Released on August 21, 2010 with an accompanying gig at House of Music in Thamel, Kathmandu, the album encompasses the band’s new venture into more darker and faster side of metal.[break]
If you’re looking for the melodic black metal, the group’s “Forever Winter,” then look elsewhere. Even though the band has always carried a black-metal essence, this album, conversely, goes against the nature of the band and is pure grindcore.
After taking more of a death-metal route after their last album “The Ruin of Immortals” released last year, this album hopes to do better. The screaming and growling vocals isn’t a single notch below expectation.
The drums play the most influencing factor in the album; but even though drummer Surya Pun plays extravagantly well, the snare sometimes is too loud and drowns out the guitars at some points. The album needs a closer listening to catch the technicality of the guitars. Clean, low-pitched sounds from the keyboards recur throughout, generating a feeling as if the whole album is one song.
In particular, tracks “Putrefaction Eternity” and “Altar of the Fallen” have special distinctions due to their advanced and swift technical executions. The former begins with slow chants and builds up into a fast tempo. A symphonic face of the band comes through with ease in “Altar of the Fallen,” but the sheer power of their death-metal side is overwhelming and makes the track a must-hear piece.
Another track worth noticing is “Inhumane.” The song is rather loud with piercing continuous screams, making it a probable concert-ender, to leave the crowd in spectral awe.
In all, the album is worth listening to if you’re a grind-core metal lover and supporter of the underground scene. On the other hand, many might find this album a little too much grind-core for their liking.
Frontman Shakya cites the band’s inspirations from such albums as Nile, Sikth, Meshuggah, and Immortal, to name a few.
“The band hopes to incorporate black metal with more extreme forms of music,” he shares of future projects.
“Putrefaction Eternity” is available in Nepal through Ktmrocks Records; and in the USA, South-Africa and Europe through Gore-Kha Records. While their fourth album was released in Japan, this is the first time that any album from the band is being released in the west.
The same album is available for purchase in Kathmandu at Metal Shop, RB Complex on New Road.
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