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Morbid Angel - Heretic
So its time again, for the kings of this genre. Since the "Altars of madness" album Morbid Angel has succesful been leaders when it comes to technical and brutal death metal, but since the departure of Dave Vincent (voc/bass). After "Domination", the band seems to be struggling to find the right formula again. "Heretic" are their latest attempt. It starts promising with "Cleansed In Pestilence", wich makes me think of the excellent "Covenant" album. Speed, characteristic riffing and weird drumparts. Morbid Angel structure. The following "Enshrined By Grace" have all the ingredients that makes Morbid Angel an outstanding band musically. God attack in the arrangements and over all an melancholy feeling. But after these tracks its getting more and more hollow, it feels like the ambitious songwriting sometimes goes over hand and becomes organized chaos, but without melodies and punchlines. Another thing that bothers me are the sound, its Morbid Angel sound but not in that positive way that you heard on so many album before. More "hollow" than "Covenant" and noway near the fat sound of "Blessed Are The Sick" or "Domination". Well the songs I mentioned are the best I´ve heard in many years with this band along with "Stricken Arise" and "Abyssous". This album isn´t a failure, but neither a succes in my ears. I´ll hope that this band hasn't burned their best explosives on albums like "Altars Of Madness" and "Covenant" and that there is more to come! See
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