Band : Inevitable End
Album : The Oculus
Release Year : 2011
Genre : Mathcore | Chaotic | Experimental
Tracklist :
01. Tell Us, Parasites
02. Escaping the Black Hole
03. Zen
04. Dogmites Paralies
05. The Supreme Treachery
06. The Oculus
07. While Surpassing Ether
08. Of the Well
09. Chamber of Apathy
10. Memento
11. Me Tem Psy Cho Sis
12. Cadaver Inc.
13. Of Sublime Dimensions
Techdeath bearers Relapse Records have never failed to provide us with talented bands. Inevitable End is definitely a great addition to their label. Straight from Gothenburg, Sweden, these guys have a lot of intensity to deliver. Their newest album, The Oculus, is sure to bring lovers of all different metal subgenres together.
Everyone is getting a little sick and tired of the same old “core” music that most upcoming bands are offering with breakdown after breakdown, stolen riffs and fake drumming that includes a plethora of blastbeats. But not Inevitable End. They definitely have something different to bring to the table.
This album is, no doubt, a great listen for fans of early The Dillinger Escape Plan, Converge, SikTh and even Circle Takes the Square. This technical deathgrind thrash mathcore fusion has frantic tempo and time signature changes that people crave. They’re absolutely impressive for a 4-piece band. Even certain tracks feature some groovy, groundbreaking sludge. These create an aural atmosphere that kicks you to the curb wanting more.
Inevitable End produces an insane amount of energy. There’s no hesitation that they would be more fun to watch live, than to sit around and listen to. The vocals have such a great range—from the occasional guttural barking to high-pitched yells. They possess chords that make you cringe (in a good way) and catchy riffs. Bass lines on the album give you that “old school hardcore” feel.
The Oculus is, hands down, absolutely better than the band’s previous album, The Severed Inception. Released in early ’09, it brought nothing but boredom to listeners. It sounded like a poor rendition of Cephalic Carnage, Brain Drill and Dying Fetus—definitely beyond predictable and repetitive. Thank goodness they came out with this new album, to gain back respect from their audience.
‘Zen’ showcases a great deal of the band’s old school grind influence. It’s the one track where you can hear their mathcore inspiration. The greatest head bobber with a hooky chorus line is ‘The Supreme Treachery’; which is also the longest song on the album, clocking in at 5:04. The album’s title track has catchy riffs, driving drums, and haunting vocal lines. ‘While Surpassing Ether’ sucks you in with the funk then makes a dynamic change at the halfway point into a slower drive. ‘Vergelmer’ is their interlude track. It creates a spooky, cold environment with a gritty bass line topped with a very dismal slide guitar melody. ‘Chamber of Apathy’ has elements of hardcore punk and southern rock followed by the now-unoriginal dissonant breakdown. Like previous tracks, this song makes a sudden change at the midway point and follows the same formulas heard on previous tracks. And then…it’s pretty repetitive from there.
The only downfall that I’d like to mention is that they cram so many subsubsubgenres into one song in an attempt to please as many critics as they can. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work like that. Bands like Between the Buried and Me, Opeth and The Contortionist can do this the right way, because they use genre changes appropriately. Sadly, you can listen to the whole album of The Oculus in under 35 minutes—and that’s 13 songs! Possibly, if they extended the album and added some melodic riffs to help with the flow, I could tell the difference between tracks 1 and 2.
02. Escaping the Black Hole
03. Zen
04. Dogmites Paralies
05. The Supreme Treachery
06. The Oculus
07. While Surpassing Ether
08. Of the Well
09. Chamber of Apathy
10. Memento
11. Me Tem Psy Cho Sis
12. Cadaver Inc.
13. Of Sublime Dimensions
Techdeath bearers Relapse Records have never failed to provide us with talented bands. Inevitable End is definitely a great addition to their label. Straight from Gothenburg, Sweden, these guys have a lot of intensity to deliver. Their newest album, The Oculus, is sure to bring lovers of all different metal subgenres together.
Everyone is getting a little sick and tired of the same old “core” music that most upcoming bands are offering with breakdown after breakdown, stolen riffs and fake drumming that includes a plethora of blastbeats. But not Inevitable End. They definitely have something different to bring to the table.
This album is, no doubt, a great listen for fans of early The Dillinger Escape Plan, Converge, SikTh and even Circle Takes the Square. This technical deathgrind thrash mathcore fusion has frantic tempo and time signature changes that people crave. They’re absolutely impressive for a 4-piece band. Even certain tracks feature some groovy, groundbreaking sludge. These create an aural atmosphere that kicks you to the curb wanting more.
Inevitable End produces an insane amount of energy. There’s no hesitation that they would be more fun to watch live, than to sit around and listen to. The vocals have such a great range—from the occasional guttural barking to high-pitched yells. They possess chords that make you cringe (in a good way) and catchy riffs. Bass lines on the album give you that “old school hardcore” feel.
The Oculus is, hands down, absolutely better than the band’s previous album, The Severed Inception. Released in early ’09, it brought nothing but boredom to listeners. It sounded like a poor rendition of Cephalic Carnage, Brain Drill and Dying Fetus—definitely beyond predictable and repetitive. Thank goodness they came out with this new album, to gain back respect from their audience.
‘Zen’ showcases a great deal of the band’s old school grind influence. It’s the one track where you can hear their mathcore inspiration. The greatest head bobber with a hooky chorus line is ‘The Supreme Treachery’; which is also the longest song on the album, clocking in at 5:04. The album’s title track has catchy riffs, driving drums, and haunting vocal lines. ‘While Surpassing Ether’ sucks you in with the funk then makes a dynamic change at the halfway point into a slower drive. ‘Vergelmer’ is their interlude track. It creates a spooky, cold environment with a gritty bass line topped with a very dismal slide guitar melody. ‘Chamber of Apathy’ has elements of hardcore punk and southern rock followed by the now-unoriginal dissonant breakdown. Like previous tracks, this song makes a sudden change at the midway point and follows the same formulas heard on previous tracks. And then…it’s pretty repetitive from there.
The only downfall that I’d like to mention is that they cram so many subsubsubgenres into one song in an attempt to please as many critics as they can. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work like that. Bands like Between the Buried and Me, Opeth and The Contortionist can do this the right way, because they use genre changes appropriately. Sadly, you can listen to the whole album of The Oculus in under 35 minutes—and that’s 13 songs! Possibly, if they extended the album and added some melodic riffs to help with the flow, I could tell the difference between tracks 1 and 2.
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