![]() Hailing from not-a-state area of the northeastern United States known as New England, Invertia is a two-piece band that produces straight-forward death metal with a dusting of industrial metal. These guys are great at creating catchy tunes a must have for instrumental fans. Most impressively, I recognized a song I heard them play live way back in June, which is impressive considering it’s instrumental and my memory is hot garbage. Personally, I prefer this kind of music live rather than on a recording since the digitizing always takes away the heaviness, but they the way they captured the bass in this recording is unreal. Instrumental proggers Chronologist chose correctly in going with Jamie King (works often with BTBAM) for the mixing and mastering of Cartographer. My first thought when I started listening to this album’s opening track was “fucking hell, don’t get me started on Morse code again…” but my second thought was, “this shit is HEAVY”. My only complaint here is that the guitars are generally a tad low for where I’d like them to be, but musically this is definitely one of the best albums released upon my nerdy ears this year. ![]() Even the more, ahem, “straightforward” cuts like “ Fire Walk with Me” are longer than your average single and manage to mix it up quite a bit without getting completely buried in a total genre salad. Hypnosohpy is all over the place, and I love every second of it. If you were expecting them to turn that damn brass down, you’ll be bummed to hear that they amped up the sax this time around, and it is glorious. Moshito.ĭid someone order Greek? Aenaon return after one of my favorites of 2014 that I ignored until 2015, Extance, this time with a full-time saxophonist in their lineup. Definitely check this out if you’re a fan of any flavor of melodeath. I especially like the production and mix on this album, everything is wrapped in a nice fullness without being polished but still remaining very clear, and I triple mega like Pat Henry‘s bass tone and overall presence in the soundscape every complementary lick and line he plays is audible in amazing detail without compromising the guitars. Not having heard any of the band’s earlier material, I don’t know how The Last Battle really stacks up against it, but I do know that it’s damn good on its own. Sit down, unbuckle your pants and have some Helcaraxë, Aenaon, Chronologist, Invertia, Bearstorm, Do Skonu and Putrified.Įver wanted a Tolkien-themed metal band that wasn’t completely covered in cheese? Helcaraxë are here to help, with their blend of not too-epic and ever-so-slightly folkish melodeath. ![]() If you like music and also hate wasting time sifting through it all, we’ve got you covered. ![]()
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