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<\/a><\/p>\nIt is arguable that innovation has become a key word when it comes to metal music these days. If your band doesn\u2019t happen to be among the big, successful and worshipped acts of metal, you need to play something special to be noticed. Moreover, the music scene profits from new, groundbreaking bands and can develop further this way. I can tell that Unrest<\/em> is a leap forward compared with Nothing Happens. Nobody Comes, Nobody Goes<\/em>. The mix of styles sounds more refined and the instrumental parts sound more diversified, while the overall sound is technical as always. These guys can play and blend two styles nicely into each other, but the bottom line is that although I expected to hear something new, fresh and groundbreaking, Unrest<\/em> sounds a lot like stuff I\u2019ve heard a thousand times before. I often point out that this doesn\u2019t have to be a bad thing. Technically, the musicians do a great job when it comes to guitar solos and melodic slide-ins. To sum up, I do believe that Promethee<\/strong> are great at blending those styles together and throwing some musical gems into their songs that distract from the fact that the overall performance is not what I would call anything more than average. Thank you very much, but a mix of old As I Lay Dying, UK metalcore, some down-tuned guitars here and there and hysteric yelling aren\u2019t what I necessarily need in my life.<\/p>\n 01. Our Common Fall Playing time:<\/strong> 50:04<\/p>\n Release date:<\/strong> 4 September, 2015 (EU)<\/p>\n Label:<\/strong> Lifeforce Records<\/p>\n Webiste:<\/strong>\u00a0www.prometheemusic.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\nPromethee<\/strong>, a young band hailing from Switzerland, are doubtlessly trying to be innovative. Combining hardcore and metalcore with progressive metal is quite an interesting idea and I\u2019ve actually been hearing quite some bands doing this recently \u2013 acts like Ghost Iris (modern prog with metalcore elements) and Oceans Ate Alaska (very technical metal\/deathcore) released solid debut albums this year.
\nPromethee<\/strong> have been around since 2008 and already released two EPs and a first full-length (Nothing Happens. Nobody Comes, Nobody Goes<\/em>.) and are now back with a second album called Unrest<\/em>. But as with numerous bands that give combinations of different subgenres a whirl, it is a rather intricate affair.<\/p>\n
\nThe main problem with this album, though, is the fact that it feels clunky and heavy. Many songs sound very much alike, while the better songs are at the beginning of the record. The vocals, which play a very big part of the overall sound for me, pretty much give me a great headache. If nothing else, Promethee<\/strong>\u2019s music often feels lifeless \u2013 I really miss some kind of emotion here. Especially metalcore and prog require a certain feeling to stick in the listener\u2019s mind. And if I\u2019m honest, if I\u2019m not able to feel something when I\u2019m listening to an album, I won\u2019t listen to it again.<\/p>\nTracklist:<\/h4>\n
\n02. Unspoken
\n03. Dark Souls
\n04. Frostbite
\n05. Age Of Unrest
\n06. The Sour Taste
\n07. Broken Structures
\n08. Vacant
\n09. Inert And Bound
\n10. Dead Motion
\n11. Lost Body
\n12. Echoes Of The Universe<\/p>\n