Deadsoil The Venom Divine
Lifeforce Records 2004
By Adam McAuley
From an electrical intro bursts forth yet another hardcore acts music. What do these guys have to distance them from the likes of Fear My Thoughts, whom Im reviewing simultaneously? To be honest, there is no particular standout characteristic, but for the most part Deadsoil are a solid, if standard, unit. Firstly, the performances are decent, with some crisp vocals, and excellent double bass drum work by Christian Bass. Unfortunately, like many of these types of acts, the production doesnt really do them justice, and the music is only given a portion of the power it could potentially have.
For around the first half of the disc, Deadsoil maintain a medium pace for their hardcore frenzy before shifting, at the track Hellsphere, which features zesty solos and a slight kick up in energy. From there, the band throw in a number of spastic, slow sections, which are fairly interesting at times, but tend to drag the album down a bit towards its latter portions. Still, the tempo shifts are a welcome addition in a genre that usually maintains a standard pace throughout. Closing track Despise the Logic features additional well-performed double bass and an outburst of energy.
When all is said and done, its difficult to say if Deadsoil will be able to distance themselves from the pack, but they provide an average platter of hardcore for those interested in the style. Anyone else would be best advised to overlook this album, though. A textbook example of good, but far from great.
6/10
Official Lifeforce records website
Official Deadsoil website
Lifeforce Records 2004
By Adam McAuley
From an electrical intro bursts forth yet another hardcore acts music. What do these guys have to distance them from the likes of Fear My Thoughts, whom Im reviewing simultaneously? To be honest, there is no particular standout characteristic, but for the most part Deadsoil are a solid, if standard, unit. Firstly, the performances are decent, with some crisp vocals, and excellent double bass drum work by Christian Bass. Unfortunately, like many of these types of acts, the production doesnt really do them justice, and the music is only given a portion of the power it could potentially have.
For around the first half of the disc, Deadsoil maintain a medium pace for their hardcore frenzy before shifting, at the track Hellsphere, which features zesty solos and a slight kick up in energy. From there, the band throw in a number of spastic, slow sections, which are fairly interesting at times, but tend to drag the album down a bit towards its latter portions. Still, the tempo shifts are a welcome addition in a genre that usually maintains a standard pace throughout. Closing track Despise the Logic features additional well-performed double bass and an outburst of energy.
When all is said and done, its difficult to say if Deadsoil will be able to distance themselves from the pack, but they provide an average platter of hardcore for those interested in the style. Anyone else would be best advised to overlook this album, though. A textbook example of good, but far from great.
6/10
Official Lifeforce records website
Official Deadsoil website
