Band: Murder Therapy
Title: Symmetry Of Delirium
Label: Deity Down Records
Distribution: xxx
Release date: xxx
Review: CD

The Dutch label Deity Down also signed bands outside Holland, among which the Italian formation Murder Therapy. The latter is a Bologna-based band with (ex) members of Cryptic Theory, Creation Of Madness and Chaos Among Nameless, that recorded this album at 16th Cellar (Rome) with Stefano Morabito (mix and mastering) (Eyeconoclast, ex-Hour Of Penance, ex-Chthonian Nemeton, ex-Rust Of Reason).

Symmetry Of Delirium completely lacks of originality. For about thirty minutes (only), this album brings fast to blasting Death Metal with a brutal and grinding sound and some slower parts. The morbid tracks are very technical and rather universal; I mean that the band seems to be inspired by other formations from Italy, as well as the U.S.A., Canada, Sweden, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany (etc, of course). This (sounding like, let’s say, Cannibal Corpse, Aborted, Dying Fetus a.o.) doesn’t annoy me in case the average quality is satisfying, yet in this case I’m not that convinced. Don’t get me wrong: this band isn’t bad at all; the members do know how to create extreme songs with some ingenious elements, and the performance is acceptable. At the same time I need to praise Riccardo’s bestial grunts! And also the sinister, horrific atmosphere is a surplus. But I’m afraid the band won’t exceed the grey masses. Nowadays there’s so much same-minded material, so you need to be more inventive OR just better than the ‘bunch’. The compositions don’t give me that ‘waw’-effect, the tracks sometimes are too alike, and the flat, dull sound even irritates me after a while.

Nice try anyway!

75/100

Ivan Tibos.