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Trollheart · 02-23-2018, 07:37 AM

Album title: Revelation
Artist: Oceano
Genre: Deathcore
Nationality: American
Release date: May 19
Position in Discography: Fifth
Estimated Rating:

Have I heard of this artist? No
Average RYM Score: 2.62
Never going to be a fan of deathcore, and never going to give any points for vocals which sound like they're being sung by a stuck pig, but some of the music here is quite okay. But that's really about it: it's okay. Nothing special, nothing stands out, nothing to latch onto. Not, I'm forced to make the obvious pun, any sort of a revelation. And these vocals suck, to me, so that's always going to be hard for me to get past. In general, much of the music (when I can hear it/make it out over the roaring and growling) sounds kind of prog metal to me, but it's hard to tell really.

When the vocals stop and the music takes over it's not bad, as in the short instrumental “Final Form”, where the band can show what they're about. But such gems are few and far between (there's actually only one) so that doesn't factor enough into my rating here sadly. “The Event” has some nice musical ideas too, but they again get drowned out by the aggressive vocal, which ruins it for me. In the end, I guess the only thing I can say about this is that, well, it's deathcore. To paraphrase Kryten in Red Dwarf, that is its crime; it is also its punishment.

Check out more from this artist? No fricking way
Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Very unlikely

Actual Rating:

02-23-2018, 07:37 AM	#1956 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Album title: Revelation Artist: Oceano Genre: Deathcore Nationality: American Release date: May 19 Position in Discography: Fifth Estimated Rating: Have I heard of this artist? No Average RYM Score: 2.62 Never going to be a fan of deathcore, and never going to give any points for vocals which sound like they're being sung by a stuck pig, but some of the music here is quite okay. But that's really about it: it's okay. Nothing special, nothing stands out, nothing to latch onto. Not, I'm forced to make the obvious pun, any sort of a revelation. And these vocals suck, to me, so that's always going to be hard for me to get past. In general, much of the music (when I can hear it/make it out over the roaring and growling) sounds kind of prog metal to me, but it's hard to tell really. When the vocals stop and the music takes over it's not bad, as in the short instrumental “Final Form”, where the band can show what they're about. But such gems are few and far between (there's actually only one) so that doesn't factor enough into my rating here sadly. “The Event” has some nice musical ideas too, but they again get drowned out by the aggressive vocal, which ruins it for me. In the end, I guess the only thing I can say about this is that, well, it's deathcore. To paraphrase Kryten in Red Dwarf, that is its crime; it is also its punishment. Check out more from this artist? No fricking way Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Very unlikely Actual Rating: __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018