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║ Aversions_Crown-Xenocide-2017-UTP ║
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║ ARTiST......: Aversions Crown ║
║ ALBUM.......: Xenocide ║
║ TYPE........: Album ║
║ LABEL.......: Nuclear Blast ║
║ GENRE.......: Death Metal ║
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║ LANGUAGE....: English SOURCE.....: CDDA ║
║ RiP.DATE....: 02-05-2017 GRABBER....: EAC 1.0beta3 (Secure Mode) ║
║ RETAiL.DATE.: 01-20-2017 ENCODER....: LAME3.98.4 with preset -V0 ║
║ CATALOG.....: NB3480-2 QUALiTY....: 281kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo ║
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║ URL.........: http://www.facebook.com/aversionscrown/ ║
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║ Aversions Crown are keeping up the time-honored tradition of ║
║ Australian metal bands doing what they do best: playing stupidly ║
║ heavy music that makes you want to commit heinous acts of violence ║
║ in the mosh pit. TheyÆve been doing this since their debut album ║
║ Servitude, which showed the bands deft ability to play technical ║
║ deathcore with a whopping three guitarists. After that, the band ║
║ signed to Nuclear Blast and released Tyrant, which lowered the ║
║ technicality of the instrumentals but added in a bit of ║
║ experimentation with the atmosphere of the music. Their third and ║
║ newest LP Xenocide sees the group settling into a healthy medium ║
║ between the sounds their two previous albums established and refines ║
║ them into a sound that the band could very easily settle into. ║
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║ Xenocide doesnÆt fall prey to the trap that Tyrant did, which was ║
║ focusing a bit too much on chugging along and supplementing with the ║
║ layers of atmosphere (usually created by guitar) or some songs being ║
║ riff salads, but instead has at least a few interesting riffs/leads ║
║ in a song without being too flashy before it becomes a slew of ║
║ quaking chugs. Some examples of this are the crushing ║
║ ôHybridizationö ôCynical Entityö and ôOdiumö. The atmospheric ║
║ elements from Tyrant are also improved upon here, with some tracks ║
║ having distorted and manipulated sound clips/sound effects at the ║
║ ends/beginnings, and the quieter guitar parts behind ║
║ riffs/breakdowns feel a bit more textured. The album intro ôVoidö is ║
║ a great way to hear that improvement first hand in a full track and ║
║ does the job of getting you ready for the hulking menace you face as ║
║ you listen. ║
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║ As far as individual performances that should be looked out for, pay ║
║ attention to the vocal and drum performances because theyÆre both ║
║ impressive and dynamic. The drums on this album are pretty reliable ║
║ for making you go ôHey, that was pretty neat right there.ö The ║
║ vocals are the same, though I would say the drums strong suit is how ║
║ consistent they are and the vocals strong suit is how varied they ║
║ are. This album is actually pretty great for going back and ║
║ listening to a couple of times. Upon first listen, this album is a ║
║ solid deathcore release that will be pretty well received within its ║
║ community. Upon another, you start to really pay attention to the ║
║ vocal and drum performances on a technical level. Upon another ║
║ listen you start to really pay attention to how the in-your-face mix ║
║ obfuscates these atmospheric guitar parts that are the velvet ║
║ background to the blistering and brutish breakdowns and lyrics about ║
║ aliens. The best part about the depth on this album is that itÆs ║
║ optional. You never really have to look or listen for these things ║
║ if you donÆt want to, but theyÆre there for the listener to explore ║
║ and enjoy at their leisure. ║
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║ Do the band reinvent the wheel with Xenocide? No they donÆt, but ║
║ what they do is use the wheel efficiently for its purpose and then ║
║ beat you over the head with it. This is a deathcore album made ║
║ better by the fact that you can replay it and hear new, interesting ║
║ things within the shell of something that seems so straightforward. ║
║ This album sees the band hitting their stride and establishing what ║
║ will more than likely be their core sound that they add to and ║
║ subtract from in the future. Watch out Thy Art Is Murder, Aversions ║
║ Crown are coming for your throne. ║
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╠═══════════════════════════════[TRACK.LiST]══════════════════════════════╣
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║ 01 Void 1:51 ║
║ 02 Prismatic Abyss 3:40 ║
║ 03 The Soulless Acolyte 3:35 ║
║ 04 Hybridization 5:10 ║
║ 05 Erebus 4:14 ║
║ 06 Ophiophagy 4:53 ║
║ 07 The Oracles Of Existence 3:31 ║
║ 08 Cynical Entity 4:45 ║
║ 09 Stillborn Existence 4:38 ║
║ 10 Cycles Of Haruspex 4:41 ║
║ 11 Misery 3:57 ║
║ 12 Odium 5:23 ║
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║ TOTAL SiZE.: 12 Files/107.5MB/50:18 min ║
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