"the Illusion of Time is a huge improvement over this band's first album, which I reviewed here. The main area of improvement is they have managed to add ample amounts of atmosphere without foregoing any of the heaviness. They continue deeper into doom on the second song. The low guttural vocals begin to give thins a more uniform sound, so listening for what they are going to do to compensate for this fact. They bring things up into more of a gallop and it proves to be an effective choice.
There is a touch more death metal-like aggression to "Penance". It took a second pass through the album before this song really clicked for me, and I paid attention to some of the more nuanced melodies hidden within it. The more mournful doom sections really sing their sorrows well. "Chronofixion" is as finely tuned in the intricacies of its atmosphere and just rolls in like a tank to demolish with all the grace one might think of death metal possessing under normal circumstances.
They give into heavy going into the last song which is more doom-oriented, though focuses on primarily the more crushing aspects of the genre. Most of the ambiance here is used as an outro at the end, where it could have been more effective as a counterpoint to the weight trudge of the guitars. At the beginning of this review, I stated that this album was a huge improvement over their first. That is true, on the band's first album I gave a 7, and on this one, I am giving an 8. There is still room to grow, but this is a more balanced presentation that shows what they are capable of It is being released on April 5th on Carbonized Records. >
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