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<\/a><\/p>\nA six-piece band from down under, Adelaide, Australia releases its debut album. After the first listen I was not sure what to think of it. It is a rather strange blend of melodeath and epic, sometimes weird keyboard parts. All with vocals that change\u00a0from harsh and aggressive to clean singing.<\/p>\n
Sometimes, the use of several styles works for me, like in the opening track, but the second track has a bit too much keyboards in front of the mix and the third track “Addict” shows through too many modern\u00a0influences.\u00a0Next track “Deadworld” is a catchy song with electronic synth sounds,\u00a0aggressive as well as clean singing and some choir singing. I\u00a0think that in general there are a little too much different styles and influences\u00a0mixed together. Perhaps there is a market for it, but for m,e it is neither one nor the other.<\/p>\n
The melodeath sometimes sounds a bit like Children of Bodom, especially in combination with the harsh\u00a0vocals. The movie-like, sometimes soundtrack sounding keyboard parts are not always in favor of the songs and the biggest problem. There are enough good ideas, but I think the band needs to find out what they really want. The songs need to be a bit better and more balanced.\u00a0The best track in my opinion is “Fear the Reaper”, a song that is much heavier and\u00a0here, the keyboards really work in favor of the song. It reminds me a bit of the band Babylon Sad. The softer\u00a0part in the song reminding a bit of HIM could have been left away.<\/p>\n
If\u00a0a mix of Children of Bodom, In Flames,\u00a0HIM, Nightwish and modern\u00a0synths in catchy, partly groovy songs sounds interesting to you, you should have\u00a0a listen.<\/p>\n
Tracklist:<\/h4>\n
01. Aeturnus Imperium
\n02. King For a Day
\n03. Addict
\n04. Deadworld
\n05. The Mask Of Hypocrisy
\n06. Solus
\n07. Fear the Reaper
\n08. Pariah
\n09. Purging the Maelstrom
\n10. The Devil Pays Higher<\/p>\n
Playing time:<\/strong> 51:00<\/p>\n Release date:<\/strong> 13 November, 2015<\/p>\n Label:<\/strong> Into Records<\/p>\n Website:<\/strong> www.facebook.com\/octanic<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"