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Incendium is a Finnish band that was formed in
1997 under the name Black Shrine but after their first demo and the
replacement of several members they decided to change their name. Not much has
been heard from them since their last demo back in 1999 which secured them an
interview with the famous Russian underground zine Vae Solis but now they are
back again with a third demo. The main reason for this long period of silence
is that the band had trouble finding a good place to rehearse. A lot has
changed during these four years. When they did their last demo they were
playing melodic death metal but like several other Finnish bands of the genre
they have now developed into more of a gothic rock / metal band with
melancholic clean vocals and heavy driving guitar rhythms. Incendium do this
pretty good but the clean male vocals don't always sound as good as I would
have wanted them to. The vocals lines are sometimes done very well when it
comes to the melodies such as in "Life Sarcasm", it's just that the voice
isn't good enough. There are still traces of their old sound left though,
especially when it comes to the guitar melodies which are often very similar
to those of melodic death metal á la Gothenburg. This is a very professional
demo, the musicianship and song writing capabilities are all there but to me
there is something missing. I don't doubt that Incendium could very well be a
signed band within a few years time. It's very much a lottery out there today
when there are so many bands doing the same thing. Stand-out tracks:
"Crush".
| Tracklist |
1. Drowned In |
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You 2. Crush 3. Life Sarcasm 4. Wither |
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