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Allegaeon is a death metal band from Colorado, United States, and Formshifter is their second LP.
Now I hadn't been familiar at all with the band until days before the release of this album, due to the heavy promotion of the album on websites and blogs, promising it to be a very solid and enjoyable album. I heard the tracks 'Twelve' and 'Tartessos: The Xenochryst Prophecy' days before the release, and I was satisfied heavily by the taste of the album given on these tracks. They both displayed a great mix a well written heaviness and and balancing sense of melodic guitarplay through out the entire album. The vocals were brutal and spine-tingling due to the fact that he could growl at a point of being understood without having a lyrical aid while listening to the music, and the fact that he could speed his vocals up with the tempo without any hesitation.
Needless to say, I had to listen to the album when it came out. Now that it has, I can say that this is a solid listen, and that's pretty much it.
The album starts off with 'Behold (The God I Am)' kicking the album off with a classical acoustic interlude, which is one thing I wish they added more of into this album because the compositions are so beautifully played.
As the song builds up, I then realized that despite the great musicianship, I'm not going to get much to wow me in the sense of going outside the box in the genre. These guys play melodic death metal, but instead of using the term 'melodic' as a crutch, they can stand their own in playing something heavy. All in all, a well rounded band with musicians who can damn well play their instruments with a great amount of technicality and song writing. They may stand out to others, but this album as a whole, has a few stand out tracks that I would rather skip to like 'Twelve' and 'Tartessos', when I am in a pumped mindset. Don't get me wrong, the album is a great listen through, and don't let me scare you away from giving this album a try, because it is indeed worth it.
Now I hadn't been familiar at all with the band until days before the release of this album, due to the heavy promotion of the album on websites and blogs, promising it to be a very solid and enjoyable album. I heard the tracks 'Twelve' and 'Tartessos: The Xenochryst Prophecy' days before the release, and I was satisfied heavily by the taste of the album given on these tracks. They both displayed a great mix a well written heaviness and and balancing sense of melodic guitarplay through out the entire album. The vocals were brutal and spine-tingling due to the fact that he could growl at a point of being understood without having a lyrical aid while listening to the music, and the fact that he could speed his vocals up with the tempo without any hesitation.
Needless to say, I had to listen to the album when it came out. Now that it has, I can say that this is a solid listen, and that's pretty much it.
The album starts off with 'Behold (The God I Am)' kicking the album off with a classical acoustic interlude, which is one thing I wish they added more of into this album because the compositions are so beautifully played.
As the song builds up, I then realized that despite the great musicianship, I'm not going to get much to wow me in the sense of going outside the box in the genre. These guys play melodic death metal, but instead of using the term 'melodic' as a crutch, they can stand their own in playing something heavy. All in all, a well rounded band with musicians who can damn well play their instruments with a great amount of technicality and song writing. They may stand out to others, but this album as a whole, has a few stand out tracks that I would rather skip to like 'Twelve' and 'Tartessos', when I am in a pumped mindset. Don't get me wrong, the album is a great listen through, and don't let me scare you away from giving this album a try, because it is indeed worth it.
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Final verdict: 7/10
Did you like this album? What were your thoughts listening to this? And what would you like to see reviewed in the future in the comments below?
Did you like this album? What were your thoughts listening to this? And what would you like to see reviewed in the future in the comments below?
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