Trepalium - H.N.P. - review
Trepalium - H.N.P. - review
Tracklist
01. Heic Noenum Pax02. Prescription Of Crisis
03. S(l)ave The World
04. Order The Labyrinth
05. Insane Architect
06. Let The Clown Rise
07. (A) I Was (S)
08. The Worst F(r)iend
09. Raining Past
10. I'm Broken [Pantera cover]
A review by
Doc G. August 29, 2012
What makes H.N.P. such an impressive piece of work is just how well-rounded the whole thing is. It's aggressive yet clear, catchy but not dumbed-down, and intelligent without breaching pretentiousness. Basically, take some of the technical proficiency of Obscura, then throw in some Gojira-worthy groove. That's just scratching the surface, the variation and eclecticism is almost immeasurable here. Such a wide array of combinations almost demands a prog-like delivery, and that's where things get really weird. This isn't a prog album, nor is it one of those constantly shifting mathcore type albums. This album is basically the antithesis of repetition, yet the riffs always resonate, and they always wrap things under 5 minutes.
Variety meets brevity, that's what this album is about; "Heic Noenum Pax" is that groovy tech-death mentioned earlier, the main riff from "Order Of The Labyrinth" sounds like something that would be at home on Opeth's Blackwater Park, "I'm Broken" sounds like something Down would put out, while "Insane Architect" has its own brand of funkiness. Yet despite being so eclectic, H.N.P. is an incredibly cohesive album. Though they do borrow a few different sounds, it never sounds like imitation, but rather interpretation.
Death metal as varied as this only comes around once in a while, don't miss out!
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Hella interested. Your review sells this baby perfectly.
---- Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
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Original groovy tech-death.... sounds fucking brilliant. When you say Obscura, do you mean the album or the band?
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Posts: 9726 Written by Alex F on 29.08.2012 at 04:38 The band.
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Posts: 2311 Quote: What do you mean by this? Like if Down covered Pantera?  Anyway, just learned this is the main band of the guy of Step In Fluid. That band was rich in awesome riffing, I might want to check this out.
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Posts: 1062 Written by X-Ray Rod on 29.08.2012 at 03:42 Totally agree with this. Read the review, listened to some of the tracks, and the album sounds fucking great.
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Man, Trepalium are awesome fun. I still haven't heard the album yet, the promo cd is just lying on my desk. Really nice of Harun (guitarist) to send me a copy. I was really looking forward to checking out the album after Step in Fluid, coz I wanted to see if any more of the jazz funk influence slipped into Trepalium. Trepalium are one groovy band though, I don't know what it is about the French death scene, but they really do churn out some great bands.
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Okay, I'm interested. This review does indeed sell this album perfectly. 
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Ya sold me, Doc. Listening now- and I LOVE it!
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Posts: 6101 Written by Unhealer on 29.08.2012 at 06:49 I was wondering this same thing...:lol:
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Dude i'm hooked.. Im totally hooked to this vinyl which i got just a few hours ago. H.N.P. is just the right thing at the right time, what else can be said. Its just one of those few antiquities that must be present in the collection of an avid death fans. 10/10 couldn't help it...
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Very good review. I'm usually put off by anything groove-based but it might have a colourful enough palette to keep me interested. Definetely worth a listen anyways.
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Posts: 1504 Written by Jaeryd on 06.09.2012 at 02:11 Was (and right now, still is) streaming in full legally for the past month or two [url=../../events/news_comments.php?news_id=17163]... I didn't go crazy about it like you guys have, but yeah, liked it more with more listens. Good album[/url]
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Posts: 9726 Written by sladetroityer on 18.09.2012 at 04:21 ......... ............ ..........What?
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Good stuff, I dig a lot the guitar tone and the raw production in this one.
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