Band:
Mikael Sehlin - Vocals
Anders Nyström - Guitar
David Szücs - Guitar
Michel Bärzén - Bass Guitar
Kenneth Helgesson – Drums
Discography:
Till Death Do Us Apart (2008)
Out Of Body Experience (2009)
Guests:
Info
Recorded in Abyss Studios Ludvika, Sweden and Black Lounge Studios Pärlby
produced by Degradead and Jonas Kjellgren
Mixed by Jonas Kjellgren at Black Lounge Studios, Pärlby, Sweden.
Mastered by Thomas "Plec" Johansson at Panic Room Mastering, Skövde, Sweden.
Released 27/5-2011
Reviewed 6/8-2011
Links:
degradead.com
myspace
youtube
metalville
No matter what they are and whatever future they are, they do play this ever more popular genre that has sprung from the Gothenburg death metal sub genre. It is the melodic death metal with both growls and clean vocals in symbiosis, kind of in the same vein as Scar Symmetry or Sonic Syndicate to name just two and then we have similarities with bands like In Flames or Dark Tranquility and those as well if you want lots of band references in a review. Degradead in difference to other young bands within the genre use only on vocalist to sing both kinds of vocals and not two like for instance Scar Symmetry which is a band they share producer with in Jonas Kjellgren and compared to Scar Symmetry Deagradead has a much heavier appearance musically. They are quite heavy while still maintaining a melodic side, they have a sound that suit the songs of the album rather well. A World Destroyer is the band’s third album since the debut in 2008 and it features ten tracks that will take about forty minutes to play through, a good length in theory.
So what about them then, are they as fantastic as promo information want you to think? Simple answer is no, but there are glimpses of geniality in the tracks ranging from five to seven which are absolutely brilliant and amongst the best you can hear in the genre, much like Scar Symmetry’s opening track of their latest album to name a track to compare with. But just like Scar Symmetry not all tracks are of this quality but unlike Scar Symmetry the ones that are not fantastic does not feel like decent enough filler tracks. The opening track called Human Nature is so bad that it actually prevented me from playing the album for a long time. And it illustrates the problem with this album really well, the quality of the songs are just all over the place ranging from terrible to absolutely stunning, so how can one put an overall rating on such an album? maybe one can’t.
I have thought and listened extensively and come to a conclusion that the album is in general good, most tracks are good or better, mainly the first is really terrible and should really be flushed down nearest toilet but that might make you liable for environmental damages. And then there are one or two more stinkers so it feels in the end that they balance each others out, maybe with a slight edge towards the really good but not enough for me to put a five H rating on the album, it is good but not that good and let down by some terrible music that spoils the good feelings one gets when the band reach their climax in the middle of the record.
So, ranging from bloody awful to absolutely fantastic, A World Destroyer ends up being a good album but I don’t think it will ever destroy the world unless the chinese are hired to produce billions of them, then maybe they can create some damage. Clearly an album to look into though, especially if you like the genre.
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