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░ ██ ██ Artist: Evocation ██ ██
▓ █░░ ■█ Album: The Shadow Archetype █■ ░░█
■ █▓▀ █ Year: 2017 █ ▀▓█ ░
█ ▓ Rel. Date: 2017-08-10 ▓ █
▒ ▒ Genre: Death Metal ▒ ▒
█▄ ░ Label: Metal Blade ░ ▄█
░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█
░ █▓ Type: Album ▓█ ░
▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓
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█ From social controversies through everyday █
█ hardships till the corrosion of the upstairs █
█ decision makers, this is more or less the essence █
█ of Metal music. Maybe occult and mysticism as █
█ well, but you wonÆt find it here. It was bound to █
█ happen for me to indulge on the tunes of the █
█ Swedish Melodic Death Metal act, EVOCATION, an █
█ additional creature of the genreÆs evolution. One █
█ of the early 90s relics that never got to fulfill █
█ its potential back in those days while only █
█ resurrecting at the half of last decade. Recently █
█ signed to Metal Blade Records, after being a part █
█ of another giant label, Century Media, the Swedes █
█ delivered their fifth album, ôThe Shadow █
█ Archetypeö, another piece of a darkened shape █
█ describing our slow deterioration. █
█ █
█ ôThe Shadow Archetypeö presents the better of the █
█ mixture of old school and modern Melodic Death █
█ Metal, running on the same course of the █
█ EVOCATIONÆs counterparts in their own Metal scene █
█ as MORS PRINCIPIUM EST / A CANOROUS QUINTET / █
█ ABLAZE MY SORROW among the recently rejuvenated. █
█ On the other hand, this particular album, which █
█ after selected listening to the previous █
█ discography, which maybe their bleakest █
█ experience, shares significant qualities with the █
█ recent development made in the BLOODBATH █
█ supergroup, especially with the coming of Nick █
█ Holmes (PARADISE LOST) to the lineup. █
█ █
█ In general, the bandÆs music isnÆt a tough nut to █
█ crack, like a sort of a simplified form of Death █
█ Metal, as if to make it sound more user friendly, █
█ much more flowing and reaching. There is no doubt █
█ that it is heavy as it can be, with bombastic █
█ riffery crushing riffs and a blazing rhythm █
█ section, yet still very different to the the █
█ current wave of underground Swedish Death Metal █
█ that has been tracing the steps the old days. The █
█ melodies submerged within the riffery is modern █
█ oriented, quite soothing yet you wonÆt find any █
█ British oriented twin guitar melodies or high end █
█ soloing. Nonetheless, the attributed melodies in █
█ this release created a sort of euphonic ambience █
█ that served each of the songs well. The █
█ songwriting is virtually down to the point, █
█ EVOCATION didnÆt leave anything to wonder about, █
█ did their part and wrapped it up against all █
█ expectations. There were moments where I wanted █
█ more, however, it did leave the urge to keep on █
█ listening. █
█ █
█ Highlights that are a must listen are ôDark Day █
█ Sunriseö, the dangerous closer of the album and █
█ greatly memorable, ôModus Operandiö, a darkened █
█ form of well written Death Metal, ôSurvival of the █
█ Sickestö, the crushing fist of straightforwardness █
█ and finally ôCondemned to the Graveö, a powerful █
█ opener that leaves no doubt that this ride is █
█ about to be smooth sailing. █
█ █
█ It has been five years since the last time the █
█ band put up a full length album. I would recommend █
█ going through their entire discography, yet this █
█ new release may serve as their darkest art to █
█ date. █
█ █
█ http://www.evocation.se/ █
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░ 1. Into Ruins 1:09 ░
░ 2. Condemned to the Grave 3:14 ░
░ 3. Modus Operandi 4:31 ░
░ 4. Children of Stone 4:35 ░
░ 5. The Coroner 3:54 ░
░ 6. The Shadow Archetype 4:06 ░
░ 7. Blind Obedience 1:48 ░
░ 8. Survival of the Sickest 2:57 ░
░ 9. Sulphur And Blood 3:46 ░
░ 10. Imperium Fall 3:11 ░
░ 11. Dark Day Sunrise 4:44 ░
░ 37:55 ░
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