Post-hardcore
is a genre that most trve metal critics barely even bother with. The
idea of having clean vocals and hooky melodies mixed in with hardcore
rarely seems to work. Yet every once in a while there is a band that
gets it. A band makes a record that knows how to make hooky hardcore
that doesn't across as posery and weak but instead brutal, raw and
somehow still intelligent. This Deafening Whisper is that
band Duodecim is that album. It is a beautiful union
of Suicide Silence like deathcore and intriguing electronic melodies.
The
guitar riffs show a lot of thought and are very well planned out.
They tend towards deathcore with a bit of a djenty feel. In some ways
they are comparable to those of All Shall Perish. Yet this is not
formulaic deathcore either. Instead it shows off complex song
structures that flaunt musical virtuosity. The wash of keys add
flavor to even the most brutal parts, and further the idea that their
can indeed be a successful union between deathcore and electronic
music and This Deafening Whisper do it right. Lyrically, this album
is a triumph with even the mosh track "Embrace the Brawl"
spouting lyrics like "When all is said and done/Your acts
eclipse your words/Your values don’t mean shit if they’re not
worth dying for" This shows the general quality of lyrics on
this album. They make the record even more worth buying.
To
finish this is a record that shows the way forward for electronic
deathcore. Slightly djenty with a touch of piano melodies and
appropriately placed cleans. That is not to say this album is only
forward thinking, the slowed down "As Brails to the Mast"
provides a nice halfway break for the album, giving it a two sided
record type of feel. In sum, this is an album that will appeal both
to fans of post-hardcore and the truly heavy stuff. Even tech death
fans should find something to enjoy in some of the bands more complex
pieces! An album that could unify many a metalhead and permanently
alter the scene I can not wait to see what This Deafening Whisper
brings to the table in the future!
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them out on facebook!
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the album here!
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