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REVIEWS:
Talk
about one hell of a debut from a band that consists of just
two dudes. With As the Shroud of Suffering Suffocates the
Land Jay Barnes (vocals) and Jordan Varela (guitars, bass,
drums), both of Lust of Decay, have created quite a beast
of an album. Shuriken Cadaveric Entwinement (SCE) aren’t
your typical brainless grind and pummel variant death metal
act. There is a good deal of restrained and controlled song
structure on their debut release. Varela’s instrumentation
and writing is thick and layered with bone crushing riffs,
intestine shredding leads, and enough double bass to raise
to level a city. Combine this musical monstrosity with Barnes’
flowing guttural cadence and you’ve got a deep rooted groove
that goes beyond your normal extreme death release. Instead
of hacking away blindly these two have flayed the flesh
from the bone with enough artistry to make even Hannibal
Lecter envious. I enjoyed the hell out of this album, but
still have a minor complaint. I’m all for a themed release
— it helps tie all the songs together into a cohesive story.
To put it simply, I could have done without the samurai
battle sound clips after every track. It would be nice to
have here and there, used sparingly, but when we hear near
identical clips in between each track it gets a little old.
Like I said, it’s a small gripe so don’t let it sway you
from picking up this album.
MouthofWar.net
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