Deviloof - Oni (Review)

And today I have powerful guys whose sound will be forgotten very soon. You can insert many words in intro, but today I have Deviloof with new album - usually there are no comments here.

My Rating: 77/100 Best song: Creepy

And this case is no exception. In general, about the album we can say that it's good. However, even here there are some uncomfortable moments, moreover, from the very beginning. Firstly, I don’t really like the fact that there is material that has already been released. Moreover, it's interesting that two previously released songs are at the beginning (2 and 3 tracks). Apparently, they wanted to achieve the maximum amount of emotions for the listener, but they did not come up with anything except to insert compositions that had already brought success. Nuff said. Secondly, I don’t really like the general idea of ​​this album: it looks a little awkward. Otherwise, I can say that album is good.

Composer's work is good. Here you can hear patterns typical for death metal and metalcore in a very low guitar tuning (if my hearing doesn’t fail me, then this is Drop A). Usually in such a framework, eastern bands try to repeat Nocturnal Bloodlust, but not these guys. There is a noticeable amount of labor. Moreover, not just piling on top of a large number of techniques, but a good result, which is nice to listen to. In general, there are no complaints about the composer - the sound of the album is very interesting and emotional.

Next in line vocalist. Voice sound is very powerful and diverse. Lyrics are very hard to hear - this indicates the correct recording of extreme vocals. Together with rather hard lyrics, it gives a great picture. Here you can add only that the voice should not be worried.

Instrumental parts - not everything is so simple here. After word "deathcore" you usually represent very simple guitar parts with the second type of blast beat. But here everything is somewhat more complicated. Guitar parts are quite complex and diverse - it's nice to listen. Being a guitarist, I tried to repeat it, - it turned out with difficulty. However, you can say a little about guitarists. Bassist is hard to hear in the mix - low tuning affects. But the little that can still be heard is amazing. Bassist's parts are relatively complex, although not particularly original. And the other part of rhythm section - drums - sounds interesting. There is a very high intensity of drums, and the patterns are quite diverse. I would also like to mention additional instruments. There is nothing unusual here - synthesizer only creates the basis for sound of other instruments. However, there are not just three notes in sampler, but a thorough work on the atmosphere.

Well done guys - I can say that their album turned out to be good. However, they lacked a little courage: I would like more new material instead of those two previously released songs. And also the general concept could be made more interesting - I feel that they can do it. Well, they wanted to guarantee success - and they did everything for this. Not quite an interesting general idea, not all the material is original, and one can also say little about guitar parts - these are the three errors that separate them from the masterpiece release. In the meantime, I’ll just say “Good job.”

DIMEND - Die To Feel Alive (Review)

In July of this year, band Dimend was created. So far there is nothing here - nor
a promotional photo, nor a permanent line-up, but there is one single about which I will tell you now.

My Rating: 67/100

New bands are unpredictable. You usually don't expect much from a new projects - you are often satisfied when everything is simply done well. But you can quickly understand what a new band is. And this case is no exception - here you can hear professional work. I mean both the recording quality and some shades in composer's work. In the compositions you can hear patterns that are typical for death metal. Sound is quite powerful and it causes strong emotions. But here everything is within the standard patterns.

Shades in composer's work testify in favor of professional level. However, composer's work is not impressive. Composer decided to just do a good job without show-off’s. Here is a bet on the overall structure and emotions. However, in this release, three tracks and all of them are different - this is a nice detail. It is noticeable that these are not just three different combinations of patterns, they are three separate ideas. Moreover, the realization of ideas is steady - there is no super-powerful first track with a frank quickie at the end or the middle. Yes, composer will have to work on his style for a long time, but here the prospects are definitely good.

Vocalist is good - voice is very strong. Extreme vocal techniques sounds too clear for such a style - this indicates a not quite correct voice recording. However, there is a minimum of voice processing here - vocalist is not afraid to show his abilities. You can also notice pretty honest lyrics.

Instrumental parts - everything is predictable here. But if we talk about guitar, then it's difficult to notice something special. I don't know whether you will understand me or not, but this release is made quite simple. From the first listening, I instantly understood how it's played on a guitar - I had this only with band Moth In Lilac. And only the melodic guitar in second track somehow dilutes the standard ideas. But there is something interesting here. This is a very powerful rhythm section. Bassist terribly pokes the strings as if he wants to break them. For this reason, the upper part of tone is well heard. And drummer is a real joy to ears. I think it would be superfluous to remind you what “death metal drummer” means. And here you can hear too much evidence of this. The main part of impression is created by a very powerful drum patterns.

I did not manage to discuss this release in detail. Because here it's very difficult to find any interesting ideas. But overall, the work is good. For the first single, this is a good result.