Is it just me or is most tech death
kind of blurring together in a same-ish sounding mess? Is innovation
in tech death gone or is just looking for a new savior? Sure bands
like Revocation soldier on, but they've been around for nearly a
decade now (By Odin I feel old) where is the new generation of
technical death metal lords? It seems like Goddess of Fate are here
to provide it and their new record, A Reversal Civilization is
a perfect introduction to a band who seemed destined to dominate the
competitive world of technical death metal.
See, the thing that makes this band
special for me is the way the band mixes light and dark, with both
beautiful acoustic passages (like the intro of Broken Conception) and
face ripping riffs often found within the same song. A band who do
not shy away from raw brutality and flashy guitar playing, as
evidenced on nearly every track of their debut record. The way the
band seamlessly flow from a huge death metal assault into jazzier
passages is impressive and extremely well developed. While at times
it can feel a bit sectional after multiple listens the grand
organizations of the songs becomes evident and you realize the
Goddess of Fate are one of the most impressive technical death metal
bands to rise up in the last few years.
In short, if you have a taste for evil
and undiluted heaviness from a band who are here to smash your face
in and then play jazz over your rotting corpse then this is the group
for you. A Reversal Civilization is
an incredible tribute to the magic of tech death and this is one of
the best debuts in the genre that I have heard in a long while. Worth
many a listen this EP should provide hours of headbanging fun, even
now, I hear the music coming together in new and unexpected ways and
my respect for their chops grows only greater!
Find them on
Facebook!
No comments:
Post a Comment