Keitzer - Descend Into Heresy
This album, the German bands second full length release, opens with a tirade of aggression as you would expect from a death/grind collective. The band sound a lot like the modern approach to death/grind as is the norm nowadays, to that I refer too Misery Index, and even Black Dahlia Murder, without the “core” element but remain non compromising in terms of intensity. However, that not to say I am complacent as I listen to this album. This is a very popular field of music at the moment, and ‘Descend Into Heresy’ does fall into the “I’ve heard it before” category. That said, you are duly pummelled into submission and there are plenty of feasts of the aggressive nature to hold your head up high and take a beating.
Twists and turns follow in each and every song, tempo changes are notable and give the band a reason to try to be different, but the overall feel of the album starts out very much in the same vein one after another. ‘Redemption’ and ‘Gifts of Doom’ sit amongst the tedium until ‘Chains’. The riffing on this one finally gives birth to some 2x4 battering and technically, you cannot grumble. Variations feature whilst coming up for air in the time changes and breakdowns work in the tracks favour, I see this as the stand out track, it certainly maintains more of your interest. After a shaky start, the latter tracks on ‘Descend Into Heresy’ have much more of that certain something; yes anger, but more so it’s something that does more than maintain the one dimensional assault of everything within your arms swing radius as has gone before. ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Damnation’ is one such song. Keitzer’s technical ability is not in question, when they are required to deliver the musical goods; they do this in bucket loads, the arrangements do suffer sometimes, but as this is something of a shock to the system, you quickly dissolve picky feelings in favour of the sound produced, which by modern standards, hits out and expects no response after you are flat on the floor.
On the whole, a good effort, the latter section of the release retains your interest but nothing truly different to write home about.
Twists and turns follow in each and every song, tempo changes are notable and give the band a reason to try to be different, but the overall feel of the album starts out very much in the same vein one after another. ‘Redemption’ and ‘Gifts of Doom’ sit amongst the tedium until ‘Chains’. The riffing on this one finally gives birth to some 2x4 battering and technically, you cannot grumble. Variations feature whilst coming up for air in the time changes and breakdowns work in the tracks favour, I see this as the stand out track, it certainly maintains more of your interest. After a shaky start, the latter tracks on ‘Descend Into Heresy’ have much more of that certain something; yes anger, but more so it’s something that does more than maintain the one dimensional assault of everything within your arms swing radius as has gone before. ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Damnation’ is one such song. Keitzer’s technical ability is not in question, when they are required to deliver the musical goods; they do this in bucket loads, the arrangements do suffer sometimes, but as this is something of a shock to the system, you quickly dissolve picky feelings in favour of the sound produced, which by modern standards, hits out and expects no response after you are flat on the floor.
On the whole, a good effort, the latter section of the release retains your interest but nothing truly different to write home about.
- Descend Into Heresy
- The Fallen
- Redemption
- Gifts Of Doom
- Betrayal And Desolation
- Wrath
- Chains
- Circles
- Rock ‘n’ Roll Damnation
- Your Last Days
Label: http://www.fda-rekotz.com
Reviewer: twansibon
Jun 19, 2011
Jun 19, 2011
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