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║ Psycroptic-Psycroptic-2015-UTP ║
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║ ARTiST......: Psycroptic ║
║ ALBUM.......: Psycroptic ║
║ TYPE........: Digipack ║
║ LABEL.......: Prosthetic ║
║ GENRE.......: Death Metal ║
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║ LANGUAGE....: English SOURCE.....: Compact Disk Digital Audio ║
║ RiP.DATE....: 03-14-2015 GRABBER....: EAC 1.0beta3 (Secure Mode) ║
║ RETAiL.DATE.: 03-10-2015 ENCODER....: LAME3.98.4 with preset -V0 ║
║ CATALOG.....: PROS102052 QUALiTY....: 279kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo ║
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║ URL.........: http://www.psycroptic.com/ ║
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║ This band hails from Australia, where Kangaroos are more frightening ║
║ than the flu. Building on an impressive fifteen-year career, ║
║ Psycroptic brings the proverbial progressive pain on its diverse, ║
║ expansive Prosthetic Records self-titled debut ù and oooh baby does ║
║ it hurt so good. This is most definitely a tweedly-tweedly-doo band, ║
║ so if outlandish musical feats and technical theatrics arenÆt your ║
║ thing, maybe youÆd best step aside and wait for the next train to ║
║ Simpletown. ║
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║ From the beginning of this album, it is apparent that we are not in ║
║ for typical progressive death metal by any means. The first song ║
║ 'Echos to Come' mysteriously starts with some ambient buzzy whirring ║
║ complemented by a dramatically single-strummed acoustic guitar and ║
║ synchronized random tom hits. Soon in, a bit of delayed, Pink ║
║ Floyd-esque riffing is added, followed by a hooky acoustic riff that ║
║ frankly wouldnÆt seem out of place on a Dave Matthews Band song. ║
║ That is, until the heaviness drops. ║
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║ After teasing a couple quick thunderous breaks, the song really ║
║ kicks in with a pummeling introductory sequence of furious drumming ║
║ and low-end riffage which only explodes further when the uptempo ║
║ verse hits the scene with the welcomed high-energy screaming. ║
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║ And this seems to be PsycropticÆs M.O., in a way: always keep æem ║
║ guessing. There are a nice handful of unpredictable moments on this ║
║ offering ù for example, a delicately extended pause that seems to ║
║ invite a deep breakdown, but instead the band chooses another ║
║ uptempo, rapid-riffing adventure. ║
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║ Every song here displays a similar quality of this unexpected, ║
║ which-way-will-they-go vibe, all the while blowing your mind with a ║
║ substantial amount of dazzing musicianship and some memorable hooky ║
║ riffs to boot. One of these moments is in the chorus of the second ║
║ song titled 'Ending' ù one can hear a bit of DeathÆs influence in ║
║ some of the riffs here and in subsequent track 'A Soul Once Lost', ║
║ although itÆs complemented and contrasted by a much more aggressive ║
║ technical attack. ║
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║ Drummer Dave Halsey flurries tom rolls and double kick runs with a ║
║ maniacal fury that also shows all the right restraint in between ║
║ dropping your jaw left and right. Similarly, the guitar work ║
║ (courtesy of drummer DaveÆs brother Joe) is fast and impressive ║
║ without being too gaudy overall. There are plenty of nerdy licks ║
║ some of you may roll your eyes at, but in the context of the bandÆs ║
║ vibe they totally work and dance perfectly with the ripping ║
║ percussion. ║
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║ And I love the aforementioned occasional use of acoustic guitars, ║
║ feels a bit unexpected but right at home. The intro of power hitter ║
║ 'Cold' is another laid-back DMB-style acoustic groove (complete with ║
║ heady knee-slapping!), but this time a bit extended and with a tasty ║
║ darker guitarmony to boot. When the songs goes heavy, the riff ║
║ continues and we can see just how much of a metal hook it really is. ║
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║ This is one of the simplest and yet most satisfying songs on the ║
║ album, not without its speed-picking moments but more so than the ║
║ other tracks everything feels totally rooted in the song first and ║
║ foremost (as opposed to just blowing our minds with technical ║
║ madness). ║
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║ Not that the tech-y theatrics arenÆt welcome ù Psycroptic are ║
║ extremely proficient at what they do no matter what, but when the ║
║ riffs are serving to elevate one of the better-crafted/well-defined ║
║ songs, there is no stopping this band. Regardless, nonstop ass is ║
║ being kicked all over the place on this album, and itÆd be difficult ║
║ for those with any level of interest in this genre to be ║
║ disappointed by its sheer strength. ║
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║ 01 Echoes to Come 5:37 ║
║ 02 Ending 4:01 ║
║ 03 A Soul Once Lost 3:45 ║
║ 04 Cold 4:35 ║
║ 05 Setting the Skies Ablaze 3:32 ║
║ 06 Ideals That Won't Surrender 3:44 ║
║ 07 Sentence of Immortality 4:26 ║
║ 08 The World Discarded 3:22 ║
║ 09 Endless Wandering 4:44 ║
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║ TOTAL SiZE.: 9 Files/79.33MB/37:46 min ║
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