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Rating: It seems now that a genre once considered trash like metal-core is beginning to break through even into the hearts of the most conservative metalheads, while other branches of metal are left at the mercy of the "greats" of their fields. On the other hand, in a scene dominated by bands attempting new sonic solutions, almost all unsuccessful with very few successes, Daath appear as white flies in this musical landscape, also because for the first time we hear a band trying to blend raw death metal like quarry gravel with melodic keyboard and synthesizer sounds and with a technicality that winks at Schuldiner. Ladies and gentlemen, here are the 6 from Atlanta served to you.
The album, like the band's philosophy, is inspired by the Jewish Kabbalah, which theorizes the vision of Life/Death through a tree composed of 13 points, through which knowledge is reached (I leave to you the choice to further explore this interesting topic that concerns us little). And guess how many tracks are on the album?... The record starts without too many pretenses, with flashes of melody and electronics ("Dead On A Dancefloor") that alternate with tight, sharp rhythms ("Ovium"). The album proves to be interesting and full of ideas, and it lets us understand why it seems Roadrunner has pinned all its hopes on this band: the riffs are never random, the solos are not at all pointless fillers, everything flows perfectly, and the songs are listened to with great pleasure and attention. The tracks are profound and never predictable.
Unfortunately, if we really want to nitpick, we notice still a lack of originality in the compositions, but we can spare this flaw for the most meticulous critics, also because I remind you that this is just a debut album... and what a debut it is! The future seems truly promising for the sextet, and now that you have finished reading this review, immediately equip yourself with "The Hinderers" (at most, Daath makes available some tracks on their MySpace, try listening to them and then make a decision)!
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 Subterfuge (03:39)
it's your fault, you tell your tales of loss
you clam that's not your fault
but you don't see yourself, inside your tomb
your mind's unable to solve
the end shall never resolve
your filthy thoughts rejoice
in its lie...
your face is covered in
webs spun from words without worth
entangled in my world
I digest my offerings
your mind's unable to solve
the end shall never resolve
your filthy thoughts rejoice
in its lie...
your face is covered in
webs spun from words without worth
entangled in my world
I digest my offerings
[Solo - Levi]
lost consumed inside - madness
bile, spewing forth - fountains
it exudes petty - failings
you're so blind for too long
[Solo - Werstler]
your face is
your face is
your face is covered in
webs spun from words without worth
entangled in my world
I digest my offerings
it's your fault, you tell your tales of loss
you clam that's not your fault
but you don't see yourself, inside your tomb
inside your tomb
inside your tomb
inside your....
tomb...
tomb...
tomb...
tomb...
tomb...
tomb...
06 Ovum (03:24)
Your fault because you broke up the ovum
your fault because you wear it as a token
your fault because your promise has broken
your fault because you're breaking up the ovum
[Coro] x2
No recourse will save you
you disturbed the labor
no remorse will save you
you cannot impede us
Ruptured ovum
act of deceit
path of disease
the life you save won't be your
Own throne- becomes my- own home
built out of- your bones torn from the
inside- broken ovum
Intone with the ode to the ovum
it rolls you over and over inhuman masses x2
You're opening up inhuman masses
[Coro]
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