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Just as soon as I thought there isn't any good death metal around anymore (to exclude a few), comes this utterly unfamiliar, weirdly named French band and mixes the cards so-to-speak, and leaves me impressed, very impressed with this album, the band's already fifth full length in ten years' existence, namely 'Synthetic existence'.
Detached from the old-school-ish macho sound of most death metal, past and present, and full of surprises up these mad hatters' sleeves, 'Synthetic existence' is an innovative piece of brutality that's also a joy ride in creativity and musicianship second to none.
Not leaving for a moment the realms of death metal - the chaotic, lunatic, blast-beat-happy, cookie-monster driven, bass-laden death metal – Destinity inject into the dogmatic mold of this semi-brutal death metal so many other elements, while always, always keeping the recording organic, flowing, flawless, that the listener can be almost overwhelmed by the abundance of details and colors within this fine album. A very Hi-Tech-ish in essence, filled with acoustic beautiful passages, effective searing keyboards that never annoy or take over, minimal amount of guitar solos and a melodic Swedish-style death metal touch here and there – all keep the interest factor at maximum. The album never falls into metal cliché in any way whatsoever, and due to it being so crowded with sounds (but never too crowded) it keeps the listener spellbound and in awe towards this excellent album each and every passing moment. Any fan of exquisite, non-stereotypical, intricate, quasi-brutal death metal of the higher order, I encourage them to give this gem a spin or two…
| Tracklist |
| 1. At The End |
| 2. In Nuclear Light |
| 3. Ex Nihilo |
| 4. Fanatic God Machine |
| 5. Evolution : Devilution |
| 6. Deconstruction Of Times |
| 7. Deshumanized Nature |
| 8. Neuronic Illness |
| 9. Synthetic Existence |
: 44.54
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