Out of the slowly evolving Maritime scene comes Fear Absolute, who are front-runners of Canada's East Coast metal experience if you ask me. Having not had a label release any of their music until now (they released 2001's debut The Truth by themselves), album number two is finally out and is wowing critics all over. And am I going to treat this any differently? Hell no!
You have to love the challenge put forth from a progressive death band. Putting out a cd with 7 songs that clocks in at just under an hour. The hope is that they will try something fresh and not follow a standard formula of Schuldiner worship. Now although you can hear the influence of the metal legend on this album, it's obvious that the band is taking their own steps forward in achieving a multi-layered prog/death/thrash sound.
Finding both heavy and melodic guitars from frontman Dale Lyons, intense and fevered drumming from Dan Rogers, and lush and punchy bass lines from studio musician Chris Mercer, it's obvious that time has been taken with the recording process (which is produced masterfully), and they're in no rush to crank out every idea they have on this album. They're probably just happy to let their future albums develop their talent and experience, and hopefully it will translate into an even more flourishing sound.
L. Savage -8.5- Unrestrained! Mag
http://www.fearabsolute.com/Dreamland%20011003.mp3
http://www.unrestrainedmag.com/
You have to love the challenge put forth from a progressive death band. Putting out a cd with 7 songs that clocks in at just under an hour. The hope is that they will try something fresh and not follow a standard formula of Schuldiner worship. Now although you can hear the influence of the metal legend on this album, it's obvious that the band is taking their own steps forward in achieving a multi-layered prog/death/thrash sound.
Finding both heavy and melodic guitars from frontman Dale Lyons, intense and fevered drumming from Dan Rogers, and lush and punchy bass lines from studio musician Chris Mercer, it's obvious that time has been taken with the recording process (which is produced masterfully), and they're in no rush to crank out every idea they have on this album. They're probably just happy to let their future albums develop their talent and experience, and hopefully it will translate into an even more flourishing sound.
L. Savage -8.5- Unrestrained! Mag
http://www.fearabsolute.com/Dreamland%20011003.mp3
http://www.unrestrainedmag.com/
