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"Theodicy" is the 4th full-length studio album by Polish death metal act Deivos. The album was released through Selfmadegod Records in February 2015. It´s the successor to "Demiurge of the Void" from 2011.
"Theodicy" is stylistically a continuation but also a development of the brutal technical death metal style of the Deivos preceding releases. They are one of the more creative and original acts in the genre, and their adventurous songwriting approach and playing style are not toned down on "Theodicy". On the contrary they push and challenge the boundaries of their brutal technical death metal sound even further on this album. They use quite a few unusual elements and the song structures are complex and could at times even be described as progressive. "Theodicy" is loaded with powerful, sharp, and brutal riffs, intriguing lead guitar work, and creative drumming. The growling vocals are on the other hand relatively regular sounding for the style (although in the more intelligible end of the spectrum).
Drummer Krzysztof Saran is not only a higly technically skilled drummer, but a lot of the unusual and creative songwriting ideas also come from his playing. He is an absolute beast on those drums and his playing here deserves praise...and lots of it. The rest of the band are very well playing too, but it´s predominantly the drumming (and the creative songwriting) which makes Deivos stand out on a scene, which is overcrowded by acts with little to no identity or uniqueness.
"Theodicy" features a powerful and raw sounding production job, which may be a little less savage than the brutal sound productions on the predecessors, but instead features a higher level of details and clarity. Upon conclusion "Theodicy" is a high quality release by Deivos. So if you crave something really brutal and technical but still memorable, original, and creative "Theodicy" comes highly recommeded. A 4 star (80%) rating is fully deserved.