| CD REVIEW Miseration |
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Band: Miseration Last year’s Your Demons, Their Angels did hit the audience by surprise. Not only because of the ‘all-star’-members (see beneath), yet also because of the craftsmanship and professional approach. Miseration was formed by two experienced and well-known (Death) Metal musicians: Christian Älvestam, from TorchBearer / Angel Blake / Unmoored / The Few Against Many / Scar Symmetry / …-fame, and Jani Stefanovic, known from e.g. The Weakening, Crimson Moonlight, DivineFire, The Few Against Many or Sins Of Omission, amongst several others. This second studio album goes on in the vein of the debut, which is splendid news for those who could appreciate that former recording. This could be translated as: old school-inspired Swedish-oriented Death Metal à la early Entombed, Unleashed, old Hypocrisy, Bloodbath etc, mixed with elements from (some of) the members’ former and current bands and projects, and injected with influences from the US-scene - think Hate Eternal, Suffocation, Immolation, Through The Eyes Of The Dead or Psycroptic. Correct: these comparisons do not implement ‘originality’ and indeed the band does not renew at all. However, because of the superb compositions and excellent performance, as well as the powerful, skull-crushing sound, this album belongs to the top of the more extreme and brutal Death Metal scene. …does not mean: fast all the time; just means: killer release! 83/100 Ivan Tibos. |