Descend may be the band that us Opeth fans have been looking for all these years. This is an album that is truly remarkable. A faithful continuation of Opeth’s formula all while keeping updated with the meta of twenty years of progressive death metal.
Style: Blackened Death Metal (harsh vocals)Review by: CallumCountry: US-WARelease date: 14 February, 2022 NOTE: This album was originally included in the “Albums We Missed in 2020” Issue of The Progressive Subway It always boggles my mind when a band’s debut album sounds as polished as a seasoned veteran’s, and even Read more…
Is it death metal? Questionable. But it is an exceptional progressive metal release nonetheless.
Just a ripping technical death metal album that does not have a single boring moment or riff. And there are a lot of riffs.
Some good slammin’ death/deathcore jams with some extra spice thrown in.
The next generation of progressive death metal is in good hands.
A death/thrash blend that falls a bit flat in more ways than one.
Refreshing, smooth as butter technical death metal that is both familiar and its own.
A uniquely harrowing look into Alzheimer’s disease, The Oubliette is an emotional progressive metal powerhouse
The Encounter seems to be an apt name for this album, seeing as this blend of jazz and almost death/tech style metal does seem to come from its own little planet outside of the rest of the scene.