Devilicious

Letra
adicionar uma crítica
Add an audio file
18/20
Band Name Ethelyn
Album Name Devilicious
Type Album
Data de lançamento 10 Dezembro 2010
Estilo de MúsicaDeath Black
Membros têm este álbum1

Tracklist

1.
 New Aeon Utopia
 04:57
2.
 Self-Made Liberation
 04:34
3.
 Thunder Striked Twice
 03:29
4.
 Despiritualized
 04:26
5.
 Timetis
 00:53
6.
 Cold Heaven
 03:50
7.
 Necrotic
 03:10
8.
 Abyssum Abyssus Invocat
 00:55
9.
 Devilicious
 03:27
10.
 Sinvasion
 05:21
11.
 Death-Shaped Art
 03:36
12.
 The Confessor
 03:32
13.
 Farkasember
 00:36
14.
 Pocket Full of Satan
 03:49

Total playing time: 46:35

Buy this album

 buy  7,59 €  7,59 €  £6.00  buy  7,59 €  7,59 €
Spirit of Metal is reader-supported. When you buy through the links on our site we may earn an affiliate commission

Ethelyn



Não existe nenhum artigo em Português, mas estão disponíveis artigos da secção em Inglês.
Sê o/a primeiro/a a adicionar um!|

Crítica @ GandhiEgo

15 Abril 2011

Blackened Death Metal with more than a few hints at melody!

Call me stupid! I was listening and listening again to Ethelyn’s sophomore release Devilicious and the more I played the record the more I was finding it very close in sound to Repossession’s Reign Over Inferno MCD released back in 2008. Guess it makes much more sense now that upon checking the credentials of Ethelyn on their Spirit Of Metal page they do share two members of Repossession. Duh!

So we all know the Polish scene. It's been a haven for Extreme Metal since the rise of Vader or Acid Drinkers in the late 80s and nowadays probably the most prolific European country in both Black Metal and Death Metal. On the other hand, most people outside Poland have only heard about the more extreme side of this scene with bands like Behemoth, Decapitated or Graveland. Yet there’s also a more melodic scene out there of which Repossession and Ethelyn are two of the most prominent figureheads.

Playing Blackened Death Metal with more than a few hints at melody, Ethelyn is not a band to be classified in the dull section of “Melodic” bands. While nowadays most people think that Melodeath is best incarnated by bands like Children of Bodom or In Flames, they tend to forget that in the beginning of this scene there was still Death Metal in Melodeath whereas now it’s become more of a farce than anything else.

Good thing Ethelyn remembered this too. Their songs have a very powerful and enthusiastic feel to them much like fellow deathsters US Helcaraxe. Do not try to look for overly occult stuff a la Father Befouled or Necros Christos or a wall of aggression like Origin or Conqueror, Ethelyn do play Death Metal but it's more one that relies on strong epic melodies for your head to bang to. Songs are usually near the 4 minutes mark, enough to develop their theme and bring it straight to your face like nasty uppercuts.

To give a rather crude image of Ethelyn's sound, try to picture Carcass’ Heartwork riffing with added influences from Black Metal and extremely catchy choruses and you’d be on the right track. It may not be the best record ever released because in my opinion it does lack a few outstanding tracks (besides the gorgeous ‘Necrotic’) to make it exceptional but one thing is for certain, the Poles are heading in the right direction and their third record should definitely meet higher expectations.

0 Comentário

0 Like

Share
    É necessário que estejas conectado/a para adicionares um comentário