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DESULTOR (Sweden) "Masters of Hate" CD review by battlehelm
By Shan
Holy f–k, how fast is this album!?! With names like Mack Murder (Guitar & vocals) and Ragnar Rage (Bass), odd man out is drummer Michael Ibrahim and its little wonder he’s drumming so fast – just to get away from the other two I imagine cos they call this Murder Metal LOL!!! This is an album of contrasts characterized by hyper speed technical death riffing mixing melodic virtuoso soloing, Halford-esque vocals that combine soulful with death with screaming – and of course, that aforementioned relentless double bass precision drumming. Even weirder are the songs themselves, like ‘Black Monday’, ‘Division Insane’ or ‘The Luxury Of Pain’, which times are ambient or melodic, yet with this underlying brutality that somehow Desultor pull off, just like their ancient ancestors from which their name derives, that of a skilled charioteer who would leap between galloping horses! An awesome album and musical accomplishment, this is extreme metal supreme bar none!
Review link: http://battlehelm.com/?p=3931
"Masters of Hate" will be released by Abyss Records on March 20th, 2012.
Desultor links:
Myspace: www.myspace.com/desultorsweden
Reverbnation: www.reverbnation.com/desultor
Last fm: www.last.fm/music/Desultor
Abyss Records links:
Online Label & Online Music Store: www.officialabyssrecords.com
Myspace: www.myspace.com/abyssrecordsofficial
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Abyss-Records/164573050232055
Reverbnation: www.reverbnation.com/label/abyssrecords
Last fm: www.last.fm/label/AbyssRecords
Youtube: www.youtube.com/user/MinionfortheAbyss
Other links:
To Pre-order DESULTOR "Masters of Hate" CD go to: www.officialabyssrecords.com/product_info.php?products_id=12132
To preview songs go to: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y12_Nqi9XLc or www.youtube.com/watch?v=st0WoXijb8s or www.youtube.com/?watch?v=H3JRdDRyehQ |
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DESULTOR (Sweden) "Masters of Hate" CD review by defecationonthedivine
By Born Without an Anus
Right from the start this album is simply obliterating!!! I guess the best way to go about describing the Desultor sound would be to say that it’s the current dark and melodic prog metal brutality of Helstar with some crushing death metal weight in the riffs, hints of thrash neck snapper rhythms, and a scorching breath of black metal. The vocals are clean and more traditional metal than extreme, but thankfully not of the Euro power metal vain. Desultor really defies definition, songs like “Denied” remind me a bit of recent Hirax with the clean vocals that still carry an attitude and a bit of gruffness before belting out some solid highs. The rhythm is solid thrash and has a definitive assault to knock your block off, as the song literally forms a cyclone around you creating a vacuum in which you are inevitably consumed, even in the more melodic breaks between the bulldozing.
“Division Insane” is another blatant assault to the senses and also has enough catchy phrases that gets inside your subconscious and haunts your mind for some time to come. Amidst the continual pummeling drums and battering ram riffing there is still time to throw in a sinister and majestic lead to hail Hell.
My standout track is “Another World” though, for some reason the melodic death pulse really gets my adrenaline raging and blood surging through my veins like being set on fire, but it’s the epic melodic vocal delivery of the “When you come to this….you will see….” lyrics that instantly makes my skin go cold and tingly like electric currents are running along the surface of my skin. “Another World” almost feels like it’s the soundtrack to the coming of some celestial being.
“And So We Bleed” somewhat follows the same melodic metal with slight prog leanings of “Another World”, especially in the vocal delivery and more of the epic and dark cosmic atmosphere screaming through like a bullet through the ears. The throttle of the rhythms throughout is like a speed train on warp drive coming right at you while you’re tied to the track.
Desultor seems to have this uncanny ability to craft brutality, melody, create these almost symphonic dynamical atmospheres, throw in some prog metal, into this concoction of everything that I love about metal across the spectrum that is just perfectly placed. Every rhythm is solid, many are addictive and manage to rewire your neural pathways in order to remain fixed in them so that you can always feel and recall them. The experience of listening to Desultor reminds me of that sensation I’d gotten when first hearing Arcturus’ Sideshow Symphonies, where the metal becomes physically moving and intense. I can’t even remember the last time a new metal album made me feel as alive as this one does and that statement is me writing a check that my ass can certainly cash as even amongst the great and energetic metal releases out there, Desultor just seems to disintegrate them in my opinion.
