Doom and Gloom is the name of the game here. Accidental
Suicide play some slow, mind pounding doom laden death metal that will leave
you bruised and broken. The riffs on "Deceased" are murky throughout
most of the songs, establishing the gloomy atmosphere they set out to create.
In addition, there are plenty of catchy hooks that are sprinkled into the songs
that offer both a change of tempo and keep the listener engaged (or head
banging). "My Dangling Corpse" displays this quite nicely, while the
song "Unknown" uses an almost reverse principle. The sound on this
particular song start with an up tempo beat and then the slower, doomy riffs
are used as the hooks in opposite fashion of the majority of songs. The doom
atmosphere is consistent throughout the album, but not in the manner of October
Tide or older Swallow the Sun. There is enough variation to give the album its
own identity.
I appreciated how the drums were brought to the foreground
of the music on "Deceased". They serve almost like a conductor as you
can hear just how much each song is dictated by their sound. If the tempo is
slower, you'll hear those drums plod forward, telling the rest of the
instruments to follow suit. When you hear those snares and cymbals begin
crashing with fury, you know that tempo is getting turned up a notch. As for
the vocals, I enjoyed Ed Jackson's gruff sound and his shrieks for the most
part, but there were some moments when they sounded just run of the mill. At
any rate, they fit perfectly for the sound “Deceased” was aiming to achieve and
help give the album the ferocious edge it needs.
I picked this album up simply because it has appeared on so
many, "top 100 death gems" or "unheard" lists. I was hoping
it was due more so because it was released in 1992 and got lost in the shuffle
of the over-saturation death metal at the time. It would seem that would be
accurate, as "Deceased" is in my ears, a nice doomy death gem that
any fan would enjoy.
Highlights: "Unknown" "My Dangling
Corpse" "morbid Indulgence"
Rating: 4
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