AUTUMN LEAVES — Embraced by the Absolute

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3.50 | 1 rating | 1 review
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Album · 1997

Filed under Death Metal
By AUTUMN LEAVES

Tracklist


1. Blood (6:22)
2. Forever the Destiny (3:46)
3. Universal Flood (5:09)
4. On the Verge of Tears (5:19)
5. Rise From Your Nest (4:31)
6. Serpent (6:02)
7. Hope Springs Eternal (4:06)
8. The Surface Anger (4:47)
9. Weakening Trip (5:34)
10. Embraced by the Absolute (1:34)

Total Time: 47:13

Line-up/Musicians


- Boris Tandrup / Bass
- Thomas Andersen / Guitars, Baðlama (on track 2)
- Torsten Madsen / Vocals
- Flemming C. Lund / Guitars
- Egil H. Madsen / Drums

About this release

Serious Entertainment, 1997

Produced by Tue Madsen & Autumn Leaves.
Co-mixed by Autumn Leaves.
Mastered by Tue Madsen & Borsing Recording.

Re-released in 2014 by Ancient Darkness Productions on vinyl. Contains the album and all material recorded prior to the album (demo+compilation track), new and improved artwork, 24 page fanzine with an in depth bio by the band, interviews, reviews. Limited to 115 copies on splatter vinyl.

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"Embraced by the Absolute" is the debut full-length studio album by Danish death metal act Autumn Leaves. The album was released through Serious Entertainment in 1997. Autumn Leaves were active from 1993 to 2001 and released a demo and two full-length studio albums in that period. When the band split-up, some of the members went on to form Scavenger, which later changed their name to The Arcane Order.

The music on "Embraced by the Absolute" more or less continues the old school, yet technically well played, death metal style with melodic leanings which was initiated on the "Hope Springs Eternal (1995)" demo. The 4 tracks from the demo are also included on "Embraced by the Absolute" in re-recorded versions and the lineup hasn´t changed either, which are also contributing factors to the continuation of the musical style from the demo.

While the music features the right morbid old school feeling, Autumn Leaves successfully incorporate contemporary groove elements, tempo changes (short section blasting, mid-paced heavy grooves, faster tremolo picking sections, and brutal doomy parts), and occasional soaring melodies to the tracks, which ultimately make "Embraced by the Absolute" more than just another derivative old school sounding death metal release recorded after the early 90s heyday of death metal. There´s a hint of a blackened element in there too when the vocals are raspy shrieks, instead of the otherwise predominantly deep intelligible growling vocals on the album, but it´s a minor stylistic element and "Embraced by the Absolute" is other than that through and through a death metal album.

The material are well written although it´s not always memorable beyond while it´s playing, but that´s not a major issue on most death metal releases, and for the most part the music on the album is both instantly catchy and relatively memorable in the long run. The high level musicianship is a great asset and the sound production is also both raw, powerful, and overall pretty strong, so "Embraced by the Absolute" is in many ways a quality release by Autumn Leaves. They aren´t that original sounding though and while it´s not a major issue, it is in that department that the album could have been more interesting. A 3.5 star (70%) rating is deserved.

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