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DEADSEA
S/T
(Chrome Lead)
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I
was quite surprised by the way with which this Ohio trio
attack their instruments. But I must admit, after the
elation of the first few seconds I was turned off a bit
too. As this self-titled release opens with “Northwitch”
we are served a plethora of riffs; all metal, all
informing the listener that as musicians, Deadsea is a
band to take seriously. It was the technical leanings of
a handful of them what kinda got me down and
“Northwitch” is in its first minute so packed with
technicality that I was undecided as whether to drop my
jaw in amazement, bang my head in metal ritualistic
fashion or take a break until the next inspired riff.
Soon after one thing is evident; Deadsea is
a band of moody fuckers and they just can’t keep
themselves away form indulgement.
I got a
similar feeling from the vocals too; rhythmic, clean and proper
at times, while brutal and blunt at others. The music and the
vocals go along as the mood calls the shot; a speed death metal
riff like the one that opens “Coming Home” is properly sung with
a clear Death-esque growl. Guitarist vocalist Adam Smith is so
fucking good with his axe, all that mood swinging, all those
mood shattering shifts are bound to be overlooked by most
metalheads. It’s clear what I like the most about Deadsea. I
enjoy them the best when they push themselves to lighting speed,
like thru the black metal riffing of “Killing Faith (Crying
Death)”, and I also dig their moody doom passages like the one
placed one minute and a half into the same song. OK, musically
speaking, this trio is king. Their shifts are flawless and when
they establish their force you must bow. The playing is fucking
impressive. Deadsea is a tight unit. If Smith can pull his
vocals and all those guitars live, Deadsea shall reign supreme
in the Ohio scene very soon.
What stroke
me the most was how beyond all the technicality and brutality of
their sound, Deadsea remains a purely metal band. Most technical
bands these days seem to have taken hints from the Dillinger
Escape Plan and their hardcore blood. Most absurdly gifted bands
have spoonfuls of other genres feeding their metal for kicks and
shit. Not Deadsea though. This album is pure metal, and we are
talking, it’s pure metal 1995 and before. Think Watchtower (had
Jarzombek been a black metal fan and McMaster a death metal
loving dude) and stuff. So it sounds a bit dated and I mean that
with all due respect.
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