Written by Tetravirulence on 24.05.2011 at 00:37

So this ridiculously complex name " Mitochondrion " supposed to be an organelle which is used as a source of chemical energy but this time it is in the form of blackened death metal hailing from Canada. As quoted by the guitarist and vocalist Shawn Hache " This is not an easy listen, " he was right. The moment you turn on the cd, it grasps you like a never ending sheer force with constant hammering. When you listen to a record like this, it is difficult to write a review without being the typical fan-boy attitude but surely it worth this.
Parasignosis is their first album for Profound Lore, and certainly it takes material from their previous full length effort Archaeaeon but this time to a more concise vision. The songs are executed perfectly after one another imposing very thick sort of futuristic machinery atmosphere. The vocals of Shawn Hache are very deep and mixed low as if another instrument has been used occassionally let-loose hair erect gruesome growls. All these are accompanied with backup by the fellow guitarist and bassist Nick Yanchuk making the songs to take abrupt brute changes and underneath lying those discernible blackened riffs with blasting chaos and versatile drumming. Also to mention those crushed out utters like some ritual performance is carrying on with occultism or apocalyptic lyrical themes on which they rely heavily.
Mitochondrion's ability to grip listener for song after song is very noticeable throughout, take the opening song Plague Evockation and its immediate follow up Lex Ego Exitium for example as the crunch-precessed riff continues from first passage; or Tetravirulence which certainly grows into more deeper and deeper creating some sort of hallucinogenic aura; also Banishment(Undecaphosphoric) crafts into dramatic ending to give birth a monstrous instrumental piece Kathenotheism followed by three hidden tracks without which the whole mission certainly would not have been carried out.
Parasignosis really needs to be heard to believe. Whether it becomes the record of the year or not, it certainly makes fifty-five minutes of epic soul crushing journey awating to take us into immense devouring abyss.

Written by [user id=100467] on 24.05.2011 at 21:27

Written by Tetravirulence on 24.05.2011 at 00:37

So this ridiculously complex name " Mitochondrion " supposed to be an organelle which is used as a source of chemical energy but this time it is in the form of blackened death metal hailing from Canada. As quoted by the guitarist and vocalist Shawn Hache " This is not an easy listen, " he was right. The moment you turn on the cd, it grasps you like a never ending sheer force with constant hammering. When you listen to a record like this, it is difficult to write a review without being the typical fan-boy attitude but surely it worth this.
Parasignosis is their first album for Profound Lore, and certainly it takes material from their previous full length effort Archaeaeon but this time to a more concise vision. The songs are executed perfectly after one another imposing very thick sort of futuristic machinery atmosphere. The vocals of Shawn Hache are very deep and mixed low as if another instrument has been used occassionally let-loose hair erect gruesome growls. All these are accompanied with backup by the fellow guitarist and bassist Nick Yanchuk making the songs to take abrupt brute changes and underneath lying those discernible blackened riffs with blasting chaos and versatile drumming. Also to mention those crushed out utters like some ritual performance is carrying on with occultism or apocalyptic lyrical themes on which they rely heavily.
Mitochondrion's ability to grip listener for song after song is very noticeable throughout, take the opening song Plague Evockation and its immediate follow up Lex Ego Exitium for example as the crunch-precessed riff continues from first passage; or Tetravirulence which certainly grows into more deeper and deeper creating some sort of hallucinogenic aura; also Banishment(Undecaphosphoric) crafts into dramatic ending to give birth a monstrous instrumental piece Kathenotheism followed by three hidden tracks without which the whole mission certainly would not have been carried out.
Parasignosis really needs to be heard to believe. Whether it becomes the record of the year or not, it certainly makes fifty-five minutes of epic soul crushing journey awating to take us into immense devouring abyss.

Make this a review. : )

Written by The Benighted on 28.05.2011 at 04:29

I'm surprised this is rated so low. Its one of those albums I can see people raving about because of how ridiculously unique it is.

Written by Chobo_jokeR on 03.12.2011 at 01:07
I overlooked this album because of the "brutal death" tag.

Written by Troy Killjoy on 03.12.2011 at 02:24

Written by Chobo_jokeR on 03.12.2011 at 01:07
I overlooked this album because of the "brutal death" tag.

Understandable, but it's also referred to by many as "post-death" or "post-brutal death" like Ulcerate etc.

Written by Chobo_jokeR on 03.12.2011 at 03:03
Ahh... guess I'll have to give Ulcerate a chance too then. I try to give anything a fair shake if there is atmosphere.

Written by Troy Killjoy on 03.12.2011 at 04:17

Written by Chobo_jokeR on 03.12.2011 at 03:03
Ahh... guess I'll have to give Ulcerate a chance too then. I try to give anything a fair shake if there is atmosphere.

Well Ulcerate have atmosphere in droves.

Written by Tiago Rocha on 11.10.2012 at 16:42

God damn it!! i've just finished listening to this for the very first time and it's like... i've witnessed the apocalypse! Astonishing!!

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 11.10.2012 at 16:51

Written by Tiago Rocha on 11.10.2012 at 16:42

God damn it!! i've just finished listening to this for the very first time and it's like... i've witnessed the apocalypse! Astonishing!!

only the first time now? wow. I would have thought most people would have heard this album by now

Written by Tiago Rocha on 11.10.2012 at 17:04

. better late than never huh..

Written by InnerSelf on 07.05.2011 at 16:28

Outstanding . it is like what one of my friends said "they sound like the Death Metal version of Esoteric" the density and the layering of guitars and vocals is great

Written by Death_95 on 22.06.2024 at 01:50

Written by InnerSelf on 07.05.2011 at 16:28

Outstanding . it is like what one of my friends said "they sound like the Death Metal version of Esoteric" the density and the layering of guitars and vocals is great

Weird, my friend who introduced me to Mitochondrion told me “They sound like if Esoteric played dissonant/technical Death Metal.”