Destiny's End
Transition

The American band 'Destiny's End' is one of those groups dedicated to self-destruction, deeply convinced that it's not possible to make good heavy metal without boring us with complex patterns, riffs going nowhere, and a Gregorian whining voice.

Committed to a power-doom of notable technical depth, they suffer from a severe limitation of never managing to generate interest in their work, burdened by too much unnecessary decoration. The most surprising thing is to notice how, in modern metal, the tension, the sense of crescendo, and rock intended as an orgasmic emotion have completely disappeared, destined to grow as the music unfolds. Close to 'Nevermore', Destiny's End sings about philosophy, the destinies of humanity, and other things no one cares about through tons of riffs as hard as they are cold and inconclusive, monotonous and repetitive, which wish to be unsettling but instead only cause a headache. The two guitarists Dan Delucie and Eric Halpbern indulge carelessly in Arabic-like melodies and dissonant scales to accompany the unbearable litany of singer James Rivera.

Some glimpses of decent metal are felt in the speed of From Dust to Life and the bombastic aggressiveness of the opener Transition, but little remains for a decidedly underwhelming album, musically barely acceptable and ruined by the voice of a scandalous singer. As much as people like Destiny's End might believe otherwise, creating dignified heavy metal is not easy, and it's not enough to gather a few random riffs and slap equally random vocal lines on top to achieve the desired result...