Fragments Of Unbecoming - Sterling Black Icon-Chapter III-Black But Shining
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Carmine Preface (Entrance) |
| Genre | Death Metal |
Sam Anetzberger
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Vocals
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| Tracks | 12 |
Stefan Weimar
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Guitar
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| Runningtime | 51 Min. |
Sascha Ehrich
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Guitar
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| Label | Metal Blade |
Wolle Schellenberg
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Bass
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| Release | 27 March 2006 |
Ingo Maier
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Drums
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| Country | Germany |
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Keyboards
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| Similar artists | In Flames, Entombed | ||
Fragments Of Unbecoming are not ashamed to admit that they have been heavily influenced by the Swedish death metal scene from the 90s. With a piece of Entombed and some pieces of In Flames they have mixed together what they claim to be their own style (of course…). Even if the result does not sound as unique as the band might hope or think, it is still initially slightly above average for the genre. Basically it is melodic death metal with blasting double bass drums. The band works with two vocalists, Sam Anetzberger and Stefan Weimar, who sound confusingly alike in their duets. Neither of them is adding something especially revolutionary to the art of growling though.
The title track sounds a lot like something from Dark
Tranquillity's latest release Character. The end of Breathe In The Black
To See contains some nice fast double base, something that will be repeated
at the end of A Faint Illumination. Dear Floating Water includes the
same type of melodies that once made In Flames a great band. However,
the songwriting does not keep the record up till the end. The second
half of the record goes idle. The melodies are less distinguishable
in favour of more raw aggression. In the end, I'm left with more of
a negative impression. It sounded promising at first but after a few
more rounds, the record is still not growing further.
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Summary
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6 chalices of 10 - David |
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