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After a strong self-titled debut a couple
of years ago, Kansas band Origin is back with another raging outing of extreme
death metal. Their ranks have changed somewhat, as they now have James Lee on
lead vocals and Mike Florez on bass, and their sound has a little bit more to
offer this time around. Drummer John Longstreth still owns the Origin show
with triggered but nonetheless impressive snare salvos and percussive
deception. He sometimes accents the vocal patterns, which see a larger range
on this album, and sometimes the guitar riffs, which are also more diverse ;
songs like "Portal" and "Inhuman" show some blacker melodies and new
techniques. While there has been some progression, Origin still maintains the
sound that either won you over or turned you off on the debut, exemplified in
numbers like "Larvae of the Lie" and "Implosion of Eternity". Both of the
guitarists add some well-placed back up vocals once again, at the same time
shredding their way through triplet-picked bursts of utter devastation and
newer moments of dark atmospheric dissonance. Lyrically, Origin seem content
on a sci-fi slant, which is fine considering that most of the world's premier
bands don't actually need a theme or omnipresent topic to garner support.
Having earned a spot on the criminally start-studded Nile, Hate Eternal and
Arch Enemy tour, Origin will likely win over many who felt that their earlier
work was somewhat repetitive.
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1. Larvae Of |
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The Lie 2. Inhuman 3. Awaken The Suffering 4. |
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Perversion Of Hate 5. Portal 6. Meat For The Beast 7. |
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Mental Torment 8. Insurrection 9. Implosion Of Eternity |
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