CHAOS INCEPTION - The Abrogation (LAVADOME Production - CD 2012)
“With lunatic eyes I stalk the offering as
blood spatters the next stone on my path…”
Arrghhhhhh!!!! This was my first reaction – a
loud, furious scream – when I started to listen to “The Abrogation” and was hit
by that massive wall of sound and slashing riffs from the title track, which
opens the album. Man, believe me or not, but I had absolutely no idea what to
expect from Chaos Inception, I never knew this band before, so I never really
expected such a high quality death metal to ejaculate from the speakers.
Meanwhile the tornado, which it caused, pretty quickly turned everything into
pieces, broke everything around and simply left chaos. Arrghhhhh! What a
delightful piece of death metal I’ve found on “The Abrogation”; the more it is
amusing that as I just write I completely didn’t know anything about the band.
Now, when I write this review and have listened to “The Abrogation” several
times more, I also purchased the debut album of this Alabama based squadron and
I can see that it’s not an accident. Those guys already on their first CD were
slaying mercilessly, offering ten executing death metal anthems. “Collision
with Oblivion” was great, but now “The Abrogation” seems to be even better!
Musically I guess “The Abrogation” follows what
was on “Collision with Oblivion”. This is technical, fast as hell, brutal death
metal, a lot inspired by the mighty Nile and Hate Eternal, but “The Abrogation”
seems to deliver also more influences from the likes of Morbid Angel, Behemoth,
even Angel Corpse and recent Krisiun LPs in few parts, and the final effect is
thunderous. Each song brings devastation; each is composed of so great riffs that
they equal the best bands and albums from this sort of death metal... Really, I
have no doubt that if someone worships what Hate Eternal for instance have been
doing, then he’ll also love Chaos Inception… and in my opinion Chaos Inception
is way better than Hate Eternal because they have more diverse, more memorable
and not as chaotic and dull songs and sound better than Rutan had on “I,
Monarch” for instance. It is my opinion, of corpse, no one has to agree, but I
feel way more energy bursting here and passion when listening to “The
Abrogation”. The intensity of this material is yet again very impressive. The
music is relentless and straight forward totally and hardly ever leaves you an
occasion to take a breath and rest, as most of those 30 minutes is just filled
with fast and brutal playing. Luckily it never feels monotonous, as the band
achieved great ability to compose interesting riffs and as often as they can
they slow down, to play more memorable and atmospheric part. It doesn’t happen
maybe too often, but when it does, it is like the heaviest nail hitting your
forehead. Just listen to “Black Blood Vortex” or “The Exterminati” – even when
Chaos Inception slowed down, they still sound incredibly massive and violent.
Again Mr. Matt Barnes shows his amazing skills
as the guitarist, giving me goose skin with every lead he plays. This man
sounds sometimes like lunatic, his leads are chaotic and frenzy, but the effect
is excellent, just like when you listen to Trey Azaghoth or Jeff Hannemann… or
Karl Sanders… Also the drumming of Gary White is impressive as hell, he’s as
good as Inferno from Behemoth or other my favourite drummers! This man is fast –
that’s all you need to know about this blastmaster! The production of “The
Abrogation” is also flawless; it increases the powerful side of this music into
its limits and makes it sound like a true sound bomb. It is just impossible to
listen to this album, without playing it loud. Only then you can really feel
how devastating it is and feel its strength in complete. Ufff, the words are
just coming from underneath my fingers, I typed this review as quickly as the
music on the album is, but this is just how enthusiastic I become about Chaos
Inception. This is just excellent band and I cannot recommend it to you enough.
You must get this CD quickly and support them.
“…I am
the Patriarch… I will bathe in the blood of my enemies…”!!!!!!!!
Standout tracks: “Phalanx (The Tip of the
Spear)”, “Lunatic Necromancy”, “Hammer of Infidel”
Final rate: 85/100
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