, this is their third full length, and I would have assumed these guys would be a bit more cohesive at this point. Stick to the fast shit and it'll be much better, gents. You start to shine when you speed up and don't try to sound superficially heavy.
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