Pink rot – borderline fanaticism

2024-05-10 07:00:36

It is somewhat shock, this “Mal De Vivre” and that one pink rot Appeared about two years in the past. The primary album by two former Ephel Duath members, Davide Tiso and Luciano Lorusso George, left a deep impression with its subtle avant-garde type. Now it has extra substance, and comes with a title that could not be extra becoming for an Italian voice: “The Border of Fanaticism” Surrendering to absolute insanity, petulance, rage, solely to be sliced skinny by a fantastic blade.

Songs like “Homo Sapiens Imago Dei” illustrate the duo’s wild relationship, previous and new. From the primary second you are feeling such as you’re falling into an abyss, as hellish screams and disguised melodies collide with hints of hymns. Technodeath, grinding, melodic doomcore – and it is over once more in 133 seconds. What precisely is that? Don’t be concerned, even after the longer episode, this query stays unanswered. The craziness, slowed-down tempo, and heaviness of Shen’s ideas in “Overlord” are additionally troublesome to precise in applicable phrases. As you attain the climax, the rhythm turns into sooner and extra violent, accompanied by an ominous clear singing voice, sending chilly and heat shivers down your backbone.

Can there be somewhat extra? “Misericordie” is a hard-hitting, dazzling piece of music whose elemental energy assaults all of the senses directly. A post-black method collides with divine demise metal, and the underlying construction could not be extra advanced. The miserable opener “Obsessive Paranoia” even goes a bit within the path of melodic demise, albeit in a sometimes pink paint method. After all, the following explosion shouldn’t be distant, and is being sawn away with rising zeal. A couple of brief songs within the center will carry you to your knees, together with the extraordinary “Cranium Examine” – fast-paced, scrappy and unpredictable.

Lastly, “Mal De Vivre” is “simply” jogging, as a result of now Pink Rot is popping the wheel in a very methodical method. The bridge to the earlier orchestra is extra profitable than ever, with sounds spreading in all instructions. Borders Of Mania is a loopy factor in one of the best sense of the phrase, head-on and delightfully intricate, technically proficient, heavy-handed and, regardless of all its calls for, at all times uplifting and melodic. Certainly, Tiso continues to develop as a songwriter, and Lorusso George coaxes one thing superb out of his vocal cords, fearlessly expressed on every of the 15 (!) tracks. With this hussar journey, Pink Rot must be excessive on any best-of-the-year lists.

Ranking: 9/10

Launch date: Could 10, 2024
Out there through: Hammerheart Information (SPV)

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