Review link: http://defecationonthedivineradio.blogspot.com/2012/03/desultor-master-of-hate-abyss-records.html#links
"Masters of Hate" will be released by Abyss Records on March 20th, 2012.
Desultor links:
Myspace: www.myspace.com/desultorsweden
Reverbnation: www.reverbnation.com/desultor
Last fm: www.last.fm/music/Desultor
Abyss Records links:
Online Label & Online Music Store: www.officialabyssrecords.com
Myspace: www.myspace.com/abyssrecordsofficial
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Abyss-Records/164573050232055
Reverbnation: www.reverbnation.com/label/abyssrecords
Last fm: www.last.fm/label/AbyssRecords
Youtube: www.youtube.com/user/MinionfortheAbyss
Other links:
To Pre-order DESULTOR "Masters of Hate" CD go to: www.officialabyssrecords.com/product_info.php?products_id=12132
To preview songs go to: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y12_Nqi9XLc or www.youtube.com/watch?v=st0WoXijb8s or www.youtube.com/?watch?v=H3JRdDRyehQ |
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ITEM OF THE DAY
RIBSPREADER - KULT OF THE PNEUMATIC KILLROD (AND A COLLECTION OF RIBS) DOUBLE CD - $14.00 + S/H
To celebrate RIBSPREADER's 10 year anniversary the album comes as a double CD:
DISK I:
contains the brand new album "The Kult Of The Penumatic Killrod" 2012 (tracks 1-9), "Serenity In Obscenity" EP 2005 (tracks 10-15), "Vicar Mortis" EP 2006 (tracks 16-19) and "The Monolith" EP 2007(tracks 20-22).
DISK II:
contains "Bolted To The Cross" 2004 (tracks 1-8) album and the second album "Congerating The Sick" 2005 (tracks 9-17).
DISC 1:
1. Nocturnal Manslaughter
2. Hunted by the Dead (Haunted by the Living)
3. The Hegemony of the Hammer
4. Mallet Seductor
5. Flesh Psycho
6. Into the Filth
7. Macabre Kingdom
8. Enter the Megaflesh
9. Outro
10. Salvation (Never Came)
11. Only the Dread
12. Souldead
13. The Dead and the Lifeless
14. Still Suffering
15. Deathsong
16. Intro
17. The Day it All Ended
18. Knee-Deep In Death
19. Torn to Pieces
20. The Monolith
21. Trapped In Unhuman Flesh
22. Domes Of The Ancients
DISC 2:
1. Dead Forever
2. Beneath the Cenotaph
3. Heavenless
4. Hollow Beliefs
5. As You Bleed
6. Sole Sufferer
7. The Unblessed
8. Morbidity Awoken
9. Autopsy Obsessed
10. Morbid Reflections
11. Bleeding You Dry
12. Breeding Sickness
13. Dead to the World
14. Maggots (Fucking Maggots)
15. Worms Inside Your Coffin
16. Not Dead But Buried
17. The Crawling
To Order: www.officialabyssrecords.com/product_info.php?products_id=12144 |
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SINCERA (Norway) Cursed and Proud DIGI CD review by metal-revolution
By Bato
Sincera was a phrase that the ancient Romans used to describe a statue that were so perfect that it didn’t have to be vaxed, to cover up all the cracks and splits. When I came across this name a couple of days ago, Sincera sounded as a female led Gothic band. Fortunately, it is a side project consisting of members from Norwegian Black & Death bands, Fester, Algol, Decipher and Psychotic Pain.
The quartet was founded in 2002 where the band started up as ‘Evening’, but changed their name, due to some line-up changes, to Sincera after a couple of years. Nine years later Sincera finally releases their first full-length recording entitled Cursed And Proud.
Cursed And Proud contains nine tracks in all; four studio tracks recorded in 2005, and four live tracks from a gig in 2006, and finally a bonus closing track “Byron Lawless”, made as an entrance song for the infamous Norwegian wrestler Byron Lawless. On this opus the band still plays a furious old-school metal, mixing old Rotting Christ, Fester, Dissection, Kreator and touches of Norwegian Death Metal in general. In other words; it is actually a vicious blend of several genres within the extreme metal. It is slow – yet fast, melodic – yet extreme, atmospheric – yet furious.
I particularly enjoyed ‘Live In The Essense…’ part where the guys successfully captured the essence of Sincera live. Thus, Cursed And Proud is definitely worth getting just for the sake of the live tracks included. The most diverse thing is the guitars, shifting from emotional and melancholic melodious riffs and aggressive black metal riffs.
