Aegaeon - Being - review
Aegaeon - Being - review
Tracklist
01. Introduction02. Demise
03. Human
04. The Memory
05. The Ineffable
06. Catharsis
A review by
BitterCOld August 11, 2012
As far as the death metal tag goes, I'm not terribly sure. This sounds more akin to Meshuggah than, say, Morgoth. While they have the atypical low end roar on the vocal end, the music is predominately mid-paced with a more proggy/djenty feel than the early 90's death metal albums that make up my collection. "Human" is the only track which at times, shows off the thudda-thudda-thudda-thudda blasts I associated with the genre.
Now this is not a criticism, just an observation to set expectations in the proper place.
The release eases in and out with mellow, quiet intro and outro tracks, but once you hit the meat of the release the band rages forth with a varied metal attack. Beyond the aforementioned stereotypical roars, the band mix and match a mid-tempo attack with slower crushing riffs, some break downs perfect for a fun time in the pit, and some nice really nice melodic harmonies which do an excellent job rising above the pounding and thudding going on in the background to help engage the listener.
There are some drawbacks, likely the result of self-financing. The vocals are a bit typical and placed well in the fore, which perhaps draws attention away from the music. The drums feel flat - not the performance, just the sounds. The guitar tone, while fantastic for the leads and melodies, is perhaps another factor in my assessment of the genre tag? they have a more clinical feel when riffing away (which ushered in the Meshuggah thoughts into my melon), and might benefit from being a bit more raw during more aggressive, fast tempo parts.
Then again, the band are relatively new and with more experience, some growth, and a slightly bigger studio budget I have no doubts they could use this good EP as a building block to help create some dynamic metal.
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 8 |
| Songwriting: | 7 |
| Originality: | 7 |
| Production: | 6 |
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Sounds like a pretty typical melodic deathcore album to me. :/
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Posts: 15360 Written by Gopherhawk on 11.08.2012 at 11:53 thanks. so used to typing Evanston ... force of habit.
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Posts: 260 Written by BitterCOld on 11.08.2012 at 20:46 Ha Northwestern guy eh?
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Posts: 15360 Written by Gopherhawk on 11.08.2012 at 22:23 no, just had to work with a bunch of 'em. thanks for pointing out the mistake.
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