Diskreet - Infernal Rise
Style: Technical Metalcore/Death Metal
Running Time: 26 Minutes and 2 Seconds
Label: http://www.candlelightrecordsusa.com
As bands continuously blur the lines of metal there will inevitably be those that, in the wake of an obvious overabundance of a quick fad, jump right in to lay their 'claim' to the same crap we've been hearing. Claiming a new and different sound is something not many bands can do, and certainly after hearing 'Infernal Rise' by Kansas' Diskreet i can't honestly say this is a refreshingly enjoyable album but where they lack inventiveness the band supplies impeccably strong orchestration.
Instrumentally speaking here on 'Infernal Rise' theres an awful lot of work going into songs. Taking you through blazing technical passages and then throwing you for a , honestly, quite predictable breakdown Diskreet toss your ears around like a rag doll. It's all over too quickly but the abruptness of it is what almost makes it good. If you had to sit through an hours worth of blast beats and technical onslaughts, you might get quite bored. The way Diskreet do it is simply making it short and sweet, to the point, if you will.
While the musical work on 'Infernal Rise' isn't completely on point constantly, the more mosh worthy moments of this album make for an interesting listen. The fact that they've thrown in absolutely pointless movie quotes makes some of the songs feel completely devoid of a real emotion behind them. Maybe they were trying to build an atmosphere for you through these clips but in doing that it seems as if whatever the clip was trying to convey mood wise just couldn't be done lyrically. Couple this with the fact that the drums throughout 'Infernal Rise' sound like tin cans being beat on and you've got enough ammo to kill this album completely. The insane fretwork and rhythmically crushing slower passages can't save this album completely. The drums are a base for most bands and when your drums sound like they've either been processed to hell or you're beating on tin cans in the booth, you can't honestly get into the music lying over top of that sound. It's hard to give a bad score to a band that shows a bit of stylistic promise, however I must in the true nature of reviewing music site lack of originality for the score that Diskreet deserves.
Score: 5/10
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