This evening, I will be writing on the topic of a band you really should be listening to. Today's candidates are British Technical/Melodic Death Metal band Ignominious Incarceration, now (rather disappointingly) called The Soulless. II (also referred to as Ignom) was a band that I would not have heard about apart from the fact that one day I was strolling through HMV, past the Metal section. This area in HMV has always bemused me. It lacks coverage of the most (relatively) household Metal bands while stocking the entire discographies of artists you've never heard of. Anyway, I was perusing the shelf when suddenly, an album quite literally jumped out and hit me in the face.
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A giant man in a badass metal suit with a badass sword, and toting the most ridiculously named band I had ever heard of in my life. Ignominious Incarceration are a no-holds-barred, ruthless tech/melodeath band, the music of which somehow lives up to the awesomeness of it's album artwork. Each track screams after the last with more force, more noise and more rage. It's a brilliant and highly original creation but it may border on the side of over the top depending on your preference.
Some of my personal favourite tracks are:
Saviour: This track is just brilliant. Infectious riff, pounding double pedal, lyrics which are actually distinguishable, yet still amazingly and intensely heavy
Dynasty Damnation: This one really drives along, tells a pretty interesting (or highly over the top) story, with a really powerful breakdown, as the vocals roar 'DEATHHH WILL BE THE ONLYYY ENNNNDDDDD'. Typically fullforce, eartearing material.
Tides of Pestilence: Stop-start lyrical stabs and a chorus amazingly catchy for something this heavy, with a great guitar solo chucked in with yet another great breakdown stuck on the back of it.
It's a great album, by an unfairly unknown band. Buy it, people.
The Soulless's latest album comes out on the 19th May, and the songs they've shown us so far are indications of a work that somehow manages to top even Of Winter Born. Their first single, Unaltered, is really a masterwork. You can see how far they've come, but it's still distinctly II. Expect a review when I can get my hands on it.
You can check out The Soulless at their site: http://thesoullessband.com/
Also check out the video for Unaltered
Some of my personal favourite tracks are:
Saviour: This track is just brilliant. Infectious riff, pounding double pedal, lyrics which are actually distinguishable, yet still amazingly and intensely heavy
Dynasty Damnation: This one really drives along, tells a pretty interesting (or highly over the top) story, with a really powerful breakdown, as the vocals roar 'DEATHHH WILL BE THE ONLYYY ENNNNDDDDD'. Typically fullforce, eartearing material.
Tides of Pestilence: Stop-start lyrical stabs and a chorus amazingly catchy for something this heavy, with a great guitar solo chucked in with yet another great breakdown stuck on the back of it.
It's a great album, by an unfairly unknown band. Buy it, people.
The Soulless's latest album comes out on the 19th May, and the songs they've shown us so far are indications of a work that somehow manages to top even Of Winter Born. Their first single, Unaltered, is really a masterwork. You can see how far they've come, but it's still distinctly II. Expect a review when I can get my hands on it.
You can check out The Soulless at their site: http://thesoullessband.com/
Also check out the video for Unaltered
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