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Wednesday, 28 November 2007

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7.0

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Chad Coup
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Wednesday, 28 November 2007
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Track Listing:
01. Abyss Of Despair
02. Crying Stars Of Anathema
03. In The Eye Of The Firey Storm
04. Menschenfeind

Title: Time Has Come
Genre: Hardcore • Death Metal
Release Date: 27 August 2007
Format: EP
Country: Germany
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Overall rating (weighted)		7.0
Musicianship		7.0
Composition		7.0
Experimentation		6.0
Production		7.0
Value		9.0

German technical deathcore! This is a treat, because the band e-mailed us out of the blue and was very enthused about getting a spot on our site. When I listened to their newer material, I thought about how unfortunate that I hadn't heard of this band before! Anyone who likes death metal, grind or everything in between will dig this brief release. What is so cool about this act is the vocals. While the 'brees' are aplenty, the vocalist has some range and is seriously pissed off. He even does some talk-to-a-scream stuff, and I eat that up. Guitar work and drum work are similarly frenzied. I can't think of a better onomatopoeia when 'shredding' is applied to guitar.

Songs are succinct and to the point. They are ambitious in their construct. The first track is very destructive! It's only 1:45, and the entire time it's either death riffing, chunky bits or what-have-you hardcore parts. I must say that it is my favorite track. The other tracks are very good as well but lean more towards post hardcore. That's not a bad thing, but when the first track is so strong, I tend to want more of it. The rest of the record follows suit, however it's not as in a concentrated dose.

Track four has a pretty, dissonant instrumental indie ditty, almost poking fun at screamo, and then some death growls in the first 20 seconds. The next two minutes are some really tasty pseudo-breakdown parts and more atonal riffing. Then, a sort of indie rock sludge passage pops up and continues to 'fade out' the previous aggressive, chaotic other three tracks. It's really kind of nice to see a band take a risk adding indie noise to technical deathcore.

Now, this EP is very short. Fifteen minutes is enough to get your point across but I have a feeling this band has more ideas up their sleeves. I wanted more, and not only music, but ideas as well. What is here is very good, though. It just feels like a bigger storm is brewing. They could eschew the hardcore influences and focus more on the instrumental parts and the insanity and come out one of the premier examples of their genre. Great work, guys.

You can download this EP for free. Visit their Myspace page for more information.

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