Expurgate/2011 Promo Review

  This  is  a  review  of  a  2011  promo  from  Expurgate  which  continues  on  the  guttural  gore/death  metal  sound.

  Drums  range  from s low,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  a  good  amount  of  brutal  sounding  blast  beats  being  thrown  into  the  song,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  more  powerful  sound  than  the  previous  demo.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  riffs  that  combine  brutal  death  metal  with  deathcore  with  no  guitar  solos  or  leads  being  present  on  the  song.

  Vocals  are  all  deep  guttural  death  metal  growls,  while t he  lyrics  cover  gore  themes,  as  for t he  production  it h as  a very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  brutal  sound  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  song.

  In  my  opinion  this  song  from  Expurgate  shows  great  improvement  from t he  preevious  demo  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  brutal  death  metal,  you  should c heck  this  band  out.  RECOMMENDED>    

Expurgate/Viscera Insufflation/2010 Demo Review

  Expuragate  are  a  band  from  Colorado  that  plays  a  very  heavy  and  brutal  form  of  death  metal  with  deathcore  influences  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2010  demo  "Viscera  Insufflation".

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  a  good  amount  of  brutal  sounding  blast  beats  being  thrown  into t he  music  at  times,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  are  coming  out  of  the  guitars.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to fast  riffs  that  combine  modern  day  brutal  death  metal  with  deathcore  and  there  are  no  guitar  solos  or  leads  present  on  the only  2  songs  of  the  demo.

  Vocals  are  deep  guttural  death  metal  growls,  while  the  lyrics  cover  gore  and  alcoholic  themes,  as  for t he  production  it  has  a  strong,  powerful,  and  heavy  sound  for  being  a  self  released  recording  while  the  2  songs  sound  the  same.

  In  my  opinion  while  Expuragate  are  not  a  bad  band  the  2  songs  sound  great  but  I   still  feel  their  music  needs  more  work than  what  was  presented  on  this  demo,  but  I  can  see  brutal  death  metal  fans  enjoying  this.  RECOMMENDED.        

    

Devourment/Conceived In Sewage/Relapse Records/2013 CD Review

  Devourment  are  a  band  from  Texas  that  has  a  long  history  and  plays  a  very  heavy  and  brutal  form  of  gore/death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2013  album  "Conceived  In  Sewage"  which  was  released  by  Relapse  Records.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  a  great  amount  of  brutal  sounding  blast  beats  being  thrown  into  the  music,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  are  coming  out  of  the  guitars.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  gore/death  metal  riffs  that  are  very  heavy  and brutal  sounding  and  there  are  no  guitar  solos  or  leads  present  on  this  recording  with  the  music  being  very  brutal.

  Vocals  are  mostly  deep  death  metal  growls  with some   higher  pitched  screams  being  utilized  at  times,  while the  lyrics  cover  violent  and  gore  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy,  brutal  and  professional  sound  to  it.

  In  my  opinion  Devourment  are  a  very  great  sounding  heavy  and  brutal  gore/death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  style,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Legalize  Homicide"  "Fucked  With  Rats"  "Heaving  Acid"  and  "Parasitic  Eruption".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.  

Pendact Interview

1. Can you tell us a little bit about the band for those that have never heard of you before?

Okay, we’re Pendact, we come from the south of France. Our music can be described as melodic death metal but we try to blend it with other styles like metalcore or modern death metal like In Flames, The Sorrow and bands like that. We try to make music that pleases us and makes people want to band their fuckin’ heads!

2. How would you describe your musical sound?

First, melodic, each riff we write we want it to sound melodic, even our mosh parts. We try to convey the will for each listener to feel the theme of a song through a melody. Then, it has to be powerful, it has to have some rhythm to agreement our melodies so we would feel our music in our guts.

3. What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?

Our lyrics are quite simple, we speak about things of life, our experiences and tell stories through them.

4. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the bands name?

Actually it was a joke. Pendact didn’t mean anything at all at first, our singer (Jukka) was just joking about band names with a friend and “Pendact” came out of it and he tought it sounded nice so he kept it. Now, Pendact means a lot for us today as a symbol for friendship through music.

5. What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance?

Well, our best shows were our opening for Korpiklaani and French metallers Dagoba last year, great reactions and a lot of emotion. It was just amazing, great crowd, great sound and a lot of laughs!
Our philosophy regarding live shows is to put out energy and musical proficiency, a good show for us is one where we play our songs as close as the album with the plus of live energy, you know that link with the audience, it’s just magic.

6. Do you have any touring plans for the future?

We’re planning a French and European tour for 2013 and we’re also booking a few opening slots for bands that inspire us. More to come pretty soon!

7. On a  worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of melodic death metal and metalcore?

Mostly positive and each critic is very constructive so we know what to change for our music to be better. Our album has been out for just a month so we’re waiting for more feedback to know what pleased our audience and what they’re expecting in our future releases.

8. Are there any other musical projects besides this band or is this a full time line up?

No, Pendact is our full-time band, no side projects but a lot of work regarding sound and music as Jukka is opening his recording studio here in Nice.

9. What direction do you see your music heading into on future releases?

Well, faster, more technical, we want to develop our proficiency as musicians. We also want to work on our production and find a better sound that will suits our new songs.

10. What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

Each member in the band has a very different musical background. We all come from the metal world but we listen to a lot of different bands. As the main inspiration in Pendact, it’s obviously bands like Norther, Children of Bodom, Mors Principium Est, Imperanon, Ensiferum and In Flames.
Nowadays, we’re listening to the new Mors Principium Est, the new The Sorrow, Before The Dawn, Routasielu, Parkway Drive, Periphery, Sybreed and a lot more!

