1. Remedies of Wolf's Bane
2. The Work of Anakites
3. Passage to Terminus
4. Abolition of Mind
5. Sanguine Visions
6. Funeral Odyssey
7. Cantillate in Ages Agone
8. Unantropomorph
Comment:
4th album by this finnish band that plays a crushingly heavy type of Death Metal with Doom hints and a dark, cryptic & eerie atmosphere inspired by bands like ABHORRENCE (fin), BOLT THROWER, ASPHYX, DERKETA, RIPPIKOULU, GRAVE, INCANTATION, ROTTREVORE... and in general getting inspiration from 90's Death Metal.
I have a blurry remembrance from my time in high school, when we got taught 'bout Darwin's theory of evolution. Well, I don't wanna bother anyone of you with boring anecdotes from my biology class, but if we take a longer and in-depth look at a band like DESECRESY, we could consider their musical development as some kind of natural evolution. What once started as kinda copycats of Finnish Death Metal history and what for sure earned them a deal with Spanish Xtreem Music, evolved from one release to the next one. So with their already fourth full-length "Stoic Death", DESECRESY anno 2015 seems to have finally found their very own unique sound, nevertheless they don't relinquish the classical trademarks. Those Finns feel very comfortable within the moderate paced section and both the guitar riffing and the way of drumming forces comparisons to late BOLT THROWER. Yet DESECRESY have something more opaque and mesmerizing to offer. They sprinkle hypnotic, repetitive leads into their songs, which stands in total contrast to the buzzing guitars and the deep growls, but the outcome is just brilliant. Imagine dark Death Metal paired with those trancelike sounds, Postrock / Ambient bands are quite famous for and "Stoic Death" being the result. 'Cantillate In Ages Agone' is just one example and could have even been written by a band like AMENRA in my humble opinion. Or simply listen to this echoing guitars at the end of one of the best songs on this Album, 'Funeral Odyssey', just brilliant. And just when you are enchanted by these frail soundscapes, you got overrun by a British tank again. The UK war masters are present in each of the eight (de)compositions. DESECRESY accomplished their mission of pushing the boundaries of classical, morbid and gloomy Finnish Death Metal and conquers new frontiers with their very own interpretation of simple, sinister yet sophisticated musical art. Together with their country mates in KRYPTS and CORPSESSED, this is the new wave and future of Finnish Death Metal and those old warhorses like PURTENANCE and CONVULSE should be aware because despite the title this release is everything but stoic. I could listen to it for hours, but unfortunately, after about 35minutes the journey through the dark ends way too early. But since most players are blessed with a repeat button, even this problem is fixed in no time. 'Unantropomorh' is a more than dignified ending for a well-made and profound album that grows with each listen. Should appeal to those who could dream away and free their minds to the sounds of simple, but atmospheric, doomed Death Metal par excellence.
¡Joder! Nuevo lanzamiento de los finlandeses DESECRESY cuando aún estoy degustando su anterior “Chasmic Transcendence” casi como una novedad… y es que el tiempo vuela, y ya ha pasado un año y medio desde que saliera a la luz su “disco verde” vía Xtreem Music. Continuamos con las portadas monocromáticas; después del rojo, azul y verde, ahora llega el turno a su “disco morado”, “Stoic Death“.
La verdad es que aquí no hay sorpresas respecto a lo que venía ofreciéndonos el dúo de Helsinki en anteriores entregas: Death Metal pesado y oscuro, con preferencia por los medios tiempos y envuelto en un halo de misterio gracias a esas melodías de guitarra que ya son marca de la casa. Sonido orgánico y denso, con una distorsión que te remueve los higadillos y la voz podrida y cavernosa de Jarno son las señas de identidad de estos maestros de lo macabro.
Si bien en anteriores discos se veía una mayor progresión en cuanto a lo que es la calidad de grabación y mezcla (con importantes saltos cualitativos del “Arches of Entropy” a “The Doom Skeptron” y de éste a “Chasmic Trascendence“, en el caso de “Stoic Death“, ya podemos hablar de que es un aspecto consolidado y que la progresión ha sido a nivel de cohesión y detalle de los temas. Es un disco redondo (cosa que puede sonar muy obvio, pero si piensas en la cantidad de truños que circulan por ahí, te das cuenta de que no lo es tanto), que conjunga la pesadez rítmica de unos BOLT THROWER, con otro aspecto que podríamos llamar “atmosférico”, gracias a un mogollón de guitarras solistas que se fusionan cubriendo las composiciones de una inquietante neblina. Como muestra, el tema que mejor ejemplifica lo que digo, podría ser “Cantillate in Ages Agone“, repleto de capas y capas de melodías que se solapan, se cruzan, se doblan… todo en un ambiente de auténtica pesadilla.
La verdad es que hay temas cojonudos den “Stoic Death“, comenzando por los dos que sirven de apertura y cierre del trabajo: “Remedies of Wolf’s Bane“y “Unantropomorph“; dos cañonazos que combinan estrofas pesadas con partes más desatadas, donde la batería coge la vía rápida y tira millas a lo bestia. Otro pelotazo es “Abolitions of Mind“, donde cobran gran importancia las líneas de bajo; un puto muro de distorsión y comprensión que puedes masticar y necesitarás varios tragos de agua para tragarlo, de lo jodidamente denso que es, ¡jajaja!
Si tuviera que elegir un tema, ese sería “The Work of Anakites“; todo un currazo compositivo en lo relacionado con las bases rítmicas, lleno de cortes abruptos y cambios de ritmo… dobles bombos y tupatupas. Muy buen material para los amantes de los riffs enrevesadillos, jeje.
Gran vuelta a los ruedos de una banda que ya ha cogido un ritmo de trabajo imparable, con un estilo marcadamente propio y un nivel de composición y ejecución de altura. El único riesgo que puedo verles es que, con este ritmo de ediciones y la progresiva inmersión en la fórmula que ellos mismos han creado, no sean capaces de salir de la misma y caigan en la monotonía. Afortunadamente, a fecha de hoy, esto no es así, y podemos decir que tenemos DESECRESY para rato.
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