Infestus - E X | I S T - review
Infestus - E X | I S T - review
Tracklist
01. Akoasma02. Down Spiral Depersonification
03. Darkness Blazing In The Flame Of Fire
04. Torn Observer
05. Mirror Mind Reality
06. Der Blick Hinaus
07. Descend Direction Void
A review by
KwonVerge August 18, 2011
Once again one of my musical wishes has come to life, the surrounding ambiance owes its reason of existence to the guitars in the first place and then to the vocal factor. No keyboards required ladies and gentlemen, they are in exile. Everything relies upon the basic instrumentation under the supervision of the figure behind Infestus. The railway riffing forges abandoned walls of sound while the melodic leads and soloing ideas whistle among the ruins and make the overall scenery even more oppressive. And there, in the corner, an acoustic guitar makes its appearance every now and then to adorn the compositions with a more fragile and affected aura. There are moments the guitars wholeheartedly weep and where there's weeping, there's always hate about someone or something, a situation, a person, the world, even yourself. And this is when the vocals come to the foreground to shake the foundations of the album either with their scornful, howling grunts or a more desolate aspect. The overall atmosphere becomes more intense whenever some kind of desperate yet dominant shouts arise with grandeur from internal depths with asphyxiating pressure, whereas the recites and the whispers are the volcanic fumes before the eruption. And let's not forget the rhythm section! In one hand, the bass lines are quite vivid and pulsate like lashes upon the guitars in the ideal coordinates. On the other hand, the drumming with its powerful creativity holds tight the structure from the emotional decline.
If you're looking for a decent work of atmospheric black metal made in Germany, you shouldn't skip this. E x | I s t is here to adorn your free time with welcome amounts of gloom.
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 9 |
| Songwriting: | 8 |
| Originality: | 7 |
| Production: | 9 |
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Sorry Der, I'm gonna leave this here because I love it so damn much and want as many people to have a go with this band as poss 
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Lol, sorry for what? You can post the whole tube-album if you like 
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Hell no G.I. Joe!
---- Dec. 30, 1334. ...And the whiskey and wine entered our veins when blood was too weak to carry on.
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Oddly enough I really enjoyed this at first, but then more and more albums were released and it fell out of my favor. Maybe I'll have to re-visit it in order to regain my initial appreciation for it.
---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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Sounds good, from both review and sample, I guess it's worth being added on the wishlist, next time I'll grab that 
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Posts: 5068 Written by Windrider on 18.08.2011 at 23:57 When will this specific next time take place? well, nevermind, i've drunk a bit and i won't be "harsh" (i wouldn't be anyway, bu anyway  ) cause you reviewed really well the evocation album i had in mind reviewing xDPS. it took me some time to write this
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Posts: 684 Written by KwonVerge on 19.08.2011 at 03:47 Next time means when I see it somewhere in a store, or otherwise I maybe get it via Internet some day Thanks for that, I also like your reviews haha
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Very well crafted indeed... my only complaint are the very fast double bass blasts... sometimes they sound a bit tinny. But this is nitpicking. I must say I prefer the more atmospheric tracks to the fast ones, which are a tad generic.
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This is amazing. Thanks for showing us this album, I'm playing this album like a 14 y o kid discovering masturbation.
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Posts: 5068 Written by Evil Chip on 10.09.2011 at 17:50 you are a true god
---- Dec. 30, 1334. ...And the whiskey and wine entered our veins when blood was too weak to carry on.
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Awesome record. Track 2 kicks ass.
---- In that case, man is only air as well.
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