KALOPSIA - Amongst the Ruins (GODEATER Records - CD 2012)
First thing, which caught my
attention on this CD was the absolutely killer artwork and design of this
digipack. Wow, just WOW! What a nice artwork from Pär Olofsson!!!!!!! Of course
I already know some of his works from other bands, they were all good, but this
one for “Amongst the Ruins” is especially amazing. It looks just superb on this
three panel digipack, when you fold it out and see all these nice details and
killer ideas for ghastly, creepy picture. I can only imagine how nice it would
also look on the vinyl, but it’s enough to have a look at the digipack. Great
work, Pär, truly!
I honestly never heard of Kalopsia
before I received “Amongst the Ruins”. I can see that there are some
experienced musicians involved in this beast, who play or played also in such
bands like Funebrarum, Deteriorot, Dehumanized... So, this is US death metal
band and they surely sound like one also hehe! When I listen to “Amongst the
Ruins” I just find similarities to such Malevolent Creation, Kataklysm,
Suffocation, Broken Hope, Deicide. You can call it modern, technical, brutal
death metal or whatever you want… I don’t think it’s really so important. The
thing is that this is a very nice album and I did enjoy it a lot. Maybe not all
riffs or ideas are totally my flask of vodka, sometimes Kalopsia may use some
rhythms or riffs, which are sometimes even close to this deathcore stuff… or
simply modern death metal… Anyway, as a whole, this album really is a crushing
release and even those parts, which I may not like entirely, don’t spoil it and
this is just a great listen.
It’s just because Kalopsia
made everything possible to make a killer, brutal death metal album. They have
really good, flawless production and songs, which are filled with some awesome
riffs, drumming, vocals, arrangements, etc. Quite a big part of this album is
fast and violent, but there is also room for some more groovy fragments and
even some melodic pieces, which spice this album in excellent way. Take “Green Eyed
Monster” as an example for such song. Mind also such killer, aggressive as fuck
tracks like “Salt Sown Earth” – real killer, reminding me Aborted meets recent
Deicide(s) a little! – or “Pillars of Ash” and “Scatter the Remains”... Good
blast, crushing death metal. Nice! I like also “Marred by Tragedy”, which is
really a heavy fucker… Take a listen also to these perfectly played and
composed guitar solos. Yes, very well played stuff!
So, as you can see, Kalopsia
waste no time and really deliver some quality death metal. It may not be the
death metal style, which I listen to the most often, but surely it is something
worthy and destructive. Play it loud and don’t hesitate to bang your skull like
crazy motherfucker!
Standout tracks: “Green eyed
Monster”, “Salt Sown Earth”, “Scatter the Remains”
Final rate: 70/100
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