Face Of Oblivion - The Embers Of Man
Featuring ex vocalist of Pathology and Origin, James Lee vocally blasts the cobwebs away on this debut brutal death metal release. Obviously, all bases are going to be covered here, funky bass lines underpinning a cataclysmic assault of the musical variety that seems to be rather popular in America of late, there are certainly enough bands taking this approach. As for Face Of Oblivion, yes ok, what we have is pretty decent, opener ‘Dead to Me’ has an atmospheric approach subdued in some ways that is of course until the track really gets going. The drum sound is thick and meaty, unlike some albums from this genre but lacks a natural organic feel, the guitars as you would expect, are compressed and sonically tuned to give maximum effect but remain free enough to overcome studio wizardry. The arrangements, well, to be honest they are a lot like most of the bands in this field. Some of the running riffs get into Deicide melody, but the technical ability and a facet of the bass being loud in the mix, Face of Oblivion sound a little more professional than some of the cluster bomb albums I have heard in recent times.
Moving further into the release, ‘Perpetuity’ starts out massively infectious, riff wise, it would appear to take a hold of the arrangement, that is until some clever integration into the vocal parts are presented to the lucky listener. There is so much going on with this track, you really have to listen hard to the background sounds and when you listen to these individual sounds, then you can appreciate a band that has mastered their musical endeavour and ‘The Embers of Man’. This is not a ground breaking release, but for what it is, you won’t be disappointed if you like this genre, but I personally still prefer the simpler death metal arrangement the crushes your soul rather than hearing clearly talented musicians having a blast on record, as Face Of Oblivion clearly are.
Moving further into the release, ‘Perpetuity’ starts out massively infectious, riff wise, it would appear to take a hold of the arrangement, that is until some clever integration into the vocal parts are presented to the lucky listener. There is so much going on with this track, you really have to listen hard to the background sounds and when you listen to these individual sounds, then you can appreciate a band that has mastered their musical endeavour and ‘The Embers of Man’. This is not a ground breaking release, but for what it is, you won’t be disappointed if you like this genre, but I personally still prefer the simpler death metal arrangement the crushes your soul rather than hearing clearly talented musicians having a blast on record, as Face Of Oblivion clearly are.
- Dead To Me
- Drowned In Blood
- The Breaking Wheel
- Panacea
- Lecherous Indignities
- Perpetuity
- Undesigned
- The Dissection
- Torture Harvest
- The Embers Of Man
Label: http://www.comatosemusic.com
Reviewer: twansibon
Dec 28, 2011
Dec 28, 2011
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Skirmish - Through The Abacinated Eye
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