Fleshless - Devoured Beyond Recognition
No introductions needed. None at all. Those beasts reign since 1993 and in age 2015 they decide to release their 8th full length album under the title "Devoured Beyond Recognition". Now after so many years in the scene there is definitely gonna be a shitload of opinions about em. Some positive and some not so charming but all minds and opinions would meet to the following: Fleshless after 22 years of service, have never backed down an inch from their original idea of extremity. Stayed true to their beliefs and mostly to their fans. Extreme and gory the way they know it and let's see what the Czech meat machine has brought us this time.
After a short and epic intro, barbarity begins blasted. 'Dead Never Dies' and the song is the best opener. Blasted, relentless and with a nice lead in the middle. Duration 2:32 and of we go to the second. 'Epitome Of Malefice' starts were the previous one left us. Fast and uncompromising death metal with multiple sharp edges and a nice thrashy blanket on top. Yes this is something obvious from the start. The new album has an intense thrashy feeling and in some parts it will bring in mind a lot of Sweden but these moments are just a pinch of salt to make it tastier. A perfect seasoning and nothing more. The base of "Devoured Beyond Recognition" is death metal and this is something none can doubt about. The songs proceed and it gets clear that, what Fleshless succeeded in here, is to give this album a continuous flow. The songs succeed one another starting exactly where the previous one left. This leads to one assumption. Not boring. The breaks and chops they use in between songs as interleaves help a lot to that. The songs are wrathful and fast but most of them have clever licks and leads and in some occasions classical interleaves before they burst into blasting madness again.
'Spirit Deformed', 'Divine Ruination' and 'Mankind Fall' are some of the titles I stuck with during the first two-three hearings but I am sure more will come up. The album is based on riffs. Death metal riffs followed by great drumming and a relentless growler behind the mic. Awesome vocals from mr Prokos and an example of how a voice could be an instrument and not just a filler. Production is awesome although I think with less exaggeration on the drum sound, it would sound even better. Anyway this is just a matter of taste and nothing of importance to spoil the fun. What never fails us in Fleshless is the cover art and this time they did it again. A crazed madman making the traditional Turkish/Greek guros (slices of meat from pork) out of a human torso. Niiice!
To conclude this one I have to say that in the end I don't know if this is the brightest moment of Fleshless and also I don't know if this album will change your views on death metal. Maybe yes maybe no. But listening to a 22 year old band actually enjoying their stuff and sounding soo fresh is something most will find appealing. "Devoured Beyond Recognition" is what Fleshless provide us with, for 2015 and I am definitely on their train.
After a short and epic intro, barbarity begins blasted. 'Dead Never Dies' and the song is the best opener. Blasted, relentless and with a nice lead in the middle. Duration 2:32 and of we go to the second. 'Epitome Of Malefice' starts were the previous one left us. Fast and uncompromising death metal with multiple sharp edges and a nice thrashy blanket on top. Yes this is something obvious from the start. The new album has an intense thrashy feeling and in some parts it will bring in mind a lot of Sweden but these moments are just a pinch of salt to make it tastier. A perfect seasoning and nothing more. The base of "Devoured Beyond Recognition" is death metal and this is something none can doubt about. The songs proceed and it gets clear that, what Fleshless succeeded in here, is to give this album a continuous flow. The songs succeed one another starting exactly where the previous one left. This leads to one assumption. Not boring. The breaks and chops they use in between songs as interleaves help a lot to that. The songs are wrathful and fast but most of them have clever licks and leads and in some occasions classical interleaves before they burst into blasting madness again.
'Spirit Deformed', 'Divine Ruination' and 'Mankind Fall' are some of the titles I stuck with during the first two-three hearings but I am sure more will come up. The album is based on riffs. Death metal riffs followed by great drumming and a relentless growler behind the mic. Awesome vocals from mr Prokos and an example of how a voice could be an instrument and not just a filler. Production is awesome although I think with less exaggeration on the drum sound, it would sound even better. Anyway this is just a matter of taste and nothing of importance to spoil the fun. What never fails us in Fleshless is the cover art and this time they did it again. A crazed madman making the traditional Turkish/Greek guros (slices of meat from pork) out of a human torso. Niiice!
To conclude this one I have to say that in the end I don't know if this is the brightest moment of Fleshless and also I don't know if this album will change your views on death metal. Maybe yes maybe no. But listening to a 22 year old band actually enjoying their stuff and sounding soo fresh is something most will find appealing. "Devoured Beyond Recognition" is what Fleshless provide us with, for 2015 and I am definitely on their train.
- Intro
- Dead Never Dies
- Epitome Of Malefice
- Mankind Fall
- Descend Into The Depths
- Deviant Sanctity
- Noise Pt.4
- Spirit Deformed
- Human Insect
- Mind Eclipse
- Divine Ruination
- Devoured Beyond Recognition
- Outro
Label: http://www.metalage.sk
Reviewer: twansibon
Aug 16, 2015
Aug 16, 2015
Next review:
Leviathan - Scar Sighted
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