Boston, Massachusetts, year 2010. Evan Anderson Berry (vocals) and Eric Alper (guitars) decided that they create a band, were they can indulge to their musical talent. Alex Stallings joined on bass and Blaize Collard on drums. Stephen Pierce also joined on guitars, so this quintet recorded their first album in 2012 entitled “The Human Burden”.
I think that the album was self released on CD so they didn't get too much support from the musical industry. The eight songs represented a progressive Death Metal band in original way.
Now, five years later, they signed to Season Of Mist, but also they are over a few line-up changes. Zach Baskin replaced Alex on bass, while the drummer plays with them only on live-shows. He is Kendal 'Pariah' Divoll from Necronomichrist and also there is a live guitarist namely Kee Poh Hock. If we look upon their past, nobody from the line-up played in a “pure” band so they played in Deathcore, Symphonic folk, Crust..etc bands. I think that the innovation is very important for all the members.
Eleven songs in more than 38 minutes signs, that not the longest songwriters are they, even they play such music that can be twice or thrice more long in an other style. In the last years so they didn't idle. A lot of bands jumped into my mind while I listened “Do Not Deviate”. Starting with bands like Nocturnus, Voivod, early Carcass, later Death, Cynic just to mention a few, but with this they created a very different and original way. Really a lot of riffs are in each songs, so they absolutely do not let you sleep. You can't digest the first song, the next already in your way.
There are four songs in the beginning with brutal vocals, spiced with some clear singing, and a lot of outstanding, including bass. Every instruments and riffs heard clearly in a professional sound. The fourth 'Any Promise' ending as an outro, so I think these four songs separated a bit from other songs. Next 'Cold Repeater' starting with piano (as an intro) that comes back later in the song, also this song based on more piece. After the sixth 'Reprise' that is a piano piece the songs are a bit more progressive. So don't worry about titles,'cause the ninth 'Spring Song’ isn't a romantic song.
Yeah, they do not deviate from their way of progression, so if you like progressiveness in brutal, do not hesitate to buy. Available in CD and Gatefold LP in various colors.
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