Lost Soul Chaostream
Wicked World January 24th, 2005
By Jason Jordan
Minute details can definitely work in favor of the band that uses said peculiarities. For instance, as is the case with Chaostream, the fact that the actual CD resembles a vinyl LP all black with ridges on the front side is enough to put me in a good mood even before I pop the album in. Similarly, Lost Souls brand of blistering death metal, though formulaic, contains enough quality to be considered good but expendable.
Along the same line of reasoning, I didnt think the group would waste any time presenting their iteration of death metal, and Word of Sin proves the former statement rather quickly. Everything is very fast; the musicians are all overtly talented and, at times, remind me of Zyklon, Decapitated, Behemoth or any death metal troupe in the same vein stylistically. Godstate has a galloping feel to its entrance, but is content to venture into a place thats already been explored. However, I do like the subtle changes in Death Crowns All such as the speed of the double-bass juxtaposed with the dragging rhythm of the hi-hat. The riffs should be relatively well received, but they arent anything to write home about (to use a cliché). Of course, requisite guitar leads traipse about a bit later. Shameful Race, The Hidden Law, and Mortal Cage do not veer from a speed-infused death metal sound. The cheekily titled Christian Meat is absurdly slow for Lost Soul, though nothing specifically detracts from the opuss worth. Angels Cry and The Birth of BABALON endorse the trend, which is quite up-front on Chaostream. To reiterate, its not as if theres bad material here. Its just not up to speed (heh) with the virtuosos in the genre.
Ill recommend Chaostream for those of you that fancy an album thats basically been released before. Others interests would best be invested elsewhere. Furthermore, acknowledging Lost Souls superb labelmates such as The Chasm and Anata only conjures further discouragement.
7.5/10
Official Lost Soul website
Official Wicked World website
Wicked World January 24th, 2005
By Jason Jordan
Minute details can definitely work in favor of the band that uses said peculiarities. For instance, as is the case with Chaostream, the fact that the actual CD resembles a vinyl LP all black with ridges on the front side is enough to put me in a good mood even before I pop the album in. Similarly, Lost Souls brand of blistering death metal, though formulaic, contains enough quality to be considered good but expendable.
Along the same line of reasoning, I didnt think the group would waste any time presenting their iteration of death metal, and Word of Sin proves the former statement rather quickly. Everything is very fast; the musicians are all overtly talented and, at times, remind me of Zyklon, Decapitated, Behemoth or any death metal troupe in the same vein stylistically. Godstate has a galloping feel to its entrance, but is content to venture into a place thats already been explored. However, I do like the subtle changes in Death Crowns All such as the speed of the double-bass juxtaposed with the dragging rhythm of the hi-hat. The riffs should be relatively well received, but they arent anything to write home about (to use a cliché). Of course, requisite guitar leads traipse about a bit later. Shameful Race, The Hidden Law, and Mortal Cage do not veer from a speed-infused death metal sound. The cheekily titled Christian Meat is absurdly slow for Lost Soul, though nothing specifically detracts from the opuss worth. Angels Cry and The Birth of BABALON endorse the trend, which is quite up-front on Chaostream. To reiterate, its not as if theres bad material here. Its just not up to speed (heh) with the virtuosos in the genre.
Ill recommend Chaostream for those of you that fancy an album thats basically been released before. Others interests would best be invested elsewhere. Furthermore, acknowledging Lost Souls superb labelmates such as The Chasm and Anata only conjures further discouragement.
7.5/10
Official Lost Soul website
Official Wicked World website