Despite of a couple of flaws and awkward moments through the release, Cursed And Proud, with its crispy production, is a nice foretaste of what is to come from this extreme and brutal supergroup in the future.
Rating: 80/100
Review link: http://metal-revolution.com/plugins/content/content.php?content.3871
Sincera links:
Myspace: www.myspace.com/sinceranorway
Reverbnation: www.reverbnation.com/sincera
Last fm: www.last.fm/music/Sincera
Abyss Records links:
Online Label & Online Music Store: www.officialabyssrecords.com
Myspace: www.myspace.com/abyssrecordsofficial
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Abyss-Records/164573050232055
Reverbnation: www.reverbnation.com/label/abyssrecords
Last fm: www.last.fm/label/AbyssRecords
Youtube: www.youtube.com/user/MinionfortheAbyss
Other links:
To purchase SINCERA - Cursed and Proud DIGI CD go to: www.officialabyssrecords.com/product_info.php?products_id=11201
To preview a song go to: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxTCuFz_auk |
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The GARDNERZ (Sweden) "The System of Nature" DIGI CD review by metal-revolution
By Bato
The Gardnerz is a Wilhelm (Swedish) Doomy Death Metal band, formed in 2008, and now featuring guest soli by Thomas Ahlgren (Deranged) and Heber Hammer (Inner Sanctvm). The System Of Nature is this Swedish quartet’ debut album, containing 10 ordinary and two bonus tracks, namely a Vulcano “Bloody Vengeance” and Winter “Servants Of The Warsmen” covers.
The band relentlessly delivers one after another heavy riff with melodic distortion. The overall pace is slower than what I expected, where an obvious focus is on the melody, a technicality mixed with simplicity. The vocals of Niclas Ankarbranth are monotonous and repetitive, yet again fitting perfectly together with an overall image of the band.
The album is very varied and diverse and it works just perfectly for the band. Lyrically they deal with philosophical ideas of different kinds, but also random rants about the strange ways of man. Main topics are; the fallacies of religion, the rat-race of over-consuming, and the hypocrisy found in the writing of history etc.
The album is mastered by the legendary Dan Swanö at Unsound Studio in Sweden (Edge Of Sanity, Katatonia, Marduk, Opeth, Dark Funeral…). Thus the overall sound is mesmerizing and just the way a piece of a modern Doom/Death Metal should sound.
There’s still space for growing and evolving as artists for The Gardnerz, and with the latest arrival of Vedran ‘The Croatian Sensation’ Ben?i? the future looks bright for this combo. The System Of Nature is an interesting album that keeps on unfolding itself. The music is dynamic, imaginative, absorbing and straight-up-your-face. Clearly a great debut for all fans of Doomy Death Metal.
Rating: 76/100
Review link: http://metal-revolution.com/plugins/content/content.php?content.3872
The Gardnerz links:
Myspace: www.myspace.com/thegardnerz
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thegardnerz
Reverbnation: www.reverbnation.com/thegardnerz
Last fm: www.last.fm/music/The+Gardnerz
Abyss Records links:
Online Label & Online Music Store: www.officialabyssrecords.com
Myspace: www.myspace.com/abyssrecordsofficial
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Abyss-Records/164573050232055
Reverbnation: www.reverbnation.com/label/abyssrecords
Last fm: www.last.fm/label/AbyssRecords
Youtube: www.youtube.com/user/MinionfortheAbyss
Other links:
To purchase The GARDNERZ (Sweden) "The System of Nature" DIGI CD go to: www.officialabyssrecords.com/product_info.php?products_id=11199
To preview a song go to: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iXL-YXoWSk |
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ITEM OF THE DAY
BEHEMOTH - ...FROM THE PAGAN VASTLANDS CD - $14.00 + S/H
1. From Hornedlands to Lindisfarne
2. Thy Winter Kingdom
3. Summoning (of the Ancient Ones)
4. The Dance of the Pagan Flames
5. Blackvisions of the Almighty
6. Fields of Haar-Meggido
7. Deathcrush (Mayhem cover)
To Order: www.officialabyssrecords.com/product_info.php?products_id=12141 |
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FESTER (Norway) "A Celebration of Death" CD review by www.crossfire-metal.de
By Daniel Müller
Sometimes I wonder already, who is coming after so many years crawled out of the holes. The Norwegian Firm I know from former times. Their second album "Silence", the very sound technically on "Clouds" reminded of Tiamat, I loved those days. "A Celebration of Death" is their first album in seventeen years, defeated! I can still see the time! And it's good to know that they have forgotten how to still even after such a long time. Slow somber with little tinny production, but fits well with the sound of the band, they let go, as there had been such a long break ever. The song still sounds hoarse and nastier than before. Musically, nothing has changed. Usually slow and somber guitar melodies it is going sadly. The album's overall balance is very slow. But it has the sound of proof has always been identified and does not interfere in the slightest. Whether that works live, I will put one there. But the evil atmosphere of the album works on CD for sure! Underground Maniacs is not to say that there is "A Celebration of Death" in addition to the regular CD and a vinyl-and even a cassette version! This is old school! Welcome back!
