Tribulation_-_The_Formulas_of_Death-2LP-2013-CRUELTY

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             Artist...: Tribulation
             Album....: The Formulas of Death
             Genre....: Metal
             Label....: Invictus Productions
             Source...: Vinyl
             Size.....: 132,58 MB
             Playtime.: 75:04 min
             Type.....: Album
  `          Release..: Jan-08-2014
             Encoder..: LAME V3.98.4 -V0
   `         Quality..: avgkbps / 44,1kHz / Joint-Stereo
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       | X | 01.    Vagina Dentata                         03:58   | X |
       | X | 02.    Wanderer in the Outer Darkness         07:10   | X |
       | X | 03.    Spectres                               06:13   | X |
       | X | 04.    Night                                  02:30   | X |
       | X | 05.    Suspiria De Profundis                  10:27   | X |
       | X | 06.    Through the Velvet Black               07:28   | X |
       | X | 07.    Rσnda                                  06:54   | X |
       | X | 08.    When the Sky is Black with Devils      06:49   | X |
       | X | 09.    Spell                                  05:59   | X |
       | X | 10.    Ultra Silvam                           04:20   | X |
       | X | 11.    Apparitions                            13:16   | X |
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                  `:  The moment one sees the album cover  :'
                  `:  of The Formulas of Death they should :'
                  `:  already know that itÆs going to be   :'
                  `:  different than the Swedish quartetÆs :'
                  `:  2009 release, The Horror. And it is. :'
                  `:  Although some fans that saw          :'
                  `:  Tribulation as part of an old school :'
                  `:  Swedish death metal revival may be   :'
                  `:  disappointed by the artistic         :'
                  `:  changes, the album shows a           :'
                  `:  tremendous amount of technical and   :'
                  `:  creative growth when compared to its :'
                  `:  predecessor. It is much less a pure  :'
                  `:  death metal album and borrows        :'
                  `:  influence heavily from black metal   :'
                  `:  and progressive. The black metal     :'
                  `:  influence really comes out in the    :'
                  `:  dark chord changes, occult           :'
                  `:  atmospherics, and aggressive tremolo :'
                  `:  picked riffs. The second track,      :'
                  `:  ôWanderer in the Outer Darkness,ö is :'
                  `:  a perfect example of this influence  :'
                  `:  at play.                             :'
                  `:                                       :'
                  `:  In addition to the darkness, the     :'
                  `:  album also has many up-tempo and     :'
                  `:  almost punk moments that are         :'
                  `:  incredibly catchy. Yet, at its heart :'
                  `:  this is still Swedish death metal,   :'
                  `:  but its range of sounds is blown     :'
                  `:  wide open by the bandÆs creative     :'
                  `:  experimentation. When compared to    :'
                  `:  TribulationÆs previous album, the    :'
                  `:  thrash elements are also greatly     :'
                  `:  dialed back in favour of the new     :'
                  `:  black metal influence. In certain    :'
                  `:  respects, The Formulas of Death      :'
                  `:  calls to mind the Cobalt album Gin.  :'
                  `:  While Gin is without a doubt a much  :'
                  `:  darker and strictly a much more      :'
                  `:  black metal release, both albums     :'
                  `:  quite honestly have a similar        :'
                  `:  musical flair. This is due in part   :'
                  `:  to complex song structures that,     :'
                  `:  while quite progressive, donÆt ever  :'
                  `:  seem pretentious or too technical or :'
                  `:  mathematical to be enjoyed in a      :'
                  `:  traditional sense. This is           :'
                  `:  absolutely an album with a number of :'
                  `:  searing and well positioned leads    :'
                  `:  that you can bob your head to.       :'
                  `:                                       :'
                  `:  The introduction of a number of      :'
                  `:  clean guitars on the album has       :'
                  `:  widely expanded the bandÆs musical   :'
                  `:  expression and atmospheric           :'
                  `:  possibilities. Vocally, Johannes     :'
                  `:  Andersson delivers a barking growl   :'
                  `:  that calls to mind Joel Grind of     :'
                  `:  Toxic Holocaust, or a rabid dog, in  :'
                  `:  both technique and tenacity. Song    :'
                  `:  tempo and style throughout the album :'
                  `:  is quite varied all the while        :'
                  `:  maintaining an important aesthetic   :'
                  `:  cohesion that begs the album to be   :'
                  `:  experienced as a unified piece. For  :'
                  `:  example, the song ôSuspiriaö         :'
                  `:  features a groovy bass line and a    :'
                  `:  truly expansive vibe that is far     :'
                  `:  beyond traditional death metal fare, :'
                  `:  and ôApparitions,ö the closing       :'
                  `:  track, is a thirteen minute nearly   :'
                  `:  psychedelic journey through the      :'
                  `:  mysticism of the occult that         :'
                  `:  predominates the album. In between   :'
                  `:  the two you have ôWhen the Sky is    :'
                  `:  Black with Devilsö which starts with :'
                  `:  a haunting clean guitar intro before :'
                  `:  kicking it up a notch into a catchy  :'
                  `:  death metal riff.                    :'
                  `:                                       :'
                  `:  Clocking in at almost seventy-six    :'
                  `:  minutes over eleven tracks, The      :'
                  `:  Formulas of Death is a grand and     :'
                  `:  monstrous affair. The running time   :'
                  `:  certainly ensures you get your       :'
                  `:  moneyÆs worth, but if youÆre looking :'
                  `:  for something lean, or an album you  :'
                  `:  can spontaneously and easily enjoy   :'
                  `:  in its entirety, youÆll probably be  :'
                  `:  a bit disappointed. Likewise, if     :'
                  `:  youÆre looking for The Horror II,    :'
                  `:  you are just as likely to feel let   :'
                  `:  down. But those sounds are still     :'
                  `:  audible on this album. Additionally, :'
                  `:  it is a tad meandering at times, but :'
                  `:  I ultimately found this to be, for   :'
                  `:  the most part, an ingredient of a    :'
                  `:  very enjoyable journey.              :'



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