Emeth - Reticulated - review
Emeth - Reticulated - review
Tracklist
01. Eleven02. Fallacy Of Reason
03. Karmic Impediment
04. Heteronomy Of The Will
05. Concentric Diversions
06. Predestined To Persevere
07. Order From Chaos
08. Synoptical Incoherence
09. Nescientia
A review by
Herzebeth June 26, 2006
"Reticulated" finally arrived a couple of weeks ago, I've been hearing it over and over again and I just don't get what the hell happened to this band; the overwhelming brutality is totally gone let me tell you. To begin with, the vocalist is no longer doing deep and scary growls, he's now focused on hardcore screams and a couple of gasps here and there but that's it. The music is still crushing and violent, but in a different way, every single structure shows a more experienced band with better harmonious sense and a great sound overall.
Emeth evolved into a technical machine, even the breakdowns are way more complex than what I heard in "Insidious". The million dollars question would be "Is the new Emeth better than the oldEmeth?" I think the new band is musically better as they changed their whole scheme of just being brutal and really fucking powerful to being kind of aggressive while adding sophistication towards the music. In fact, to be honest, the only thing I can't dig (I tried I swear) is the vocal work, the new hardcore design screws the whole mix and creates a really weird crossover all along the album; it also steals a lot of brutality if you know what I mean.
This album was really difficult to review as it is not what I was expecting, but it is not bad at all you know? Musically it's a masterpiece of the genre but if you used to love this band only for their utter brutality and their sick grunts, you will get badly disappointed for sure. This is more o less what happened to Aborted with their "Archaic Abattoir" album; after that release their fan-base grew enormously but they also lost some brutal aficionados; I think that's exactly what will happen soon with Emeth. I'm giving a high rating because of the music, I have to maintain my objectivity you know?
Musical masterpiece!! - Not brutal enough
Best Tracks: "Heteronomy Of Will" (Brilliant song), "Eleven", "Nescientia"
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 9 |
| Songwriting: | 9 |
| Originality: | 7 |
| Production: | 8 |
Written by Herzebeth | June 26, 2006
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interesting....im going to check this  . i hope that hardcore scream is not too significant though...ive never been fan of that vocal style either.
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yeah man..check it please...I'm really looking forward to read feedback about this review as I'm curious about how other people (who never heard the early Emeth) think. cheers...
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do you know about some samples??? cant find any on their site
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Go to the following link: http://www.brutalbands.net/index.html there you'll find one mp3 and you can also buy the album 
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ok couldnt find any mp3 there but then i found Eleven on their myspace profile. well...that hardcore voice is killing the music more than anything else. the brutality level though is just ok for me. anyway i never listened to bands just for their brutality. the music itself very good with lots of breaks. its also catchy. i can say that i enjoyed it, but not enough to buy the album.
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