Rating: 8/10
This review was originally written in German and has been translated using Google Translate. To view the original review in German click the link below.
Review link: www.crossfire-metal.de/cd-reviews/fester-a-celebration-of-death/
"A Celebration of Death" will be released by Abyss Records on March 20th, 2012.
Fester links:
Myspace: www.myspace.com/festernorway
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Fester/204292849614033
Reverbnation: www.reverbnation.com/festernorwaybm
Last fm: www.last.fm/music/Fester
Abyss Records links:
Online Label & Online Music Store: www.officialabyssrecords.com
Myspace: www.myspace.com/abyssrecordsofficial
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Abyss-Records/164573050232055
Reverbnation: www.reverbnation.com/label/abyssrecords
Last fm: www.last.fm/label/AbyssRecords
Youtube: www.youtube.com/user/MinionfortheAbyss
Other links:
To Pre-Order FESTER "A Celebration of Death" CD and to purchase FESTER merchandise go to: www.officialabyssrecords.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=fester
To preview songs go to: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWMGYQO2CjI or
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Xc7tab9jvs
To preview a song from FESTER "Silence" DIGI CD go to: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hiTvtM5hoY or www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkSQoaAzGpQ
And to preview a song from FESTER "Winter of Sin" DIGI CD go to: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKH4_MK_6DI
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MESOPOTAMIA (Norway) interview by blackenedhorde
Summon: How did the band get started?
V.Braadland: Mesopotamia was started when Oriasipes joined forces with Braadland and started to create dark, misatrophic and experimental black-metal. The band was later joined by Grothskall and Skarstein. Now the line-up was complete.
Summon: What kind of music do you play?
V.Braadland: Misantrophic, experimental black-metal combined with epic and melodic parts.
Summon: How has the fan response been?
V.Braadland: So far, so good. Originating from a small town on the west-coast of Norway, the response has been great. The metal-community in the local area has given us great feedback on our songs and our shows.
Summon: Where did the band name come from?
V.Braadland: Inspired by the ancient civilizations of Sumeria and Mesopotamia. The lyrics is also about ancient Sumerian and Mesopotamian myths, gods and tales.
Summon: Introduce the band members and what they do in the band.
V.Braadland: Oriasipes plays guitar and handles the lead vocals, Braadland plays guitar and contributes with backing vocals, Grothskall is the bass player and Skarstein plays drums.
Summon: Who writes the music? Lyrics?
V.Braadland: Oriasipes comes up with most of the riffs, then the band works in the studio together to make and arrange the riffs into a song, adding more riffs, solos, bass, drums and occasional synth tracks. The same goes for the lyrics.
Summon: And where do the lyric ideas come from?
V.Braadland: From ancient Sumerian and Mesopotamian myths and tales.
Summon: What is your view in Satanism and Occultism?
V.Braadland: Satanism and occultism isn't any part of Mesopotamia. What the individual members of the band feel about these subjects is totally up to them.
Summon: How many albums/CD’s have you released?
V.Braadland: Mesopotamia is in the progress of writing our debut album (hopefully to be released later in 2012).
Summon: Do you have any side projects?
V.Braadland: Yes, several... That´s the main reason Mesopotamia consist of whom it consist of. When Oriasipes got the idea of Mesopotamia (in the ashes of Hinsides) he contacted local musicians he knew was into the music and the scene. Oriasipes is the sole survivor of the black metal band Hinsides, Braadland is the only member of black metal act Svartedauen and makes industrial noise in Air Raid Patrol, Grothskall plays in drums Reism, Goliaton and Gorgon and Skarstein blasts away in Kråke and Gravemachine. He is also the session-drummer for SorgSvart (another local black metal act).
