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Trollheart · 11-02-2017, 06:34 PM

Album title: Aathma
Artist: Persefone
Genre: Progressive Metal/Melodic Death Metal
Nationality: Andorran
Release date: February 24
Position in Discography: Fifth
Fear Factor: Moderate
Familiar with this artist? No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? Prog Metal, yes; Melodic Death Metal, no.
Average RYM Score: 3.28
And Wiki calls them Progressive Death Metal! Talk about confusion! But given that the last song on the album is a multi-part suite, I have a feeling the Prog Metal tag may fit better. Plus, look at some of those titles: “Stillness is Timeless”. “Spirals Within Thy Being”. “An Infinitesimal Spark.” Doesn't sound like Death Metal to me, even Melodic. I guess much of it will hinge on the vocals, and they are ... not quite happening yet. Two instrumental tracks to kick off, and now we're into the third but it has a long instrumental intro too, so I'm as yet none the wiser. Okay, now I am. Those are DM vocals, so now I don't know. But there are clean ones too. Well it's very technically proficient, with a lot of prog metal tropes, so maybe I'll just stop trying to categorise it and just listen to the music? Sounds like a plan, Batman.

Lot of keyboard on here, a lot more than I'd expect on any album with any sort of connection to Death Metal, and the structures of the songs are definitely more based on melody and meaning rather than aggression and power, so I'd be leaning in more a prog metal .... yeah, I know: I said I'd shut up about the genre, didn't I? Okay, I will. I like what I'm hearing so far anyway. There are as I say screeching vocals but a lot of the songs seem to have the clean vocals driving them. I'm really impressed with this, I must say. I think anyone who goes into this expecting a standard Death Metal (or even Melodic Death Metal) album will be disappointed, and perhaps confused, whereas a Progressive Metal fan will be a lot happier. I know I am.

Check out more from this artist? Yes
Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes (though I'm not quite sure what it is)

Expectation Index: 9

11-02-2017, 06:34 PM	#810 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Album title: Aathma Artist: Persefone Genre: Progressive Metal/Melodic Death Metal Nationality: Andorran Release date: February 24 Position in Discography: Fifth Fear Factor: Moderate Familiar with this artist? No Familiar with the genre or subgenre? Prog Metal, yes; Melodic Death Metal, no. Average RYM Score: 3.28 And Wiki calls them Progressive Death Metal! Talk about confusion! But given that the last song on the album is a multi-part suite, I have a feeling the Prog Metal tag may fit better. Plus, look at some of those titles: “Stillness is Timeless”. “Spirals Within Thy Being”. “An Infinitesimal Spark.” Doesn't sound like Death Metal to me, even Melodic. I guess much of it will hinge on the vocals, and they are ... not quite happening yet. Two instrumental tracks to kick off, and now we're into the third but it has a long instrumental intro too, so I'm as yet none the wiser. Okay, now I am. Those are DM vocals, so now I don't know. But there are clean ones too. Well it's very technically proficient, with a lot of prog metal tropes, so maybe I'll just stop trying to categorise it and just listen to the music? Sounds like a plan, Batman. Lot of keyboard on here, a lot more than I'd expect on any album with any sort of connection to Death Metal, and the structures of the songs are definitely more based on melody and meaning rather than aggression and power, so I'd be leaning in more a prog metal .... yeah, I know: I said I'd shut up about the genre, didn't I? Okay, I will. I like what I'm hearing so far anyway. There are as I say screeching vocals but a lot of the songs seem to have the clean vocals driving them. I'm really impressed with this, I must say. I think anyone who goes into this expecting a standard Death Metal (or even Melodic Death Metal) album will be disappointed, and perhaps confused, whereas a Progressive Metal fan will be a lot happier. I know I am. Check out more from this artist? Yes Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes (though I'm not quite sure what it is) Expectation Index: 9 __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018