╔═════════════════════════════[UTP.PRESENTS]══════════════════════════════╗ ║ ║ ║ Aversions_Crown-Xenocide-2017-UTP ║ ║ ║ ╠═════════════════════════════[RELEASE.iNFO]══════════════════════════════╣ ║ ║ ║ ARTiST......: Aversions Crown ║ ║ ALBUM.......: Xenocide ║ ║ TYPE........: Album ║ ║ LABEL.......: Nuclear Blast ║ ║ GENRE.......: Death Metal ║ ║ ║ ║ LANGUAGE....: English SOURCE.....: CDDA ║ ║ RiP.DATE....: 02-05-2017 GRABBER....: EAC 1.0beta3 (Secure Mode) ║ ║ RETAiL.DATE.: 01-20-2017 ENCODER....: LAME3.98.4 with preset -V0 ║ ║ CATALOG.....: NB3480-2 QUALiTY....: 281kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo ║ ║ ║ ║ URL.........: http://www.facebook.com/aversionscrown/ ║ ║ ║ ╠═════════════════════════════[RELEASE.NOTES]═════════════════════════════╣ ║ ║ ║ Aversions Crown are keeping up the time-honored tradition of ║ ║ Australian metal bands doing what they do best: playing stupidly ║ ║ heavy music that makes you want to commit heinous acts of violence ║ ║ in the mosh pit. TheyÆve been doing this since their debut album ║ ║ Servitude, which showed the bands deft ability to play technical ║ ║ deathcore with a whopping three guitarists. After that, the band ║ ║ signed to Nuclear Blast and released Tyrant, which lowered the ║ ║ technicality of the instrumentals but added in a bit of ║ ║ experimentation with the atmosphere of the music. Their third and ║ ║ newest LP Xenocide sees the group settling into a healthy medium ║ ║ between the sounds their two previous albums established and refines ║ ║ them into a sound that the band could very easily settle into. ║ ║ ║ ║ Xenocide doesnÆt fall prey to the trap that Tyrant did, which was ║ ║ focusing a bit too much on chugging along and supplementing with the ║ ║ layers of atmosphere (usually created by guitar) or some songs being ║ ║ riff salads, but instead has at least a few interesting riffs/leads ║ ║ in a song without being too flashy before it becomes a slew of ║ ║ quaking chugs. Some examples of this are the crushing ║ ║ ôHybridizationö ôCynical Entityö and ôOdiumö. The atmospheric ║ ║ elements from Tyrant are also improved upon here, with some tracks ║ ║ having distorted and manipulated sound clips/sound effects at the ║ ║ ends/beginnings, and the quieter guitar parts behind ║ ║ riffs/breakdowns feel a bit more textured. The album intro ôVoidö is ║ ║ a great way to hear that improvement first hand in a full track and ║ ║ does the job of getting you ready for the hulking menace you face as ║ ║ you listen. ║ ║ ║ ║ As far as individual performances that should be looked out for, pay ║ ║ attention to the vocal and drum performances because theyÆre both ║ ║ impressive and dynamic. The drums on this album are pretty reliable ║ ║ for making you go ôHey, that was pretty neat right there.ö The ║ ║ vocals are the same, though I would say the drums strong suit is how ║ ║ consistent they are and the vocals strong suit is how varied they ║ ║ are. This album is actually pretty great for going back and ║ ║ listening to a couple of times. Upon first listen, this album is a ║ ║ solid deathcore release that will be pretty well received within its ║ ║ community. Upon another, you start to really pay attention to the ║ ║ vocal and drum performances on a technical level. Upon another ║ ║ listen you start to really pay attention to how the in-your-face mix ║ ║ obfuscates these atmospheric guitar parts that are the velvet ║ ║ background to the blistering and brutish breakdowns and lyrics about ║ ║ aliens. The best part about the depth on this album is that itÆs ║ ║ optional. You never really have to look or listen for these things ║ ║ if you donÆt want to, but theyÆre there for the listener to explore ║ ║ and enjoy at their leisure. ║ ║ ║ ║ Do the band reinvent the wheel with Xenocide? No they donÆt, but ║ ║ what they do is use the wheel efficiently for its purpose and then ║ ║ beat you over the head with it. This is a deathcore album made ║ ║ better by the fact that you can replay it and hear new, interesting ║ ║ things within the shell of something that seems so straightforward. ║ ║ This album sees the band hitting their stride and establishing what ║ ║ will more than likely be their core sound that they add to and ║ ║ subtract from in the future. Watch out Thy Art Is Murder, Aversions ║ ║ Crown are coming for your throne. ║ ║ ║ ╠═══════════════════════════════[TRACK.LiST]══════════════════════════════╣ ║ ║ ║ 01 Void 1:51 ║ ║ 02 Prismatic Abyss 3:40 ║ ║ 03 The Soulless Acolyte 3:35 ║ ║ 04 Hybridization 5:10 ║ ║ 05 Erebus 4:14 ║ ║ 06 Ophiophagy 4:53 ║ ║ 07 The Oracles Of Existence 3:31 ║ ║ 08 Cynical Entity 4:45 ║ ║ 09 Stillborn Existence 4:38 ║ ║ 10 Cycles Of Haruspex 4:41 ║ ║ 11 Misery 3:57 ║ ║ 12 Odium 5:23 ║ ║ ║ ║ TOTAL SiZE.: 12 Files/107.5MB/50:18 min ║ ║ ║ ╚═════════════════════════════════[⌐2017]═════════════════════════════════╝