When the vocals are audible though, they make for a good laugh. Lyrics as such may still be there, but at least for everyone’s sake there no longer audible. They were almost completely thrown out along with lyrics about severely PMSing women “bleeding from every f’ing hole”.
Sounds all fine and dandy for the true metal fan.īut what about the vocals, are the pig squeals still there? The answer is yes, but they are used far less frequently. Forsaking their death core roots except for a few breakdowns here and there, AOAA steps into the realms of true death metal. And here you have it AOAA newest and most mature work to date, entitled “II: The Reign of Darkness”. Saying that they evolved would be a gross understatement, they don’t even sound like the same band. AOAA had a little talk with their producer, during this little chat they realized, “hey, since other equally suck ass bands are evolving, we might as well do the same”. But who wants to be the fat ass on the opposite end of the seesaw? When your name is Suicide Silence or The Devil Wears Prada you fall into this group.īut then you have bands like Annotations of An Autopsy that decide that it’s time to trim the fat away. But, I think I speak for everyone when I say life is a seesaw of ups and downs. We all go through phases, times of being down in the dumps and times of rising to the occasion. See me I’m fairly forgiving, even understanding. Review Summary: So Easy Even AOAA Can Do It.
ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY DOWNLOAD
mp3 2012 2013 album album review download interview live music video new new album new song review single song stream streams tour tour dates video
ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY FULL
They have already improved light-years from their first album and only time can tell if their full potential can be exceeded. II: The Reign of Darkness, doesn’t release until February 9th but the entire album is streaming on their myspace page. The riffs may not be revolutionary but they are definitely commendable.Īlthough this may be AAOA’s most mature album to date, for me it isn’t enough to stick and often comes across as monotonous. A few songs later, “Cryogenica,” has the most impressive guitar work on the album. The melodic guitar line at the beginning quickly got my attention. “Catastrophic Hybridization,” is the track that stood out the most to me. “Emptiness,” includes whispering that increase the terrifying-vibe the whole album strives for. Midway through the song there is a Whitechapel-esque vocal breakdown, which adds to the otherwise predictable vocals. They carried this attribute on track, “Bone Crowd.” But these gang vocals are unlike any other they have executed, they are much lower pitched. One trademark that AOAA has is their use of gang vocals, especially from their first EP entitled Welcome to Sludge City. “Born Dead,” we are reintroduced to an older version of AOAA, as it has the spiteful lyrics, “you make me f’ing sick,” and also includes a short pig squeal. Along with run of the mill vocals, they marry the macabre theme by incorporating some eerie spoken words.
Following with “In Snakes I Bathe,” newest drummer Brad Merry shines with fast-paced drumming paired with a fury of impressive blast beats. Kicking it off with the opening track, “And So It Begins…” you are immediately pulled in a haunting, horror film like soundscape that is becoming more common within the death metal scene. However, on this album the shock value has been turned down a notch but they haven’t disregarded the hateful lyrics completely. If you took the time to dissect the seemingly indiscernible vocals of their previous work you’d surely remember the atrociously shocking lyrics that often focused on gore, atheism, and doing hateful and utterly disturbing acts towards women. As far as lyrics are concerned, this is their most mature album to date. Leaving the notable plethora of pig squeals behind, Steve Regan, went for a more death metal approach by incorporating lower growls that are familiar to the genre. Evolving from their previous deathcore roots to a more traditional death metal sound, AOAA, almost sound like a completely different band. Moving on to 2010, they are nearing the release of their sophomore album II: The Reign of Darkness on Nuclear Blast Records. Since their debut album Before the Throne of Infection in 2008, Annotations Of An Autopsy have made their way to the forefront of the UK metal scene and I never understood why.
0 kommentar(er)
