INCANTATION - Unholy Deification
Relapse Records
So it was about a month ago when I watched a podcast / interview with John McEntee (guitars & vocals) and Kyle Severn (drums) discussing how this their new full length was a concept album. Of course the question came up on how fans would react to it. Well as a long time fan of INCANTATION I'm here to say yeah it's great and then there's a "but" involved which I'll get into later.
Musically this is one of the most fiercest and profound sounding releases INCANTATION has ever done. Hey look I'm a fan and have everything by em. But this release is not a bunch of death metal songs to rip your head off and doom stuff to shit down your neck. This is a death metal opera. It's a composition with death doom peaks and valleys.
First off on this release John McEntee has some of the best vocals he's ever done. His voice is a maul from a blast furnace beast howling and cursing. The riffs and song structures performed are a combination of blatant torture and more bludgeoning torture because you want it more dammit. And of course there's the blackend atmosphere with chaotic guitar solos diving in.
Kyle Severn, his drum work on here is beyond magnificent on here. His combo work with the riffs is excellent. All in all this release is a masterpiece in death metal. There are no cool songs to jump on. You listen to this from beginning to end because it's a full on piece with punishing twists and crunchy doom lurches. Add to that atmospheric breaks.
Which brings me to the "buts". I'm sure there will be some who'll not get into this because it's a fuckin death metal opus performed by one of the greatest USDM bands of all time. There's no catchy songs that'll draw you in. So you'll have to (choose one) drop the needle, push play or do whatever you do on your fuckin phone and listen to it from beginning to end. Enjoy the greatness because that's what you got here.
LISTEN HERE:
https://incantation666.bandcamp.com/album/unholy-deification
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