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º ARTiST......: Psycroptic º
º ALBUM.......: Psycroptic º
º TYPE........: Digipack º
º LABEL.......: Prosthetic º
º GENRE.......: Death Metal º
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º LANGUAGE....: English SOURCE.....: Compact Disk Digital Audio º
º RiP.DATE....: 03-14-2015 GRABBER....: EAC 1.0beta3 (Secure Mode) º
º RETAiL.DATE.: 03-10-2015 ENCODER....: LAME3.98.4 with preset -V0 º
º CATALOG.....: PROS102052 QUALiTY....: 279kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo º
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º URL.........: http://www.psycroptic.com/ º
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ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ[release.notes]ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹
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º This band hails from Australia, where Kangaroos are more frightening º
º than the flu. Building on an impressive fifteen-year career, º
º Psycroptic brings the proverbial progressive pain on its diverse, º
º expansive Prosthetic Records self-titled debut — and oooh baby does º
º it hurt so good. This is most definitely a tweedly-tweedly-doo band, º
º so if outlandish musical feats and technical theatrics aren’t your º
º thing, maybe you’d best step aside and wait for the next train to º
º Simpletown. º
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º From the beginning of this album, it is apparent that we are not in º
º for typical progressive death metal by any means. The first song º
º 'Echos to Come' mysteriously starts with some ambient buzzy whirring º
º complemented by a dramatically single-strummed acoustic guitar and º
º synchronized random tom hits. Soon in, a bit of delayed, Pink º
º Floyd-esque riffing is added, followed by a hooky acoustic riff that º
º frankly wouldn’t seem out of place on a Dave Matthews Band song. º
º That is, until the heaviness drops. º
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º After teasing a couple quick thunderous breaks, the song really º
º kicks in with a pummeling introductory sequence of furious drumming º
º and low-end riffage which only explodes further when the uptempo º
º verse hits the scene with the welcomed high-energy screaming. º
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º And this seems to be Psycroptic’s M.O., in a way: always keep ‘em º
º guessing. There are a nice handful of unpredictable moments on this º
º offering — for example, a delicately extended pause that seems to º
º invite a deep breakdown, but instead the band chooses another º
º uptempo, rapid-riffing adventure. º
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º Every song here displays a similar quality of this unexpected, º
º which-way-will-they-go vibe, all the while blowing your mind with a º
º substantial amount of dazzing musicianship and some memorable hooky º
º riffs to boot. One of these moments is in the chorus of the second º
º song titled 'Ending' — one can hear a bit of Death’s influence in º
º some of the riffs here and in subsequent track 'A Soul Once Lost', º
º although it’s complemented and contrasted by a much more aggressive º
º technical attack. º
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º Drummer Dave Halsey flurries tom rolls and double kick runs with a º
º maniacal fury that also shows all the right restraint in between º
º dropping your jaw left and right. Similarly, the guitar work º
º (courtesy of drummer Dave’s brother Joe) is fast and impressive º
º without being too gaudy overall. There are plenty of nerdy licks º
º some of you may roll your eyes at, but in the context of the band’s º
º vibe they totally work and dance perfectly with the ripping º
º percussion. º
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º And I love the aforementioned occasional use of acoustic guitars, º
º feels a bit unexpected but right at home. The intro of power hitter º
º 'Cold' is another laid-back DMB-style acoustic groove (complete with º
º heady knee-slapping!), but this time a bit extended and with a tasty º
º darker guitarmony to boot. When the songs goes heavy, the riff º
º continues and we can see just how much of a metal hook it really is. º
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º This is one of the simplest and yet most satisfying songs on the º
º album, not without its speed-picking moments but more so than the º
º other tracks everything feels totally rooted in the song first and º
º foremost (as opposed to just blowing our minds with technical º
º madness). º
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º Not that the tech-y theatrics aren’t welcome — Psycroptic are º
º extremely proficient at what they do no matter what, but when the º
º riffs are serving to elevate one of the better-crafted/well-defined º
º songs, there is no stopping this band. Regardless, nonstop ass is º
º being kicked all over the place on this album, and it’d be difficult º
º for those with any level of interest in this genre to be º
º disappointed by its sheer strength. º
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º 01 Echoes to Come 5:37 º
º 02 Ending 4:01 º
º 03 A Soul Once Lost 3:45 º
º 04 Cold 4:35 º
º 05 Setting the Skies Ablaze 3:32 º
º 06 Ideals That Won't Surrender 3:44 º
º 07 Sentence of Immortality 4:26 º
º 08 The World Discarded 3:22 º
º 09 Endless Wandering 4:44 º
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º TOTAL SiZE.: 9 Files/79.33MB/37:46 min º
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