BENIGHTED - Icon · ORANGE LP

Orange Vinyl LP in schwerem Cover mit Einleger. Limitiert auf 100 handnummerierte Exemplare.

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Als Benighted 2007 "Icon" entfesselten, lieferten sie nicht nur einen weiteren brutalen Death Metal-Angriff ab – sie schufen das, was viele als ihr Meisterwerk betrachten.Icon is the fifth studio album by French death metal band Benighted, und was für ein Monster es ist!Title "Icon" stands for "Infinite Conscience of Nothingness", was die existenzielle Brutalität perfekt einfängt, die durch jeden Track fließt.After a lackluster follow-up to ICP, Icon really steps things up. Great brutal DM with a few grind moments here and there. Die französischen Deathgrind-Meister fanden hier ihren Sweet Spot und balancierten technische Finesse mit roher, ungefilterter Aggression aus.The first thing that makes this album different is the vocals are a lot more creative, there are "less brutal" parts here and there and even a little bit experimenting on the track "Grind Wit" (I want to call it emceeing, but it doesn't really seem like it). The guitar work continues to be the highlight for me, there are way more memorable riffs on this album and the leads seem to have more prominence on this album.What makes Benighted so good, above and beyond their superb grasp of all things death metal (blasts, growls, grooves, feral complexity, tight musicianship) is their ability to be just cutting edge enough and possess adventurous elements to make them stand out. Admittedly, Icon isn't quite as technical as Identisick was, with its almost Decapitated like prose at times, and seems far heavier on the grindcore element and straight up furor. Das Ding wurderecorded, mixed and mastered at Kohlekeller Studios, Seeheim-Jugenheim, Germanyaufgenommen, was ihm diese vernichtende europäische Produktionsqualität verleiht, die jeden Blast Beat wie einen Vorschlaghammer einschlagen lässt.

Für Fans von:
Cryptopsy, Dying Fetus, Decapitated, Gorguts und Immolation

Tracklist

A1. Complete Exsanguination
A2. Slut
A3. Grind Wit
A4. Saw It All
A5. Forsaken
A6. Smile Then Bleed
A7. Pledge Of Retaliation
B8. Icon
B9. Human Circles
B10. Invoxhate
B11. The Underneath
B12. Blindfolded Centuries

Hersteller: Four Flames GmbH & Co. KG, In der Garte 38, 49479 Ibbenbüren, Germany, Kontakt: supremechaos.com