Indyus - Ashes Of Dystopia
These Austrian’s released this debut CD late last year. Labelled in the death/thrash spectrum, what’s this all about? Well, certainly Sepultura and elements of Old Slayer and Megadeth in places. Taking their ferocity and young angst out on their instruments, songs are masterfully crafted and presented in a very professional manner. The album title track is brutal, whilst ‘Future is Over’ has a mid pace about it, just enough to exercise ones neck muscles as you should with this genre. Vocally, yes, no denying the Brazillian influence, even down the ‘Arise’ sounding drum tones. The album itself finds an instant listener hit, but it could have been tracked differently, the fast stuff is at the start, the slower stuff in the middle, maybe one area of improvement would be the album flow. But musically, there are no faults, this is the heavier side of thrash and expect the expected, but also expect real quality and excellence. An unearthing of gutteral death metal engulfs you into he dark paths to the underworld on ‘Abyss of Ignorance’, again, light and shade and lots of quintessential heaviness and low end gruff mortality proceeds.
Working with the heavier side of thrash, Indyus are certainly not young upstarts relying on speed and aggression. The aggression comes with the melodies and song structures, and that is often forgotten in this day and age. Some folks will argue the Sepultura clone issues, not so, there are still elements taken from all over the place. I don’t think it is enough to simply break the mould, but a very fitting tribute to quality sounds and perfectly executed. A good album, a good listen, worth hunting down for sure.
Working with the heavier side of thrash, Indyus are certainly not young upstarts relying on speed and aggression. The aggression comes with the melodies and song structures, and that is often forgotten in this day and age. Some folks will argue the Sepultura clone issues, not so, there are still elements taken from all over the place. I don’t think it is enough to simply break the mould, but a very fitting tribute to quality sounds and perfectly executed. A good album, a good listen, worth hunting down for sure.
1. Into Eternity
2. Ashes Of Dystopia
3. Altared Apes
4. Theories
5. The Dilemma
6. Future Is Over
7. Burial Time
8. The Necrosis (Of Human Kind)
9. Abyss of Ignorance
10. Zeitgeist
