Even the name suggests classic death metal. Decapitated
is another great Polish band from, uh, Poland (only the second one I've
ever heard - I've got to start taking more of an interest in the country).
The vocals are like a deep undercurrent to some pretty
fast, bad-ass metal. This is good, since a lot of bands have non-sensical
growling that almost drowns out the rest of the music. Here the non-sensical
growling blends well, acting like another instrument. Plus, almost every
song has an awesome instrumental intro that always leads into something
even my grandma could headbang to. I mean, this is some hard-rockin'
shit.
On track 8, they experiment with a black-metal-style
synthesized orchestra that sounds especially dark. It acts as a cool
introduction into the last song, which has some classic-sounding guitar
solos.
The surprising thing about this album (other than
its quality) is that Decapitated's average age is only 17. I expect some
more great stuff from this band as time goes by. This album is a metal
masterpiece. I wouldn't expect any less from an album produced by Vader's
Peter Wiczwarek.
