
Pianos introduce "I See the Pentagram In Her Eyes", but quickly we are exposed to the insane, machinelike drumming of 'Saturn' and a slew of quickly chugged riffs. At the 1:40 mark of "My Memory in Ashes", the band gets ponderous, shifting the drum beat and creating laid back but fast speed picked riffs that create a nice atmosphere below the keyboards. "Destroyer, Serpent, and Eclipse" again opens like a goth metal song but then transforms into a savage beating with chugging, mechanical breaks over sparse percussion. This song really has the band delving into math metal territory. The 4th and final track "...and Only Ruins Will..." is a vortex of potential, easily my favorite of the batch. Catchy death metal rhythms played over steady driving beats and swallowed in atmosphere.
The production is better than demo level, I didn't find a lot of bass in there but the band's focus is on the big synths, grunt vocals and viral percussive speed picking. I didn't love the material in its entirety, and it's an EP, about 20 minutes long, but this band has an immense potential that I will not deny. The virility of Morbid Angel, a sheen of atmospheric black metal, and a willingness to experience with tempos are all signs that this band will appear on the radar of many, and soon. I'll be listening for whatever they do next.
Verdict: Indifference [6.5/10]
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