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A two piece made up of Adam Josker (keyboard / vocals) and Luke Caviola (guitars / bass / vocals / sequencing) out of New York described as prog / industrial / death metal. Nova Lex are an intriguing blend of techno, electronica, classical, prog and what could be defined as death metal. Not being a fan of techno and electronica whatsoever I had to give it a few spins before conjuring a valid opinion so not to jump to the conclusion "this isn't metal!" in haste. Not a bad job done by members of previous metal bands looking to bring together fans from both ends of the spectrum, doing this by combining industrial dance beats with the driving force of metal behind it all. All Rammstein and Rob Zombie-esque techno loops aside Nova Lex over all is very good at what they do. Not all the tracks have vocals, but when vocals are put to use it ranges from melodious cleartone to deep, almost growling vocals headed up by double bass. There are some cool haunting keyboard / piano interludes and an electronica section in track five that's easily reminisent of a speedy classical or Irish folk diddy. Amidst all the keys and electro-beats they didn't forget to splice in some nice speed metal riffs and solos to appease their heavier side. Tracks two and three stand out as most speed / prog influenced. Unfortunately for me it's not enough. But for anyone that likes darkened techno with depth (I didn't think such a thing existed) Nova Lex offers an interesting combination and a solid effort. The coverart created by Adam Josker was a good choice I think; a man 'plugged into the matrix', the lower half of his body is made up of the distorted keys of a piano / keyboard. The lyrical content and overall theme of Nova Lex seems to match with the cover concept.
| Tracklist |
| 1. Resurgenic |
| 2. Falling Souls |
| 3. Internal Trith |
| 4. Wings Of cecropia |
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