Fission Crater
Napalm Records 2004
By Jason Jordan
Is this really the third time weve heard from Vintersorg this year? Frankly, I havent been too impressed with his outings in 2004. Fission is essentially a thrashy side-project for the man who is attempting to rival Hellhammer as far as number of musical projects goes. Crater, though, feels weak. I could imagine a large amount of this material being on the Vintersorg cutting room floor.
Mechanism is a brief introduction, which Crater replaces. The latter begins strongly enough but loses momentum due to its awkward chorus. The growls as always are well performed, as are the clean vocals. Really, Ive never had a single qualm with Vintersorgs vocals. Accelerator isnt too appealing until 3:30 when sporadic guitar leads and cosmic synths take the forefront. Empty Nimbus is devoid of redeeming qualities. Magnetism thankfully picks up the slack. Inklings of Arcturus can be heard through the keyboards, and check the 2:30 mark for an excellent riff/odd time signature. Mind Vortex and The Chaos Algorithm are present to remind us of the groups existential ponderings. Youd think Vintersorg would tire of penning similar lyrical content time and again. But, I guess Deicide dont tire of desecrating the name of Christ either. Syndrome closes the album magnificently. Its a shame that most of Crater isnt this captivating. In addition, the compositions lack the punch that perhaps an edgy production wouldve given them.
Fission hasnt crafted a mind-blowing album at this juncture. Good ideas that are well executed spring up occasionally, but Crater isnt able to rise above mediocrity. Therefore, I bestow my most distributed rating upon them:
7/10
Official Fission website
Official Napalm Records website
Napalm Records 2004
By Jason Jordan
Is this really the third time weve heard from Vintersorg this year? Frankly, I havent been too impressed with his outings in 2004. Fission is essentially a thrashy side-project for the man who is attempting to rival Hellhammer as far as number of musical projects goes. Crater, though, feels weak. I could imagine a large amount of this material being on the Vintersorg cutting room floor.
Mechanism is a brief introduction, which Crater replaces. The latter begins strongly enough but loses momentum due to its awkward chorus. The growls as always are well performed, as are the clean vocals. Really, Ive never had a single qualm with Vintersorgs vocals. Accelerator isnt too appealing until 3:30 when sporadic guitar leads and cosmic synths take the forefront. Empty Nimbus is devoid of redeeming qualities. Magnetism thankfully picks up the slack. Inklings of Arcturus can be heard through the keyboards, and check the 2:30 mark for an excellent riff/odd time signature. Mind Vortex and The Chaos Algorithm are present to remind us of the groups existential ponderings. Youd think Vintersorg would tire of penning similar lyrical content time and again. But, I guess Deicide dont tire of desecrating the name of Christ either. Syndrome closes the album magnificently. Its a shame that most of Crater isnt this captivating. In addition, the compositions lack the punch that perhaps an edgy production wouldve given them.
Fission hasnt crafted a mind-blowing album at this juncture. Good ideas that are well executed spring up occasionally, but Crater isnt able to rise above mediocrity. Therefore, I bestow my most distributed rating upon them:
7/10
Official Fission website
Official Napalm Records website
