Neurotic - The Rebirth Of Sin

*=Staff's pick	Prayers Of Sin New Human Machine Deformed Wicked God (The Rebirth) Dark Light (Bright Shadow) Ohropax* Cannibalistic* The Path (To Cross) Divine Burning Of Souls* Fearful Life Wakening Neurose I

Genre	Death Metal	Joao Guerreiro	Vocals
Tracks	12	Angelo Rodrigues	Guitar
Runningtime	58 Min.	-	Guitar
Label	Nebula Records	Ino Detelic	Bass
Release	14 Aug. 2005	Marco Augusto	Drums
Country	Portugal	-	Keyboards
Similar artists	---

Almost one hour of Portuguese technical death metal including something so unusual as several bass solos. Portuguese band Neurotic don't spare on the powder when it comes to technical details. The Rebirth Of Sin is the bands' debut and it is released through Nebula Records, a division of the Portuguese label Dark Music Productions.

As already mentioned this is death metal were the main focus lays on technical aspects. Very american in its style. Think of early Darkane meeting late Slayer and add some crispy melodic darkness from Death. And it is the parallels to Death that strikes me most, especially the guitar composing combined with the fluid bass lines, always with a touch of melancholy human misery. Most of the music presented on The Rebirth Of Sin goes on in mid tempo parts with several sidelining and various changes in rhythm. The red chord through the music is the excellent heavy riffing from guitarist Angelo Rodrigues and the tremendous work that's carried out on bass by Ino Detelic. But even though the musical knowledge are close to acts of genius it feels like something is missing in this giant monster of sound. Roaring guitars in honour, but I think that the attempt to be varied and diverse sometimes are the exact opposite of the intention. After a while all solos and arrangements gets a bit boring. Which is a shame, cause the music actually are good. In smaller doses.

The production made by Angelo Rodrigues himself is a bit too dark and gloomy. The same go for the vocals, a more distinct expression and perhaps a bit lighter voice would fit the music better. To make a long story short, everything feels a bit too much and I think this band would gain a lot if they would decide to keep it more simple. Less transportation parts and shorter songs for example. The running time of the album could be drawn to thirty minutes maximum and this album would actually be better.

Production	Vocals	Compositions
6	5	7

Summary
6 chalices of 10 - Tim