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Decapitated - Blood Mantra



7.3 | 174 votes |
Release date: 26 September 2014
Style: Groove metal , Death metal

Owners:

145 have it
21 want it


01. Exiled In Flesh
02. The Blasphemous Psalm To The Dummy God Creation
03. Veins
04. Blood Mantra
05. Nest
06. Instinct
07. Blindness
08. Red Sun
09. Moth Defect [digipak bonus]

Additional info
Recorded at Hertz Studio in Bialystok.
Artwork by Łukasz Jaszak.

Staff review by
wormdrink414
Rating:
6.6
Tech death bands usually come in two sorts: you've got the "listen to me" types, where every member fucks around competing over the listener's attention, and then you have the "listen to us" types who don't make abysmal music. Decapitated has always been part of the second group.

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published 27.08.2014 | Comments (14)

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Comments: 20   Visited by: 467 users
02.08.2014 - 20:18
Paz
Nuclear Cowboy
Beware, the brand new song is streaming online:



Not a big fan of the vocals. Instrumentally nothing interesting either.
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02.08.2014 - 20:24
Rating: 5
Ilham
Giant robot
I don't like the way the guitars are mixed. It's still an O.K. song I guess. Not too exciting.
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21.09.2014 - 20:09
Rating: 5
Rulatore

I don't know why I even bother listening to something new from these guys this is as average as you could expect
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24.09.2014 - 18:59
Rating: 8
Chal-Chenet

Goddamn, there was premiere in Poland already, why I can't vote? It's discrimination, bastards!
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28.09.2014 - 05:37
LeKiwi
High Fist Prog
Groove is the album's strong point - unfortunately it's pretty generic groove.
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29.09.2014 - 20:30
svartberger

I give it a 8.0 do not as amazing as people saying neither as bad
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12.10.2014 - 21:18
ADarkerSoul

I'm not a massive Decapitated fan but I like this album
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16.10.2014 - 16:09
Morbidron
Account deleted
I just don't get it. I never really understood why people hate Carnival Is Forever. I loved that album and I still listen to it regularly. This new one is a step even further away from technical death metal but I love it nonetheless. \m/
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23.10.2014 - 12:10
Cynic Metalhead
Paisa Vich Nasha
It could be hit or miss. Intially, my impression was biggest letdown record of this year(considering they would've done at least better than Carnival) but did not deliver to their caliber. But, as with few more spins I realise that Decapitated try to do something different this time as opposed to do what they were doing up to now. While listening to (new formulae decapitated executed on this)album, I'm sure many people will try to embrace it.

I understand this stepdown but "Blood Mantra" has something different to offer.
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24.10.2014 - 08:40
Rating: 8
yeah1980

Looks like I like every album recorded by Decapitated. This last one included.
It sounds slightly different from previous ones, and again this time I really enjoyed the lyrics, way better than the average death metal ones...
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"Be water, my friend" (Bruce Lee)
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26.10.2014 - 20:39
Joe Zombie

I quite like this album. Some sweet groove-laden riffage, diverse songwriting, and technical prowess. Not their masterwork but a worthwhile jam regardless. Average vocals however.
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04.11.2014 - 18:27
Rating: 8
Hazelnut Nero

I really don't know why this album is rated like that by all the users here . Sure..they are not the band that many of us loved in the past but they have evolved into something that is still powerfull . Yes the vocals sound a little bit weak but the songwriting is top notch .
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06.11.2014 - 16:17
Alla Xul

Hey you

Captain Cumbeard!!

Explain why did you voted "1" to this album? Just explain it, more than 10 words!
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09.11.2014 - 02:27
Rating: 9
UgySoulReaver

A§ An Old DECAPITATED Fan I Have To §ay Thi§ Album I§ Ju§t Damn Awe§ome
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02.01.2015 - 11:43
3rdWorld
China was a neat
Thoroughly enjoyed it but the catch is this is my first full listen of an album of theirs.
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02.01.2015 - 11:48
Rating: 5
Ilham
Giant robot
Written by 3rdWorld on 02.01.2015 at 11:43

Thoroughly enjoyed it but the catch is this is my first full listen of an album of theirs.

Go correct that with a listen of Nihility .
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02.01.2015 - 19:53
Lit.
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Written by Ilham on 02.01.2015 at 11:48

Go correct that with a listen of Winds Of Creation .

Fixed.
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02.01.2015 - 20:00
Rating: 5
Ilham
Giant robot
Written by Guest on 02.01.2015 at 19:53

Written by Ilham on 02.01.2015 at 11:48

Go correct that with a listen of Winds Of Creation and Nihility .

Fixed.

I won't take away your pleasure if you let me have mine.
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02.01.2015 - 20:08
Lit.
Account deleted
Written by Ilham on 02.01.2015 at 20:00

I won't take away your pleasure if you let me have mine.

Well, he's got two albums to listen to now, so there's that.
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03.07.2018 - 18:13
Rating: 8
MyNameJeff

I really enjoyed this. Definitely a 7.75+/10 kind of album.
If Gojira, LOG or Meshuggah had written some of these riffs everybody would be fanboying. But since it's Decapitated it's "not as gud cuz it's not tek-deth enuff".
Nest is one of my favorite tracks here. The Blasphemous Psalm to the Dummy God Creation sounds like something from Meshuggah's ObZen.
Blindness is very very unique. Fantastic atmosphere. Sounds a bit like it could be on Meshuggah's Koloss.
The bonus track "Moth Defect" is probably THE BEST track here (and most tech-death one), absolutely KILLER. This album is VERY good for anyone coming here with an open mind.
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