Summon: Who are some of your musical influences?
V.Braadland: Too many to mention, we make music we like to listening to. If someone hears riffs and melodies inspired by others thats probably correct, but we're not ripping anyone off.
Summon: What is the band like when you play live?
V.Braadland: Tight, fast and massive.
Summon: Have you guys ever played in another country?
V.Braadland: No, but we´d like to some day.
Summon: How big of crowd shows up at shows usually?
V.Braadland: Given that we've only played one exclusive show, and that venue was sold out, I would say about 180 people... Haha.
Summon: How is the crowd response when you play?
V.Braadland: Head-banging mania!
Sumon: What do you think of the US Black Metal/Death Metal scene?
V.Braadland: Many great bands in the US scene.
Summon: What do you think of the Overseas scenes?
V.Braadland: Well, the black metal scene originates from Norway, enough said!
Summon: What are some of new favorite black metal/death metal bands?
V.Braadland: Not an easy question. Many great, but also many lacking totally of originality.
Summon: When do you guys plan on writing any new material?
V.Braadland: We´re in the process of writing material as we speak.
Summon: What does the future hold for the band?
V.Braadland: World domination!
Interview link: http://blackenedhorde.com/mesopotamia
Debut album coming to Abyss Records.
Mesopotamia links:
Myspace: www.myspace.com/mesopotamiaofficial
Facebook: www.facebook.com/mesopotamiaofficial
Reverbnation: www.reverbnation.com/mesopotamia
Abyss Records links:
Online Label & Online Music Store: www.officialabyssrecords.com
Myspace: www.myspace.com/abyssrecordsofficial
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Abyss-Records/164573050232055
Reverbnation: www.reverbnation.com/label/abyssrecords
Last fm: www.last.fm/label/AbyssRecords
Youtube: www.youtube.com/user/MinionfortheAbyss |
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ITEM OF THE DAY
DISSECTION - STORM OF THE LIGHT'S BANE (RE-ISSUE) DOUBLE CD - $12.00 + S/H
FEATURES BONUS CD "STORM OF THE LIGHT'S BANE" (UNRELEASED ALTERNATIVE MIX '95), DEMO '94 & "WHERE DEAD ANGEL'S LIE" CD EP '96 REMASTERED!!!
DISC 1:
1. At The Fathomless Depths
2. Night's Blood
3. Unhallowed
4. Where Dead Angels Lie
5. Retribution - Storm Of The Light's Bane
6. Thorns Of Crimson Death
7. Soulreaper
8. No Dreams Breed In Breathless Sleep
DISC 2:
(UNRELEASED ALTERNATE MIX '95)
1. At The Fathomless Depths
2. Night's Blood
3. Unhallowed
4. Where Dead Angels Lie
5. Retribution - Storm Of The Light's Bane
6. Feathers Fell
7. Thorns Of Crimson Death
8. Soulreaper
9. No Dreams Breed In Breathless Sleep
UNRELEASED DEMO '94
10. Night's Blood
11. Retribution - Storm Of The Light's Bane
WHERE DEAD ANGLES LIE EP '96
(REMASTERED ORIGINAL MIXES)
12. Elisabeth Bathori
13. Where Dead Angels Lie (Demo Version)
14. Antichrist
15. Son Of The Mourning
To Order: www.officialabyssrecords.com/product_info.php?cPath=21_75&products_id=4817 |
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DESULTOR (Sweden) "Masters of Hate" CD review by throwupyourhorns
By throwupyourhorns
Formed in 2007, Desultor guitarist/vocalist Marcus Joha and drummer Michael Ibrahim have released “Master of Hate” on Abyss Records and is definitely one of your more interesting albums because it is split up into many different forms of metal here. On one hand you have the typical death metal riffing that is very solid but also has some very ambient elements to it as you can hear in the intro. It also some contains some black metal elements that can be heard in the drum and guitar work as well. Then on top of that you have clean and melodic vocals thrown in with that remind you of that old eighties style of metal singing….BUT also offer up some of that harsher death metal vocal style. So needless to say, Desultor likes to keep you on your toes.
This doesn’t always turn out so well when bands try to go out into this type of musical direction but Desultor definitely seems to be making it work for them. On first listen this may seem a little chaotic but the band is definitely following a formula that never really seems to go wrong for them. Take “Black Monday” for example it starts out kind of all over the place with a lot going on all at the same time but then band seems to hone it back in with precision. The solo is just fantastic very technical and rhythmic and again holds that old eighties style of metal.
