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Productions Source...: Vinyl Size.....: 63,36 MB Playtime.: 34:10 min Type.....: Album ` Release..: Nov-02-2013 Encoder..: LAME V3.98.4 -V0 ` Quality..: avgkbps / 44,1kHz / Joint-Stereo . . .--- . `-..__________ .----. -''"" | ! .' |----. `. .: .----. :. . :: | | . :: . :| | ! ` |: .: :| | . . ` _ |: _.:' i . || |.__.|\ || . i | x || ! | \ ' || x | | x |`.__. . | `._ .' .__.'| x | _ _____|___|_ | /| | ""'''"" | _|___|_____ _ | | | / `._ .' | | | | `.___. _. i.___.' .___.' | _|_________|_ _|_________|_ : | _. / | : . . | |___.'_ | . . x x x x x x x x x x | t r a c | \ l i s t . | x x x x x x x x x x ` . ` | ' \_ | ' . ' _:_________|_ _|_________:_ | | | | _ _____|___|_ _|___|_____ _ | | | | | . | | . | | : | | : | | l | | l | | X | | X | | X | 01. Homunculus Daimon-Eon (Awakening) 02:50 | X | | X | 02. Consumate Spellbound Synapses 03:40 | X | | X | 03. Towers of Silence 03:05 | X | | X | 04. The Ash and the Stars 04:37 | X | | X | 05. Beyond Diurnal Winds 03:03 | X | | X | 06. Nuclear Crucifixion (Turning the Spear 03:48 | X | | X | 07. On the Tree of Death 02:42 | X | | X | 08. Transept of Limbs 04:31 | X | | X | 09. Death Meta 05:54 | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | ! x | | x ! . - : : - . :: . . :: `:::: . . ::::' :: :: `:::: . . ::::' :: :: `:::: . r e l e a s e . n o t e s . ::::' `: Pronounced "logos", a cursory Google :' `: search suggests it's ancient Greek :' `: for "I say" or "that which is said" :' `: (or possibly "reason" but I am both :' `: lazy and out of my element here), :' `: lending to the ancient biblical and :' `: cryptic tone the band has shouldered :' `: thus far even more so. The art is :' `: once again very eerie. I know that :' `: it's a little hard to believe but :' `: even in demo form (and depending on :' `: the future, even more so here) its :' `: blatantly obvious this material :' `: represents the greatest channeling :' `: of archaic global turmoil :' `: Antediluvian have achieved. :' `: :' `: At first Aoyos seems like it is far :' `: more formless and fluid in structure :' `: than all their past recordings, and :' `: in reality their bizarre :' `: conjurations are definitely far more :' `: entangled than ever before. They :' `: once again manage to keep vigilant :' `: and cull only the best 34 minutes it :' `: seems. Riffs which are constantly :' `: mutating through copious dissonant :' `: bends and decrepit time signatures :' `: is what makes Antediluvian and their :' `: brethren so violating and :' `: captivating, and yes they continue :' `: to wallow in this filth here. :' `: :' `: Something that also continues is the :' `: wrecking ball drumming, putting a :' `: lot of guys to shame as she :' `: coordinates with the frightening :' `: guitar work Haasiophis dredges up. :' `: "Beyond Diurnal Winds" for example, :' `: this chick is a fucking beast. The :' `: bass however is fairly lost :' `: underneath everything else, I can :' `: hear it but it needs either more :' `: growl or bounce; this was not a :' `: problem on the last few records. :' `: :' `: The crooked paths of the songs and :' `: their unpredictability forces you to :' `: pay attention as there's so much :' `: buried in each track you have no :' `: choice, lest you get lost and write :' `: it off as poor writing (a hard sell :' `: no doubt). On the first listen as it :' `: progresses Aoyos grasps a firmer :' `: foundation, probably around "The Ash :' `: and the Stars" (which is huge and :' `: complex) you've begun to just get :' `: hold of this writhing serpent; a :' `: song which is the first time I would :' `: argue that the Portal comparisons :' `: are actually accurate. Everything :' `: before this was almost overwhelming :' `: in it's reveling in chaos, where you :' `: only get glimpses as you adjust once :' `: again to their craft. :' `: :' `: However on successive