Sunday, September 15, 2019

Diskord - Doomscapes (2007)

   The cover artwork may already suspect that "Doomscapes" by Diskord isn't an ordinary death metal album. It's just the same abstract like the music, so it definitely fits.
   In the late '00s dozens of progressive and technical brutal death metal bands appeared with weird ideas and style mixes. Diskord was different even from them, though the analogy cannot be dismissed. Their basic musical roots were closer old school death metal though, but it wasn't their purpose to seem special by an unusual style combination. The sudden theme changes were so strictly composed in their music that they are half technical and progressive, but for the same reason they aren't. It sounds like to create disharmony was their goal, not to pile up technical fripperies or to involve themes that doesn't fit in. It's more closer to the concept of the that time also uprising math metal scene. There are plenty of references to find about old school bands, but to mention any has no sense, because of the constant theme changes. These are nothing more than sudden déjá vu impressions without any important role. They are just part of the chaotic disharmony just like the weird elements that are enough effective to erase their influence. The album is definitely not easy to go into, but may cause enjoyable moments for musical gormands who are looking for challenges.

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