Desecravity - Implicit Obedience - review
Desecravity - Implicit Obedience - review
Tracklist
01. Into The Unknown02. Enthralled In Decimation
03. Immortals' Warfare
04. Demonize The Old Enemy
05. Hades
06. Condemnation
07. The Collapse Of Religion
08. Extinction With Hatred
09. Dark Dimension
A review by
Troy Killjoy April 19, 2012
Well... it's not like Sigh meets Suffocation crazy, but there's definitely a unique element to Desecravity's sound: riffs. Like a fuck-ton of face-melting, brutal, technically-driven riffs. Just when you think it's time for these guys to take their foot off the gas pedal and start chugging like mad, they break out an entirely new set of complex riffs. No big deal. It's like they went mining for riffs and found the Gold Country of California. Only without all the slaughter of Native Americans and stuff (although I'm sure at least some fingers were harmed in the making of this album, so there's your violence).
It's Riff City, Riff Central Station, the World Riff Center... whatever you wanna call it, there's just a boatload of riffs.
Not only is this an absolute riff-fest with an insane level of technicality, but the songs actually flow. Like... like a story or something. In a brutal death metal album. That's pretty rare in this genre. Think early Gorod with some Deeds Of Flesh for a comparable reference. You get your face filled with some inhumane, utterly stupid brutality in terms of chugging riffs and breakdowns, while that "smart" section of your brain - what little remains - can actually pick out some of the more "intelligent" aspects of the music.
Think of Einstein having his balls crushed with a sledgehammer.
There are other instruments too, it's not just some guitars. The drummer somehow manages to keep pace with the insanity, even adapting to the several sporadic changes in tempo, crushing the listener with some heavy double-bass work. And of course, that's all backed up by some Marianas Trench-depth growls and some excellent bass. Sack up and spread your legs, because Implicit Obedience is going to mash your pebbles into dust.
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 9 |
| Songwriting: | 9 |
| Originality: | 7 |
| Production: | 10 |
Written on 19.04.2012 by
Written on 19.04.2012 by
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Consider me interested! 
---- Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
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I wasn't too impressed with what I heard (wasn't offended, either), but that cover art will stay in my mind for quite a while. Fucking sick. Seriously one of the best computerized graphics I've ever seen, and I'm one for the hand-drawn stuff.
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10 for production? hmm, I am intrigued.
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Posts: 21306 Written by strade on 20.04.2012 at 01:51 Totally agreed - it's actually the main reason I bothered with this in the first place. Honestly I thought it was a typical American deathcore release... Glad I looked into the music.
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Posts: 21306 Written by Boxcar Willy on 20.04.2012 at 04:38 I think it's perfect - I mean you can hear everything perfectly, and that's quite the feat considering how much is going on all the time. It's not something someone like Marcel or Daniel will like because it will come across as plastic and contrived most likely, but if you're a fan of modern production this is about as good as it gets. PS I'm not trying to start a fight with the name-dropping, I'm just letting fans of the old-school sound know this isn't going to be up their alley.
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Posts: 9568 Written by Troy Killjoy on 20.04.2012 at 05:03 Hmm, I will check this out. Anything like Brain Drill?
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Posts: 21306 Written by Boxcar Willy on 20.04.2012 at 05:04 Thankfully, no.
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Posts: 9568 Written by Troy Killjoy on 20.04.2012 at 05:09 I feel like I'm the only one who likes Brain Drill >.>
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Listening to a few tracks on the big YT. IS like Brain Drill, but less plastic sounding.
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Posts: 21306 Written by Boxcar Willy on 20.04.2012 at 05:16 I would never recommend Brain Drill to anyone who enjoys this album. Brain Drill don't know how to write a song. They know how to play their instruments and make a ton of technical noise, but they don't know how to write riffs that flow and they get caught showing off way too often.
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Posts: 9568 Written by Troy Killjoy on 20.04.2012 at 05:18 I see similarities between the two, guitar tone, and drums. But to each his own. Eitehr way this is some good shiznizz.
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Truckload of soul crushing riffs made my day. "Implicit Obedience" only for pro-moshpits.
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So Japan can do good stuff beyond avantgarde black and prog-power? Interesting. It seems their scene is growing rapidly recently. I hope this continues.
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I geeked the fuck out at the first line. hahahahahahaha
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Posts: 21306 Written by Ornusashas on 21.04.2012 at 02:16 If it wasn't against the rules I wouldn't just left it at "Japanese brutal death metal." But our guidelines don't allow that. 
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The number of riffs in this album is too damn high!! very interesting music! slightly out of my comfort zone but very enjoyable!
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Listened to the entire album on YT, and the bass drum really pisses me off, sounds waaaaay to fast for a human 
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