Description
Illogicist – Polymorphism Of Death
Label: Not On Label – none
Format: CD, EP, Demo
Country: Italy
Released: Feb 2002
Genre: Death Metal
Tracklist
1 Warped 6:54
2 Vision Of Decay 6:22
3 Grimaces 6:02
Total time 19:18
Technical Death Metal band from Italy. ILLOGICIST lists DEATH, ATHEIST, SCEPTIC, and SPASTIC INK as their main influences. Their sound definitely recalls latter day DEATH with some ATHEIST and SCEPTIC here and there. Polymorphism of Death consists of three songs and is a little over 19 minutes in length. “”Warped”” starts the disc off in fine latter day DEATH style and remains mostly mid paced except for a few faster sections. The ATHEIST sound sneaks in occasionally with some choppy riffing and bass string plucking. “”Visions of Decay”” is similar in style to “” Warped”” except that it is a bit catchier. Strangely enough, the guitar tone towards the end of the song is similar to the crunchy riffs on PARADOX’s Thrash sound. About one minute into “”Grimaces””, the listener is treated to a short jazzy segment a la CYNIC or ATHEIST circa Elements. The body of the song consists of start-stop ATHEIST riffing and bass playing that also similar to ANACRUSIS circa Reason.
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Country of origin: Italy
- Location: Aosta, Aosta Valley
- Lyrical themes: Abstract, Spiritual, Philosophy
Illogicist – Polymorphism Of Death
On Its’ first release Polymorphism Of Death, Illogicist (great word!) brings us technical death metal that is easy to listen to. And that is remarkable.
Technical often means taking bizarre rhythms and other deviating varieties way to far, so listening to a technical band isn’t always easy for me. Illogicist manages to change that by interspersing the songs on this MCD with catchy riffs (Warped) without violating its’ roots.Tight and with a reasonable production the band ploughs through three strong songs of which the second, Visions Of Decay, reminded me briefly of a forgotten band like Americas Revenant during its’ Prophecies Of A Dying World period
An enjoyable debut that should give the band a shot at a deal
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