The Amenta - Occasus review
| Band: | The Amenta |
| Album: | Occasus |
| Style: | Industrial death metal |
| Release date: | 2004 |
01. Erebus
02. Mictlan
03. Zero
04. Senium
05. Nihil
06. Geilt
07. Sekem
08. Occasus
09. Ennea
10. Sangre
11. Inritus [2007 re-release bonus]
12. Mictlan [2007 re-release bonus]
13. Ennea [2007 re-release bonus]
14. Nekuia [2007 re-release bonus]
Ferocious primeval Death metal played with explosive blast beats, threateningly fast tempo-ed guitars, dominantly powerful raspy vocals and ambient synth elements lay in wait for the listener of the 2004 release "Occasus" from the band "The Amenta".
A highly innovative follow up to their acclaimed Demo of 2002 "Mictlan", The Amenta play with crushing efficiency paving a new force in extreme music. Influenced, but far from a clone of any previous band, The Amenta have inclinations of death, black, industrial, thrash metal embodied in their brand of powerful chaotic intensity. For all its extremity, The Amenta know how to slam the breaks on just at the appropriate moment to provide the listener with beautiful sound scapes of syth ambience before again jumping into a whirlwind of perfectly balanced brutality. This synth ambience too plays a prominent part in the bare bones structure of their raw music tracks, enhancing an already masterful music and helping the band forge their exquised sounds.
Production-wise the recording is solid with a perfect balance between vocals and instrumentation.
This is a surprisingly strong release that is a damn shame has barely made a ripple in the music scene. Hailing from South Australia would certainly have played a part in this, for if The Amenta came from the USA or Europe, they would most certainly be highly promoted and playing with the biggest names of the metal world by now. Lets hope the rest of the metal fraternity realise what a masterful work the band has delivered with "Occasus" before it sinks between the dark cracks into metal obscurity.
(Recently re-released as a Limited Ed' 2 Disc jam packed with bonus tracks, interviews, video clips, photos and extra artwork!)
Written by Account deleted | 30.04.2008
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This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
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Rating: 9.0 |
Originality is the word that I must use to describe the new phenomenon, directly from the wallabies country, The Amenta. Because first The Amenta is original for sure, but secondly because I can bet a beer with you that this band could become soon one of this bands that all the metal-heads will respect and love. A strong Dark/Death metal with aggressive riffs and tempo, and really strong vocals, with a touch of Indus which is the source of this originality. Read more ›› |
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