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Ossimori

It is very complex at times to come across debuts like this “Ossimori.” On one hand, we find a young band with a great desire to emerge, with sacrifice and perseverance. On the other, the actual value of a product must be described in a review as truthfully as possible based — of course — on the personal taste of the writer at hand.

Starting with the band, we are faced with a project that took shape in November 2011, bringing together under one banner musicians from very different stylistic backgrounds: metal, rock, prog, and funky are indeed the currents that most inspired the individual members. What has the union of intents brought?! “Ossimori,” indeed — that is to say, forgive me for the pun — an album that lays its foundations on metalcore only to get lost in other territories without a reason to explain it all. A product that personally does not convince me, either due to its being “hybrid” and precisely for this reason lacking that series of elements that drive a lover of a specific genre to purchase, or perhaps simply because we are faced with an offering so used in every conceivable way that today it fails to have any effect. A strange situation, especially considering the technical skills of the individual musicians (particularly the drummer), decidedly at ease once they pick up their instruments but probably not very blended once united in a single project. “Ossimori” is moreover a product that is metalcore in sound and rock in the vocal part, which makes the situation even more complex since those who listen to metalcore expect a certain type of vocal tone.

The studio production is definitely the peak of the album, well balanced in sounds and highlighting a voice that - although out of place - has its own reason. Confused ideas at the base have led to a real misstep, but since it is a recording debut, all this can also happen, the important thing is to look forward trying to find that balance that has been lacking so far.