lista zespołów Deathcore Dim Splendor Praesent Scelerisque

This E.P is by far and away the best deathcore album that has ever graced my ears. Not only does it hold plenty of well planned melody, but it displays interesting musicianship all around. Aside from heavy and melodic guitar work, you will find creative drum fills aplenty and even audible bass guitar(rare in deathcore).The vocals range from high and distinctive shrieks, to low gutturals. A combination that overall makes every moment of this four song masterpiece a pleasure to listen to.

Key moments in Praesent Scelerisque come in all different forms in all of the four tracks. The album starts off with "Toxic Freedom," with an all to familiar audio clip introduction of clanging metal, fit with an angelic chorus to match. Praesent Scelerisque begins with a depressing tone, as whatever audio they used for the introduction, was not certainly not meant to be uplifting. To amplify the intro cut, the band kicks in with a beautiful, and emotionally devastating, tremolo picking session. Both guitarists, drummer, and bass player fall perfectly in tune with each other, crafting one of the saddest riffs I have heard to date.


In "Lost Thoughts," there is a well planned out guitar solo that fluctuates greatly from rapid finger tapping to a slow, pitch matching harmony between the lead and rhythm guitar. The solo was recorded to only exit one side of the speakers you are using, This means that headphone users will be quick to notice the loud drum fills blasting in one ear, and beautiful melodies entering the other. During the same song, albeit earlier on, an interesting breakdown occurs. It was quite pleasing to hear a breakdown with more thought and use of time signature than most deathcore bands floating around today.

Perhaps the most noticeable portion of this E.P, was the ending to the song "Second Breath." This whole song is beautiful, and well done in general. Even lyrically it hits hard and cuts deep. But the true craftsmanship shines through with the one of a kind ending. The members of Dim Splendor got creative, and ended the song on the same riff the album begins on. It fit all to well with this song.

I have listened to many, many bands over my few short years, and I have yet to find this level of true musicianship in any deathcore band other than this one. No they were not as technical and sweep-esque as many prog-core bands around today. Yes, the band had poor recording equipment, and yes it was a short release. But the feel that you get from these songs is one-of-a-kind in this genre. Next to the currently "striving" musicians in Deathcore, the amount of emotion and work that was put into the E.P made Dim Splendor truly something special. If you are a fan of Myspace age deathcore, this album is for you.