11. Outside of music what are some of your interests?

Well, for some of us it’s extreme sports, for others photography, tattoos…

12. Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview/

Thanks for the interview, we’d love to tour more by your area. Keep on rockin’, having fun and listening to metal!

Idols For Dinner Interview

Cristofer Rousseau (Vocals)

1. Can you tell us a little bit about the band for those that have never heard of you before?

  Idols For Dinner is a Death-metal / hardcore band based in Paris, France. Our only purpose is to play the music we love, which means something brutal, melodic, intense.

2. How would you describe your musical sound?

It's a melting pot of death metal and melodic hardcore. We are also influenced by Black metal which is one of the greatest subgenre of metal music. 

3. What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?

 Well, the decline of humanity is the only subject of "Tenant of a declining world". Nowadays there is a bunch of  deathcore bands that get on my nerves. There are some guys who are explaining that religion is positive, some other tell you that fashion is art etc. Bullshit, I see the world in a negative way. Religion, politic, economy and naive behaviour of people are ruling the world to his end. I think that our lyrics are quiet close of bands like ALL SHALL PERISH but we use more metaphors.

4. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the bands name?

Well, I didn't choose the name of the band so I don't really know what it means. I suppose that idols, from religious idols to the product of our star system are alienating things that we should eradicate.

5. What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance?

Each show is great because we alway try to give the best of ourselves. Our performance are dynamic, brutal and I hope to see you in the pit! 

6. Do you have any touring plans for the new release?

Yep, first of all we are planning many shows in France. Then we've got a tour of twelve shows in UK in march 2013. We will try to play as much as possible in Europe. Tell us if you want to book us. 

7. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of melodic death metal and deathcore?

Well, most of the people who listened to "Tenant of a declining world" enjoyed it. What did you think of our record ? For those who’d like to listen to a few songs, check up our facebook bandpage.

8. Are there any other musical projects besides this band or is this a full time line up? 

Our drummer plays in a glam rock band called FRENCHKISS which is very cool. Our guitar player Morgan Tama plays in a very good Thrashcore band named PRAETORIA and I play in a metal band called CHABTAN. It's a metal band influenced by the mesoamerican mythologies.

9. What direction do you see your music heading into on future releases?

I think that we will try to do something more personal. We are influenced by different music styles that we will try to put on next album. We have already written new songs with clean part, vocal experimentations and very weird atmospheres.

10. What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

Well I don't exactly know what my friends are listening to but we're all fans of bands like THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, ALL SHALL PERISH, WHITECHAPEL etc. In metal music I'm currently listening to DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA's "Pandora's pinata" and SHNING's "Redefining Darkness". Out of metal music, it's always the same... John Renbourn, Tom Waits or Jean-Louis Murat.

11. Outside of music what are some of your interests?

 I won't answer for my friends. Well, I love literature, art, philosophy and cinema and these things are influencing us in the way we write music.

12. Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview?

Thank you for this interview and hope to see you soon on tour.

Pendact/Days Of War/M & O Music/2012 CD Review

  Pendact  are  a  band  from  Sweden  that  plays  a  mixture  of  melodic  death  metal  and  metalcore  and  this  is  a  review  of t heir  2012  album  "Days  Of  War"  which  was  released  by  M  &  O  Music.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  some  blast  beats  being  thrown  into t he  music  at  times,  while  the  synths  bring  a  very  dark  and  atmospheric  sound  to  the  music  and  they  are  a  lead  instrument  on  this  recording,  as  for  the  bass  playing  it  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  is  coming  out  of  the  guitars.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  riffs  that  combine  melodic  death  metal  with  metalcore,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  melodic  sounding  death  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads  that  are  influenced  by  traditional  and  power  metal.

  Vocals  range  from  high  pitched  melodic  death  metal  screams  to  deep  metalcore  shouts  and  growls  as  well  as  a  brief  use  of  gang  style  shouts,  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark,  everyday,  and  war  themes,  as  for the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professonial  sound  to  it  with  some  of  the  songs  being  long  and  epic  in  length.

  In  my  opinion  Pendact  are  a  very  great  sounding  hybrid  of  melodic  death  metal  and  metalcore  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Lies  And  Hyprocrisy"  "Sacrament"  and  "Day  Of  War".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

Idols For Dinner/Tenant Of A Declining World/M & O Music/2012 CD Review

  Idols  For  Dinner  are  a  band  from  France  that  plays  a  very  heavy  and  melodic  form  of  deathcore  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2012  album  "Tenant  Of  A  Declining  World"  which  was  released  by  M  &  O  Music.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  some  brutal  sounding  blast  beats  being  thrown  into  the  music  at  times,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  strong  and  powerful  sound  with  heavy  riffing  that  dominates  throughout  the  recording.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  deathcore  riffs  that  are  very  heavy  and  brutal  sounding  with  a  good  amount  of  melody  and  technical  parts  being  thrown  into  the  riffing,  while  the  lead  guitars  which  are  only  utilized  briefly  are  very  melodic  sounding  guitar  solos  and  leads,  as  for  the  acoustic  guitars  which  are  only  used  on  the  instrumental  they  use  finger  picking  to  bring  some  darkness  to  the  music.

  Vocals range  from  deep  deathcore  growls  to  high  pitched  screams  as  well  as  a  brief  use  of  pig  squeels,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording.

  In  my  opinion  Idols  For  Dinner  are  a  very  great  sounding  heavy,  brutal  and  melodic  sounding  deathcore  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  style,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Legally  Instituted  Murder"  "Scarlet"  and  "Mask  Of  Sorrow".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.