Divine Heresy - Bleed The Fifth - review
Divine Heresy - Bleed The Fifth - review
Tracklist
01. Bleed The Fifth02. Failed Creation
03. This Threat Is Real
04. Impossible Is Nothing
05. Savior Self
06. Rise Of The Scorned
07. False Gospel
08. Soul Decoded (Now And Forever)
09. Royal Blood Heresy
10. Closure
A review by
jupitreas November 02, 2007
Considering that Fear Factory is the quintessential 90s metal band and that their influence on modern metal is very evident, Bleed The Fifth sounds quite fresh and exciting. The most notable difference is that where Dino's previous band would choose a mellower approach, Divine Heresy instead tends to go in a blast-beat frenzy, propelled by the impressive drumming of Tim Yeung (known, among other things, for being the live drummer of Vital Remains). Yeung's drumming might not be as technical or innovative as Raymond Herrera's; however, it is definitely faster and places the band firmly within the confines of the death metal sound. The band's vocalist, Tommy Vext (a newcomer), has a better vocal range than Burton C Bell does; however, he lacks his charisma. Nevertheless, it is a good thing that Dino's fellow band members are not entirely apt at imitating the style of his previous band, since this forces them to focus on their own talents and establishes Divine Heresy as a separate entity. For example, Vext's clean vocal approach recalls the emotional, soaring singing of Keith Caputo and results in some of the better and more memorable choruses in the contemporary nu-thrash and metalcore scenes. Cazares also modifies his approach accordingly, even providing solos and decidedly more melodic riff patterns.
All of what has been mentioned above would have been meaningless were the songwriting on Bleed The Fifth sub-par. Luckily, more often than not, it is quite stellar. "Savior Self" will have you singing the chorus long after the song has ended, while "Royal Blood Heresy" utilizes the band's brutality to its full potential and its slightly symphonic sound makes the likes of Dimmu Borgir sound laughable in comparison. Sadly, certain songs are also flawed, such as "Soul Decoded (Now And Forever)" and "Impossible Is Nothing", which both overuse breakdowns and lack dynamics. More often than not, the band's intensity is able to make up for uninteresting songwriting though.
Bleed The Fifth is a mostly successful death metal hybrid. Perhaps giving Dino the boot from Fear Factory might not have been such a good idea after all? Either way, this album is worth hearing.
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it's a decent album but it lacks soul and something that draws me back to listening to it over and over again
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Posts: 40071 Written by Baz Anderson on 02.11.2007 at 11:42 you really surprise me and have me confused from time to time. Cause you are saying Divine Heresey lacks soul yet you go bonkers about the new Primal Fear which IMO REALLY lack soul (as do most power metal bands in that style of PM IMO) But then again tastes differ from person to person. There are actually people on the face of the earth who consider Dream Theater the most emotional band around.
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 
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I've only watched their video(s), and i don't like their music at all...I wouldn't call it death metal, not with those Bjorn-Speed-Strid-ish vocals...And for me, a reference to Soilwork is always a bad thing...
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Posts: 40071 Written by Metal Maiden on 02.11.2007 at 12:03 since when do vocals define a genre? Divine Heresy is pure death metal, okay modern sounding death metal but still death metal
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996
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Hey, you said it, tastes differ...And vocals DO define a genre...sure, not by themselves, but they do matter, don't you agree... 
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Posts: 40071 Written by Metal Maiden on 02.11.2007 at 12:36 No, I don't I totally disagree.
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996
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Well, I don't mind if you consider it Death Metal or not (what have the sound of this band in common with Death, Pestilence, Dismember..?), but my opinion is also that this album lacks of soul, power, aggression.. you know.
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Very good Death Metal album, I was surprised it was so heavy and catchy.
---- You don't make up for your sins in church. You do it in the streets. You do it at home. The rest is bullshit and you know it ~ Mean Streets
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I agree... they're not rly Death Metal... They use blastbeats but the guitars have almost no agression IMO. I kinda bored me a bit. But Tim Yeung rules. and Dino's hometown is where i live 
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What this band needs its decent vocals, that hip hop guy doesn't convince me and it's a waste of musicians and music because they have tim yeung and cazares who are very good musicians.
---- Long live the Death Metal!!!!!!
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according to a friend of mine, their drummer won some fastest feet competition and has the worlds fastest feet.
---- Kick Ass, Die Young Less is More Stay Pure Stay Poor Music was my life, music brought me to life and music is how I will be remembered long after I leave this life. When I die there will be a final waltz in my head that only I can hear.
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Posts: 27 Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 02.11.2007 at 12:13 im going to have to agree vocals do define genres If the band had a singer that did falsettos then it would be power metal. That's what makes power metal what it is, guys in spandex singing falsettos.
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Posts: 18615 Written by rohgue123 on 15.07.2008 at 21:40 Same as Marcel... I totally disagree and you gave a pretty bad example. Vocals don't matter very much because nowdays there are many bands with experimental vocals. Doom having highpitched screams doesn't make it Black. Fast and furious vocals doesn't make a power metal album... Grindcore. It's the musicanship that really defines the genre. The vocals just help
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The funny thing about this album is that the clean parts are so much better than the moshing and brutal ones.  Impossible is Nothing is the best song imho.
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