Darkness By Oath - Near Death Experience (2012)
Darkness By Oath - Near Death Experience (2012)
Year & Label: 2012, Cyclone Empire, Germany | CD#: CYC 089-2
Flac (image) | MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | Artwork (JPG, 300 dpi) | File-hosts: FilePost
Melodic Death Metal | FLAC: 350 MB | Artwork: 40 MB | MP3: 110 MB | 5% WinRAR Recovery
EAC Secure-rip with LOG+CUE+COVERS | Source: eMule
Year & Label: 2012, Cyclone Empire, Germany | CD#: CYC 089-2
Flac (image) | MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | Artwork (JPG, 300 dpi) | File-hosts: FilePost
Melodic Death Metal | FLAC: 350 MB | Artwork: 40 MB | MP3: 110 MB | 5% WinRAR Recovery
EAC Secure-rip with LOG+CUE+COVERS | Source: eMule
Before I crack on with the brunt of this review, I have to say that the press release lead me down the wrong path of thought. A bold quote quickly drew my attention, by none other than producer/musician extraordinaire Dan Swanö: "In your face death metal with the right hooks! Guaranteed to rip your ears to shreds!"Darkness By Oath Official Site
Now that little line lead me to think this would be some awesome Swedish death metal along the lines of Evocation or Demiurg, when really this is pure Slaughter of the Soul worship. Although that isn't necessarily a bad thing, I just wish they would have held off on the quote, or at least added melodic death to the quote; last time I listen to a press release. Near Death Experience is pure unadulterated melodic death metal, and it's actually pretty good, albeit very pristine sounding.
Their sound definitely takes a few leaves from the At the Gates handbook, and there are some almost core moments, which aren't great, but could have been way worse. The vocals are a throaty scream that is utilized in both metalcore and melodic death metal, and whilst I can definitely see it being the proverbial off-putter for some, I don't mind them. They fit the music well, which is all I could really ask for.
Where this album is at its strongest is in the guitar work, which is well done, and the riffs themselves are quality, albeit reminiscent of later At the Gates. Tracks such as "In an Obscure Eternity" and "N.D.E." are particularly good, and the instrumental is really cool. However there are a couple of duds, mainly "A Cry of Terror (Voice From Nowhere)" which sadly has the soul of a blazing track but is ruined by a completely redundant main riff that sounds like fucking Mudvayne.
All in all this is cool enough, and fans of modern and melodic death metal will no doubt lap it up. I did find it bizarre that these guys came from Spain, and I had to check my map to see if there was another Spain in Sweden. A good effort.
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Musicians:
Bass : Gorka Otero
Guitars : Alain Castaño
Vocals : Aritz Nabarro
Guitars : Tristan Iñiguez
Drums : Asier Bilbao
Produced by Darkness by Oath.
Recorded, mixed and mastered in Auryn Studios.
Music by Tristan Iñiguez. Arranged by Darkness by Oath.
Track List:
01. Into The Gloom 1:15
02. In An Obscure Eternity 3:58
03. Viole(n)t Intentions 4:06
04. N.D.E. 5:11
05. A Cry Of Terror (Voices From Nowhere) 4:03
06. Holloworld 2:58
07. Steams Of Blood 4:01
08. Unequivocal Evil Excitement 4:09
09. Fallen Angel Of Death 4:29
10. Last Emotion 4:01
11. Terror In A Thousand Faces 4:30
Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 5 from 4. May 2009
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EAC extraction logfile from 6. July 2012, 13:30
Darkness By Oath / Near Death Experience
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Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 6
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Not my rip, not my scan-job. Thx very much to the original uploader Ilijan [MMT]!
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