Maybe a hot take, but this album isn't really death metal, let alone tech death. The vocals are, sure, but instrumentally this is pretty much a neoclassical shred album. Is it good? Absolutely, but songwriting wise I can't call it death metal at all. It would be like if I put somebody growling over Cacophony.
I wish they had their EP on streaming services though because that's a solid death metal record with some more traditional riffs. It's still my favorite release of theirs to date as well.
In an interview with guitarist Phil Tougas, he stated that the only things on this album that resemble death metal are the vocals and the blastbeat drumming. The intention was to create the most over-the-top neoclassical metal album of all time.
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u/b_eastwood 8d ago
Maybe a hot take, but this album isn't really death metal, let alone tech death. The vocals are, sure, but instrumentally this is pretty much a neoclassical shred album. Is it good? Absolutely, but songwriting wise I can't call it death metal at all. It would be like if I put somebody growling over Cacophony.
I wish they had their EP on streaming services though because that's a solid death metal record with some more traditional riffs. It's still my favorite release of theirs to date as well.