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NonExist consists of three young men who have made their name
known to most of you who have been following the Swedish metal scene during
the last couple of years. On vocals we find Johan Liiva who used to strain his
vocal chords with Arch Enemy until a certain miss Gossow replaced him :-) He
also happens to work at the label where they are signed. On guitars and bass
we have Johan Reinholdz from the progressive metal band Andromeda. Finally on
drums: Matte Modin who is also bashing skins for Dark Funeral and Defleshed.
These men are apparently occupied with other things than NonExist and that is
perhaps why this album lacks a little bit when it comes to song writing. There
are plenty of classic Arch Enemy riffing to be enjoyed here and there is
absolutely nothing wrong with the band members ability to use their
instruments but it doesn't have that kind of intensity, diversity and energy
that is needed to make this kind of music reach the heights where bands like
Arch Enemy have taken it. This is for those of you who love technical death
metal done the Swedish way and miss Johan Liiva's vocals. Three instrumental
tracks clearly show that someone wants to show off his talents but
unfortunately they are not that impressive. It is still enjoyable and well
executed but it only lacks that little extra spark. Stand-out tracks:
"Delirous Tongues", "Divided We
Fall".
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1. Entrance [instrumental] 2. |
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The Devil Incarnate 3. Faith 4. Eaten Alive 5. Ataraxia |
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[instrumental] 6. A Halo Askew 7. Phantoms 8. Ebony |
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Tower 9. Nowhere [instrumental] 10. Delirious Tongues 11. |
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Idols & Fiends 12. Divided We Fall |
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