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A better-than-it-should-be follow-up to a better-than-it-shoulda-been demo EP from 2004, Texas’ long-standing, slow-building Deimos continues to offer terrific little reminders of why melodic death metal was so invigorating back when. It’s rarely, if ever, an original journey, but the sightseeing along the way is lovely. The frenetic yet well enunciated vocals recall Tomas Lindberg’s finest and pair well with the riff-first mentality of In Flames somewhere between Subterranean and The Jester Race contemporaneity. As the album progresses, things take on a decidedly pre-estrogen Arch Enemy sheen, with lead guitarist Matt Mayer burning classic rock solos like Mike Amott workshopping ideas for Spiritual Beggars. So yep, it’s derivative as heck and the odds are usually against a band of this ilk in terms of carving out a meaningful identity of its own, but that doesn’t mean I can’t be hopeful and optimistic that it does. The songs work, the bass digs deep, the rhythm swings aplenty. Now all you need to do is stop using your crash cymbal as your ride, and we’ll be just ducky.
| Tracklist |
| 1. The Aquarian Edifice |
| 2. Necromancer |
| 3. Avatar of War |
| 4. Frailty |
| 5. Singularity |
| 6. The Reincarnate |
| 7. Up the Winding Stair |
| 8. Ruination |
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