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The French black / death metal band Catacomb has apparently
been around in one form or another since 1990. I can't tell you that much
about the band's history, mostly since I don't know French very well, but I
can at least tell you a little about what they sound like today. Of the six
tracks featured on this demo EP there is not much that sticks out from the
rest. We are offered a mix of fairly technical death metal and mid-paced
symphonic black metal that does unfortunately not sound very interesting nor
very new. A pounding drum machine spoils most of the slow passages and the
keyboard arrangements are rather dull and don't do much to enhance the
overall impression. To this they have added a row of standard riffs that lack
meaning and substance. I don't think that the members of Catacomb are bad
musicians but this cd is in need of better song writing. The only thing about
Catacomb that is at least a little impressive is the growling vocals which are
actually very well done at times. I sincerely hope that this French band will
bother to make real songs in the future, otherwise they will find themselves
stuck in the French underground for all
eternity.
| Tracklist |
1. The Gift |
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2. Dominion 3. Time's Lurker 4. Adoration 5. |
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Persistence 6. Human Food |
: 20.18
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