Decapitated
Organic Hallucinosis

THE REVIEW

The Polish Decapitated are a relatively young ensemble but have been part of the extreme European scene for a good while. Precisely since 2000, the year they debuted with "Winds of Creation", followed by two other good albums like "Nihility" (2002) and "The Negation" (2004) which made us recognize them as an honest death metal band still devoted to the masters, Morbid Angel.

However, it is in 2006 with this platter called "Organic Hallucinosis" that they make the so-called leap in quality. Starting from a base still anchored to the death metal stylings, these Poles inject their sound with "dangerous Meshugga-like inflections", both in terms of rhythms and especially in the riffing, which remains very complex and "groovy" in my opinion. Listen to tracks like "A poem about an old prison man" with an opening riff that will literally make you jump, or "Post(?)Organic" (the best on the album) which seems straight out of albums like "Chaosphere" or "Nothing" and presents both in the main riffs and the solo parts clear references to the style of a certain Fredrik Thordendal.

A song like "Revelation of existence (The trip)" further has a certain "Voivodian" quality in its damnably groovy progress, and "Day69" or "Invisible control" certainly don't go unnoticed, combining the brutality of death metal with breathtaking and syncopated breaks by drummer Vitek, who surely draws inspiration from guys like Tomas Haake or Raymond Herrera. The change in vocals with this album certainly influenced this shift in sound: the killer screaming (in this case Jens Kidman or Mike Di Salvo can be taken as comparisons) of the new singer Covan (also present in the death metallers Atrophia Red Sun) fits this music better than the monotonous growl of the previous singer Sauron. Special mention goes to the production, undoubtedly the best the combo has enjoyed so far, powerful and sharp, highlighting all the instruments. In my opinion, the album's short length, presenting 7 tracks in just over half an hour of music, does not impact its quality.

This CD establishes the four Poles as one of the most interesting entities in the European extreme scene and as one of those bands to keep an eye on for the future…