Another review for a new 20 Buck Spin release; the brand new, third album from NOISEM! Time for some noisy Death/Thrash/Grindcore material. Set for release on March 15th.
1. Constricted Cognition blasts right into full speed assaults with furious drums and guitars that bring in waves of thrashing, frenzied madness forth. The mixture of Thrash, Death and Grindcore elements gives a chaotic, fast and mesmerisingly brutal start to the album, beginning as they mean to go on. There are even some Black and Speed Metal touches to the sound which is absolutely killer. The guitar solo was blisteringly awesome too. A great opening song.
2. Deplorable follows up with more hideously harsh Metal, using a couple flares of feedback on the intro before dropping flaming hot attacks from all angles. There is a totally ferocious bite to the music that works amazingly to create a volatile and upheaving brutality that is set to be perfect mosh pit fuel in a live atmosphere. The slower sections added some nice atmospherics to the piece which was an unexpected but very welcome addition. Wicked!
3. Penance For The Solipsist fires into more ridiculously fast riffing and blast beats with harsh growled vocals, a menacing groove to the music that just decimates. There is an unrelenting momentum to the album within these first tracks that I feel is going to be unstoppable. Elements from Black-Thrash bands like Whipstriker add a really evil touch to the already pretty gnarly thrashing material. Another cool little solo appears on this track that is as chaotic as the rest of the music. Excellent stuff.
4. Putrid Decadence drives us into more whiplash headbang worthy grinding Metal fury. The morbid production gives a cavernous and hideously heavy soundscape to the aggressive instruments and vocals, an odiously brutal performance from the band with no holds barred. This song was another storming piece of anger, great work!
5. Filth And Stye seems to get even faster with total insanity being thrown forth by the band with an impressive sense of punctuality and precision that allows the impacting assaults of the music to be executed perfectly. The primal nature of the music is truly captivating and unnerving with its lack of regard for melody, just total fury.
6. Eyes Pried Open grimly begins with with a slower tempo that once more storms into total mayhem. The carnage left by the instrumentals is perfectly suited to with a heinously dark vocal performance that is terrifyingly hate-filled and just awesome. Crusty guitar and bass tones, full speed drums and blistering solos make this song totally killer with the vocalist not missing a bit. The thrashy pace was nicely upbeat with some more melancholic sections breaking things up. Totally epic song!
7. Sensory Overload blasts us into more grooving Death Metal morbidity with hammering drums, blistering guitars and more howled vocals. The song title truly reflects the obliterating sensory assault you receive from the band. A totally killer and enjoyable experience, totally representative of the word extremity. Some of the bleaker slower parts really allows the momentum to grow into a monstrously heavy slab of total warfare and maniacally heavy grooves.
8. Downer Hound comes in with thrashy riffs that quickly build into a nice crossover grind piece. Upbeat drums kicking away with more frenzied guitars give the song a perfect foundation for the abrupt screams of the vocalist, a hammering piece of totally hellish material! The drums on this track were particularly insane and precise. I really enjoyed the whammy solo that descends into blistering shreds too. Gloriously done!
9. So Below slams out more intense riffing and blast beats with catatonically heavy grooves and a nice dissonant flare. The menacing instrumentals and vocals once more throwing us into total darkness with no lack of aggression. The diversity of the vocals was pretty interesting and certainly added to the discordant experience of the piece. This track was also really catchy due to a consistent beat and a primitive yet really fun main riff. The dragging ending was excellent too. Fantastic work!
10. Ode To Absolution closes the album. Continuing where the last track left off we are brought in with drawn out feedback and slower paced drums, overcast with brooding riffs beautifully. The gorgeously doomy feel of the song is yet another musical element from within the many subgenera of Heavy Metal that allows more diversity and variation to the album, growing the bands repertoire further. The storming groove of the song is absolutely killer and haunting with a gorgeous sense of melody before contradicting everything in the beginning of the song with full speed, blackened assaults. A wonderful way to close this unique album. Totally brilliant!
This is some incredibly punchy, ferocious and well balanced Extreme Metal. The chaos of Grindcore, the brutality of Death Metal with some thrashing, speed and almost blackened touches allows for a well rounded assault of the senses. The release did what it was meant to do with total impact while not sticking around long enough to become repetitive or lose impact. Fantastic! -8/10
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