Destinity - Resolve In Crimson (2012)

Formed in 1996 by MICK, ZEPHIROS & MORTEÜS, DESTINITY have always played a meticulous and utterly impressive agressive / melodic extreme metal since over Sixteen years to be actually one of the principal french metal acts ! Mutating their sound through the years from a black metal starting point in 1996 to symphonic black metal, and now more of a melodic death/thrash style, French quintet Destinity I’m sure have been met with their share of detractors for these shifts. On album #8 Resolve in Crimson, it appears that the band focus on a lot of similar qualities that should get more mainstream appeal, but could cost them long-term with their older fans.The riffing has a thrash-like intensity along with the necessary harmony breaks you expect from At The Gates or Soilwork on material such as “Reap My Scars” and “A Scent of Scorn.” Meanwhile drummer Morteus provides some droning keyboard parts, some of which enter on an obvious, slower death number like “Only Way” where vocalist Mick employs two different types of Swedish-inspired grunts and screams to capture the split personality effect of the track.

Tracklist :

1. Black Sun Rising
2. Reap My Scars
3. Aiming a Fist in Enmity
4. Can't Stand the Sight
5. A Scent of Scorn
6. Redshift
7. Only Way
8. Break into His Heart
9. The Hatred

Total playing time 42:37