“Denied” is another great track that is very aggressive but shows off Marcus’s melodic vocal style. The drum work is incredible here and combined with the riffs and solo on top of that it just amazes me that it’s just a duo. “The Phoenix” is a short but ambient interlude that calms you down before going into “And So We Bleed” that is packed with shredding guitar and blast beats. The self-titled track is full of brutality with black metal type riffs and a powerful chorus that is followed by an insanely well done guitar solo. This is probably one of the best tracks by far on here.
I’m not saying this album is for everyone, there is some repetition on “Master of Hate” but I do believe there is something on here that every metal fan will be able to enjoy. I highly recommend that you at least give this album and see for yourself!
Rating: 7/10
Review link: http://throwupyourhorns.wordpress.com/2012/03/11/desultor-review/
"Masters of Hate" will be released by Abyss Records on March 20th, 2012.
Desultor links:
Myspace: www.myspace.com/desultorsweden
Reverbnation: www.reverbnation.com/desultor
Last fm: www.last.fm/music/Desultor
Abyss Records links:
Online Label & Online Music Store: www.officialabyssrecords.com
Myspace: www.myspace.com/abyssrecordsofficial
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Abyss-Records/164573050232055
Reverbnation: www.reverbnation.com/label/abyssrecords
Last fm: www.last.fm/label/AbyssRecords
Youtube: www.youtube.com/user/MinionfortheAbyss
Other links:
To Pre-order DESULTOR "Masters of Hate" CD go to: www.officialabyssrecords.com/product_info.php?products_id=12132
To preview songs go to: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y12_Nqi9XLc or www.youtube.com/watch?v=st0WoXijb8s or www.youtube.com/?watch?v=H3JRdDRyehQ |
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The GARDNERZ (Sweden) "The System of Nature" DIGI CD review by metalprovider
By Sacir
The Gardnerz is a Wilhelm (Swedish) Doomy Death Metal band, formed in 2008, and now featuring guest soli by Thomas Ahlgren (Deranged) and Heber Hammer (Inner Sanctvm). The System Of Nature is this Swedish quartet’ debut album, containing 10 ordinary and two bonus tracks, namely a Vulcano “Bloody Vengeance” and Winter “Servants Of The Warsmen” covers.
The band relentlessly delivers one after another heavy riff with melodic distortion. The overall pace is slower than what I expected, where an obvious focus is on the melody, a technicality mixed with simplicity. The vocals of Niclas Ankarbranth are monotonous and repetitive, yet again fitting perfectly together with an overall image of the band.
The album is very varied and diverse and it works just perfectly for the band. Lyrically they deal with philosophical ideas of different kinds, but also random rants about the strange ways of man. Main topics are; the fallacies of religion, the rat-race of over-consuming, and the hypocrisy found in the writing of history etc.
The album is mastered by the legendary Dan Swanö at Unsound Studio in Sweden (Edge Of Sanity, Katatonia, Marduk, Opeth, Dark Funeral…). Thus the overall sound is mesmerizing and just the way a piece of a modern Doom/Death Metal should sound.
There’s still space for growing and evolving as artists for The Gardnerz, and with the latest arrival of Vedran ‘The Croatian Sensation’ Benčić the future looks bright for this combo. The System Of Nature is an interesting album that keeps on unfolding itself. The music is dynamic, imaginative, absorbing and straight-up-your-face. Clearly a great debut for all fans of Doomy Death Metal.
Rating: 4/6
Review link: http://metalprovider.net/the-gardnerz-the-system-of-nature/
The Gardnerz links:
Myspace: www.myspace.com/thegardnerz
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thegardnerz
Reverbnation: www.reverbnation.com/thegardnerz
Last fm: www.last.fm/music/The+Gardnerz
Abyss Records links:
Online Label & Online Music Store: www.officialabyssrecords.com
Myspace: www.myspace.com/abyssrecordsofficial
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Abyss-Records/164573050232055
Reverbnation: www.reverbnation.com/label/abyssrecords
Last fm: www.last.fm/label/AbyssRecords
Youtube: www.youtube.com/user/MinionfortheAbyss
Other links:
To purchase The GARDNERZ (Sweden) "The System of Nature" DIGI CD go to: www.officialabyssrecords.com/product_info.php?products_id=11199
To preview a song go to: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iXL-YXoWSk |
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