Decapitated The Negation
Earache MOSH 274CD 09.02.04
By Anna Novitzky
If theres one thing you cant accuse Decapitated of, its being quiet. So I knew it was a mistake to put The Negation on at high volume on a Sunday morning. My intuition was proved correct when I was inundated with complaints from everyone in my building, but by god it was satisfying.
Decapitated have long been hailed as the young saviours of death metal, and there isnt an awful lot in The Negation to prove this wrong. As bleak and brutal as ever, it features all their traditional traits guttural growling, ferocious guitars that cut like buzz-saws and speed-drumming that promises early arthritic wrists. They even manage to expand their repertoire is that a hint of ethereal synthesised melancholy I hear on Calling? Why yes, Watson, I believe it is. Still, for the main part they stick to what they do best, and continue to do it damn well. While The Negation doesnt display all the freshness and inventiveness of earlier releases, theirs is a sound that has matured. It isnt, perhaps, as exciting as it once was, but it still satisfies in a way that few bands can match. The relentless drive of fury and injury-inducing morbid enthusiasm may cause your brain to implode or trickle out of your ears after a couple of hours on repeat, but surely thats the point.
Official Decapitated Website
Official Earache Website
Earache MOSH 274CD 09.02.04
By Anna Novitzky
If theres one thing you cant accuse Decapitated of, its being quiet. So I knew it was a mistake to put The Negation on at high volume on a Sunday morning. My intuition was proved correct when I was inundated with complaints from everyone in my building, but by god it was satisfying.
Decapitated have long been hailed as the young saviours of death metal, and there isnt an awful lot in The Negation to prove this wrong. As bleak and brutal as ever, it features all their traditional traits guttural growling, ferocious guitars that cut like buzz-saws and speed-drumming that promises early arthritic wrists. They even manage to expand their repertoire is that a hint of ethereal synthesised melancholy I hear on Calling? Why yes, Watson, I believe it is. Still, for the main part they stick to what they do best, and continue to do it damn well. While The Negation doesnt display all the freshness and inventiveness of earlier releases, theirs is a sound that has matured. It isnt, perhaps, as exciting as it once was, but it still satisfies in a way that few bands can match. The relentless drive of fury and injury-inducing morbid enthusiasm may cause your brain to implode or trickle out of your ears after a couple of hours on repeat, but surely thats the point.
Official Decapitated Website
Official Earache Website