Esdrelon - Dust In Our Eyes

Esdrelon is the name a plain in Palestine region, it's also known as valley of Armageddon, in the prophetic sense, Armageddon means kill, cut off, killing instinct, this valley was the stage bloody battles in the past, and according to some military strategists, a war against Israel necessarily should begin in the plain of Esdrelon, which for some religions would be the beginning of Armageddon.
Esdrelon (Brazil) plays a speed and harmonious thrash metal mixed with traditional heavy metal and more aggressive death metal parts since 2002.

Agonizing In Faith
A barrage of fuzzy beats dizzily play in the background at a very low volume, so stupidly I turned the volume up and was immediately hit straight between the eyes with monumental rhythms and guttural growls – that really made my eyes water I can tell you! This track contains a lot of melodic sway and killer licks but also some beautiful guitar moments also come into play.  The thundering crescendos reach their peak very quickly like a very expensive car on a motorway from 0 to 130 mph in a few seconds. The tempo changes are inspiring as well as the guitar solo with plenty of crisp velocity and the gnarly bits that transcend speak for themselves.

Living In Contradiction
Excellent vocal performance by Darcio – what scope he has! Whilst Cleber really flaws the guitar, the drums pummel ferociously adding to the array of gristle and infused melodic rhythms that possess breath-taking speed and power. These guys know how to conduct heaviness with melodic beautifully to the extreme.

Voice Of The Exile
A simple Mexican old fashion sampled song can be heard – but not turning the dial up – I know what happened last time... I was right not to... an express train just swept through my speakers! Esdrelon are wickedly extreme and inject fuel pumped rhythms and melodies like a running tap, everything is seamless and flows superbly on this track – the guitar acrobatics are just outstanding and lay on dark strong heavy blast beats – one amazing track!

Ideology
Evilly demonic vocal spews forth some amazing guttural growls amid tempestuous guitar riffs and a superbly strong bass hook. The drumming really hits you in the gut, you can feel the strength of it as it hits the speakers and resonates deep within the body, offering a certain bombastic and heavy feel that of course is bathed in melodic grandeur.

Fucking In The Name Of God
Interesting title! A barrage of pummelling beats defiantely sweep with dramatic force along with a more gnarly guttural ear battering, again prominently brutal and stupendously fast.  Its magnitude of sound literally wraps itself around you and chokes the life out of you.  This has a more progressive feel about it as the guitar does yet more technical acrobatics to a wash of surrounding sounds. – Brilliant!

Labour
Labour is right – the frantic agile finger work from Cleber really work their magic here totally balancing a perfect formula of technical and death that thrash louder than a Boeing 747. Great use of melodies blend the track together so well – superb indeed.

We Are Sick
Great swelling thunderous rhythms roll like gigantic tidal waves that will sweep you into oblivion and eventually kill you with the ferocity in which it portrays itself, uncompromising it surges not leaving anything in its path like molten lava flowing angrily down a volcano. This track could be anything it wanted, you can not argue with its powerful and melodic passages that tunnel into your head and who would want to?

Dust In Our Eyes
The title track to this thunderous album, comes to life with a forging blast beat of utter sick ferocity, slowing briefly to offer a growling whisper of vocals that sound like Satan is calling you from below. Full of intrigue and intensity and clearly shows diversity.  Once again the frantic content is displayed with a methodical approach of heavy laden riffing and dramatic drum beats. To be honest I am not surprised there is ‘Dust in our Eyes’ the way this band savagely attack! Saying that they mellow briefly and a Viking feel to the track comes into play – but it soon leaves the ‘mellow’ behind and goes on to bring more frantic ferocity to the fore. – This is outstanding!

Intimate verses
Ambient atmospherics are portrayed here with an even lower guttural accompaniment – if that is possible! Amid a sweeping guitar like rhythm and madness on the skins as the beats come forging forth with absolute aggression. Try not to move your head to this – I dare you!

Disturbed
A scale of mesmerising riffs form immediately from out of the ashes comes a monster of majestic proportions as the guitar literally sets itself on fire reaching new heights. Again melodically superb with a magnificent array of vocal splendour.

Well to say this album is outstanding is even an understatement – I do not think a word exists to fully give this band their due. Monumentally superb will have to do for now until I can actually come up with a word or words that really compliment Esdrelon to the full.

Not one duff track on the entire album, no fillers, just pure unadulterated technical, speedy, thrashing death metal – I just wonder how they are going to top this?

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  1. Agonizing In Faith
  2. Living In Contradiction
  3. Voice Of The Exile
  4. Ideology
  5. Fucking In The Name Of God
  6. Labour
  7. We Are Sick
  8. Dust In Our Eyes
  9. Intimate Verses
  10. Disturbed

Reviewer: Pagan Hel
May 18, 2013

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