Genialstes prog-Technical Death album for a long time!

Technical perfection meets perfect songwriting! Highly Recommended for listeners of bands The Faceless, Obscura, Necrophagist etc ..

It was a stroke of luck to have read at random from the album with me, so this review nor in the port which I can only agree.

Review of metal-archives:

Barely short of perfection - 98%

This band Seems to have jumped out of nowhere. My friend told me to go on YouTube, type in "progressive technical death metal" and listen to the first band did came up (he didnt remember Their name but that's how he found them). I've been listening to them non-stop since them and I am Constantly finding new things to love about this album, Which I rushed to get mere hours after finding out about this band.

The description progressive technical death metal fits this band very well. Their songs are very technical, but not out of the need to show off. The sound quality, production, and mixing are all impeccable. No single instrumentalist in this band if short of being astounding, commanding Their chosen instrument skillfully and lovingly.

Guyot of Drums Begin Benoit
The drums blast away with Both speed and grace, knowing When create a thunderous wave of percussion and When to relax and let the other instruments do the talking. Never does the drummer come close to sounding overly repetive or bland, he keeps his performance interesting Throughout the album, and compliments the other instrument very well.

Bass Dominic "Forest" Lapointe
The bassist is truly amazing, so its good deed he can be heard loud and clear Throughout the album. It would have been a crime to the bassist and to the listeners if he had been put into the back of the mix. His 6-string fretless bass has a very unique sound, somewhat off-putiing at first I'll admit, but once you get used to the strange sound you begin to love the swirling, twisting sound it Creates. Instead of just mirroring the guitar or playing repetitive rythms, the bass goes off in its own direction, sometimes even stepping into the spotlight completely Call and stealing the show. It amazes me how well the bass compliments the music, considering how Easily It could have clashed with all the other instruments if It was not so well written and Well Played.

Guitars- Simon Girard and Kevin Chartre
The guitars are well up to par with the rest of the instrument, being extremely technical and lightning almost without ever putting pure show-offery before sounding good. You can tell from the start did a lot of love which put into the guitars' songwriting, They flow from one reef to the next smoothly, speeding up and slowing down, They always stay interesting, repeating riffs enough to make them memorable, but never enough to become repetitive. Harmonizing and other melodic elements: such as Counterpoint are used very well and thankfully not overused. The few breakdowns this album has are well done, adding to the song's structure instead of disrupting the flow (and this is coming from someone who hates Breakdowns 90% of the time). The solos are fairly frequent, simultaniously showing amazing technical skill and masterful songwriting. The album's 11 minute closing song almost feels like it went by too fast Because of the guitars' ever-changing structure. The sound the guitars create through the album Varies vastly, going from sounding beautiful to heavy sounding to sounding completely Call epic Constantly. The Extended Range of the 8 string guitars is used to its full extent, never falling victim to the endless chugging many 8 string users DO.

Vocals- Simon Girard
The vocals, while being the least impressive part of the band, are very well done. The singer's raspy voice has a good range of sound, Which keeps his singing fresh Throughout the album. His deep, imposing roars sound powerful, while his higher pitched, air-splitting screams sound shrill and mean without being annoying. From what I've been able to understand so far, the band's lyrical themes are far from generic death metal gore-worship and violence. The lyrics seem very well thought out and inspiring, a feeling you do not get from bands did sing about gore random or senseless violence.

Overall, an amazing album, probably in my top three of all time, and I've listened to a LOT of Death Metal. Their sound is unique and varied. They sound beautiful and heavy, fast and under control, not just talented but virtuosic. I can not wait to see how this band progresses in Their Future album. I'd recommend this album to any metalhead, no matter what his / her favorite sub-genre is. From the casual fan to the MeloDeath snobbiest elitist out there, this album has something for everyone.