I'm gonna be honest, I've never liked Indonesian Death Metal in the past. That scene seemed a lot like the Unique Leader roster; just boring band after boring band without a hint of originality to be found anywhere. To be fair though, their scene is like New York or Stockholm compared to Hawai'i's Metal scene. Anyway, the other day I finally found an Indonesian band that caught the attention of my jaded ears. There's something in the chord progressions that make for a challenging listen, even though it's seemingly in standard 4/4 time. Not exactly sure but I can't remember hearing Death Metal quite like this before. My theory is that it's from the influence of the indigenous music from the region. The drums (although they do contain the obligatory "blast-beat") especially demonstrate this unique approach. Even with all the above differences, the vocals might be most apparently unusual. The tense note-bending and actual range that this man displays far exceeds the skill of your typical one-note barkers, despite the fact that he's far from the most beastly-sounding in the game. Those of you that are yearning for a fresh approach in Death Metal should hear this, the rest of you can resume that crappy Pathology record.
*the cover art was just too terrible to post, so I'll let you look at their handsome faces instead.
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