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Solid, consistant, cold, brutalizing Death Metal that crushes your spirit with every track.-
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| The Cleansing: Feeding the Inevitable |
Death Metal
Deepsend Records
August 16th, 2011
- The Promethean Promise - 3:49
- Third Eye Staring - 4:49
- Your Flesh, Your Curse - 4:42
- A Cheating progression - 3:31
- Hour of Decadence - 4:09
- Processed for Contamination - 5:15
- Law of Reciprocity - 3:32
- Two Days - 4:05
- Crossroads - 4:26
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Release length: 38:16
Review posted on August 15th, 2011
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Discography covers all information available up to day of review and is updated if future albums are reviewed. |
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Poisoned Legacy (2009) • Feeding the Inevitable (2011)
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The Cleansing formed back in 2007 and hails from Copenhagen, Denmark. The group's debut full-length recording, 2009's Poisoned Legacy, did a good job at stirring up the Death Metal fans to take notice of the group. With their mixture of some real brutal sounding Death Metal put together with some Slam Death Metal concepts, it was clear the band was a force to be reckoned with. Feeding the Inevitable marks the group's second full-length effort, as well as second release through Deepsend Records. Will this be as strong an offering as Poisoned Legacy, or are we looking at a much stronger beast this time around?
Right away The Cleansing wastes no time hammering into their more brutal Death Metal intensity with "The Promethean Promise". The music has a slight melody to the crushing sound that moves at a decent pace, hastened by the blistering clicks of the double bass kicks. The snares to the kit sound a little too thick, but they work well for the recording just the same, while the cymbols chime nicely through the mix. The guitars already have that deeper Death Metal sound that gives the recording a bludgeoning feel, and the bass just hammers along with it nicely to make a very crushing sound and environment. "The Promethean Promise" also features a breakdown around the halfway point, feeding to the more Slam inspired material here, and while it's not the most impressive breakdown you could happen across, it still works more thanks to that crushing sound from the guitar and bass that leave the section feeling a little richer then it would be, but in no way comparable to how full the rest of the song sounds. While this does work out for the band on this track, it's good to hear that The Cleansing doesn't abuse the concept of breakdowns throughout the release.
Much of this effort can feel pretty cold amid it's crushing atmosphere. "Your Flesh, Your Curse" is definitely one of those tracks, especially thanks to it's more mechanical sound effect-driven introduction. The song itself varies between slower and more mic-tempo pace. The transitions between the two speeds work well here, aiding in the whole crushing environment with a little more hopelessness found in it with an enjoyable and suiting, yet rather small guitar solo towards the end. But, for as heavy and intense as this track is, "Processed for Contamination" definitely has it beat. If ever there was a time to sit down and feel like a band were to completely shatter your soul, this track would be it. While the other songs have that crushing atmosphere to them, this song's more depressive guitar chords coupled with it's slower pace really make this track the song off the album to push the limits of how heavy the material can be, leaving you feeling like the band intended to leave you shattered once this cold and frigid track was done with you.
I wish that I could say more about this recording, but there's really nothing else that could be said. Feeding the Inevitable is just nine tracks of solid brutalizing Death Metal. There's plenty of great, solid recordings on here, all of which feature varying speeds. "Third Eye Staring" is another track worth mentioning, and it's hard to sit down and say whether one speed works better then the other since they are transitioned so well. The guitar solo here is enjoyable, and the slower elements really capture a strong, crushing environment for the track that is slightly overlooked for some faster material that is as equally enjoyable in the long run. This and "The Promethean Promise" really set the tone of the album, and The Cleansing still to that concept really well throughout the recording. "Crossroads" brings the release to an end, and while it still has that crushing sound, the effort definitely feels a little more intense and even chaotic in the chords, taking on a more sinister Death Metal approach then anything. It makes for a nice closing to the album, leaving the listener feeling complete from it's varying though dominantly faster speeds and energetic output.
Feeding the Inevitable is nothing but well executed Death Metal. While "The Promethean Promise" is really the only track to feature a breakdown, there's still some good Slam Death Metal elements found here and there, whether that was the band's intention or not. Either way, the recording feels cold and brutal, never letting up the entire experience. If you're in the market for a Death Metal album that leaves you feeling like the victim of countless curbstomps, Feeding the Inevitable is the release to check out as it's professional brutality will leave you feeling crushed the entire time, leaving you itching to go back for more punishment. You'll definitely find yourself giving it more time after the initial spin, and loving every consistant extreme moment of it.
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Digital review copy of this release provided by:
Deepsend Records.
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