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Artist: Malevolent Creation
Album: Dead Man's Path
Label: Century Media Records
Playtime: 44:31 min
Genre: Death Metal
URL: http://www.facebook.com/malevolentcreation
Rip date: 2015-10-09
Street date: 2015-10-02
Size: 92.94 MB
Type: Normal
Quality: 277 kbps / 4410Hz / Joint Stereo
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It would be no exaggeration to say that Malevolent Creation wrote æThe Ten
CommandmentsÆ of death metal! Joking aside, that one album alone cements their
status as a classic band. Sure, they are not usually included in most lists of
ôObituary/Deicide/Morbid Angel/Cannibal Corpseö when discussing a death metal
version of the Big Four, but if those bands are that, then Malevolent Creation
must be not too far off...
The Florida (by way of Buffalo) veterans return with this dark and rumbling
release. The title track is downbeat and doomy- not a blast beat to be found
and spoken word vocals used. An interesting start. æSoul RazorÆ finds the band
on more familiar territory. 3,2,1... Blast Off! It's feral stuff; as sharp as
the title implies but with a listenable quality that elevates them above most
modern pretenders to the throne. æImperium (Kill Force Rising)Æ is an
energetic romp that remains engaging throughout its six plus minutes.
æCorporate WeaponryÆ has blasts aplenty, along with some excellent lead work.
It certainly ticks all the boxes: memorable title and thus chorus, breakdown
section, time changes and a superb production. Fast and furious in the main,
this is a fine example of where Malevolent Creation are at in 2015.
æBlood of The FallenÆ continues this template- very speedy to start with new
drummer Justin DiPinto acquitting himself very well throughout (the less said
about the controversy surrounding the exit of former drummer Gus Rios, the
better). Of course, the song slows for a spell and offers up some nicely
chugging riffage.
The second half of the album is arguably even more brutal with the likes of
æResistance is VictoryÆ ruining your speakers. æThe 12th ProphecyÆ has a
brilliantly dramatic feel to the main riff and keeps things taut from thereon.
Indeed, the album is focussed throughout; æExtinction PersonifiesÆ rattles by
at pace and æFragmental SanityÆ has a really old school feel to the riffs and
lyrics- great stuff. æFace Your FearÆ finishes off this strong release with a
more groove based initial attack that would not be out of place on a Six Feet
Under album. The pace picks up, of course, running the gamut of fast thrash
beats, half times and turnarounds.
Simply put, if you like any of the band's previous work, you will love this.
If you enjoy death metal that is not too far into tech-territory, then this
record is for you. Death metal, for death metal fans.
- Track List ---------------------------------------------------------------- -
01. Dead Man's Path ( 4:51)
02. Soul Razer ( 4:02)
03. Imperium (Kill Force Rising) ( 6:08)
04. Corporate Weaponry ( 3:55)
05. Blood Of The Fallen ( 4:52)
06. Resistance Is Victory ( 3:47)
07. 12th Prophecy ( 4:14)
08. Extinction Personified ( 4:10)
09. Fragmental Sanity ( 4:08)
10. Face Your Fear ( 4:24)
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