Formed from members of some of Poland's most noted metal acts such as Decapitated, Vader, Hate, and Antigama, they make an amorphous metal machine that churns with a grooving darkness. Progressive death metal might be the most fitting label to slap on these guys. They use clean vocals on the chorus and primarily seem to be intent on venting their aggression at you. They hit you with a more djent-minded groove with the riff for "Blurred" which is also haunting in its dissonance. The sung vocals on the chorus work well.
"Fair Weather Friend" drops into a more atmospheric middle section in a manner that brings Amenra to mind before the spoken word section. Things kick back in with a renewed aggression. The growled vocals are always convincing they just feel like they mean more business here. There is a similar pulsing stomp that dances through the vibe of most of the songs, this can be noticed on "Ripped Apart" it works in the same manner, but does not feel like it flows in the same way as the previous songs. Perhaps this is purposeful. The blast beats come unexpectedly, but in no way are these guys a black metal band,as darkness is just a color used not their prime objective.
They close the album with what is their most melodic moment yet"Towards Enlightenment" falls somewhere in the middle ground between doom and grunge, while a progressive element flows around the groove and makes them more expansive. The vocals have their strongest moments yet on this one as things open up and allow him to really sing to the best of his ability. It is an impassioned display of his pipes for certain. I will give this a 9.5, it is not what I normally listen to as the prog metal / djent slant can be too technical for me most of the time but these guys balance it out with a darker feel and plenty of emotion.
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