listens, much :' `: like with earlier works, the :' `: material becomes clearer and you :' `: gain a great appreciation for the :' `: meticulous discord it's wrapped in. :' `: I almost forgot it was supposed to :' `: be a rough cut as it started :' `: sounding far crisper at this point :' `: "Homunculus Daimon-eon (Awakening)" :' `: shreds wildly in descending spirals :' `: and later opens up, stretching the :' `: 7/4 and never dropping it's pace. :' `: And if it weren't for the quick :' `: silence you'd mistake "Consumate :' `: Spellbound Synapses" for a :' `: continuation of the opener. It's :' `: ever more pungent with horror :' `: sustained wails behind this wall of :' `: hypnotizing, lopsided rhythm and :' `: hailing blasts, both combine to :' `: level you and the weight just :' `: increases as you listen. :' `: :' `: There's some debate over whether :' `: some of the intro vocals are pitch :' `: shifted, not that it matters much. :' `: The intros are already cavernous :' `: enough. The rest of the time :' `: Haasiophis gurgles and froths :' `: abhorrently the spells of antiquity :' `: as he obliterates his instrument in :' `: the darkest ceremonies they've :' `: crafted yet. Sometimes on tracks :' `: like "On the Tree of Life and Death" :' `: there's more hoarse screams at one :' `: or two points and I'm not sure if :' `: that's him as well (I believe they :' `: were a four piece at the time), same :' `: with the spoken passage ending the :' `: final song. That song opens with a :' `: particularly intoxicating intro :' `: before erupting into misshapen and :' `: uncontrolled masses, decaying midway :' `: through to a crawl. :' `: :' `: Tracks like "Tower of Silence" and :' `: "Nuclear Crucifixion (Turning the :' `: Spear Inward)" are even more ugly :' `: and tumultuous, if you haven't been :' `: overwhelmed by the time you've hit :' `: the former then the latter will be :' `: all the more tasty. Definitely my :' `: picks right now along with "The Ash :' `: and the Stars". "Transept of Limbs" :' `: opens with a very angelic intro :' `: before the blasphemous avalanche :' `: breaks. Later an enthralling pinched :' `: harmonic lead is woven through the :' `: corrosive static and punishing :' `: percussion, it's unexpected and fits :' `: well. :' `: :' `: They always know how to close with a :' `: boom and with "Death Meta" :' `: Antediluvian manage to do it again, :' `: slowing it down and returning to :' `: "Under Wing of Asael" briefly. It's :' `: another example of how twisted they :' `: make everything, the almost slow- :' `: down like whammy effect Haasiophis :' `: achieves alongside the monolithic :' `: kit work from Mars brings this one :' `: to a close and leaves a deep scar in :' `: all those who make it through. :' `: :' `: I didn't have much time to get :' `: properly excited for this, and I was :' `: pretty surprised that they were :' `: already working on/had released a :' `: new record so soon after their last :' `: success. That made me unduly wary :' `: but even considering this I'm coming :' `: away extremely pleased with :' `: everything they're doing on this :' `: rough cut, so when the official :' `: version is out I can only imagine :' `: it'll be as good if not more :' `: relentless and savage. Certainly top :' `: ten material even as an unfinished :' `: monstrosity. :' . ......... . . ................... . : .....::::::::::' : | `````:::::::' | : | `:::::::' | : | | `..:' | | _|__| ` |__|_ __ _________.' | | `._________ __ _ _____________ _ _______________ S! | . ______ _____ / __ __ _____ /__ __ ____ i . _/ ___/ | ___/ /__| |__| | | ___/ / /__| |__ \__| i__ |________. |__________________.| |______/_______ ___\_____ __/ |__| |_____ _ |__| . |__| __ _________ . c r u e l t y . _________ __ `. | _ ___ ____ ____ | .' "|""| | | | ___| ___| |""|" | | ` | | | | : | ` ._______| | : | ------- | : """""" : ' ''''' ` ` --- ` ` _ "" ` -