EVOCATION — The Shadow Archetype

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Album · 2017

Tracklist


01. Into Ruins (1:09)
02. Condemned to the Grave (3:15)
03. Modus Operandi (4:32)
04. Children of Stone (4:35)
05. The Coroner (3:55)
06. The Shadow Archetype (4:06)
07. Blind Obedience (1:48)
08. Survival of the Sickest (2:57)
09. Sulphur and Blood (3:46)
10. Imperium Fall (3:12)
11. Dark Day Sunrise (4:47)

Total Time 38:02


Line-up/Musicians


- Marko Palmen / guitars
- Gustaf Jorde / bass
- Simon Exner / guitars
- Thomas Josefsson / vocals

Guest Musicians
- Per Moller Jensen / drums


About this release

Label: Metal Blade Records
Catalog ID: 3984-15504-2

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Although they formed back in 1991 and had a reputation as a great live band in their native Sweden Evocation split up in 1993 without releasing anything more than a couple of demos. Reforming in the mid 00’s the finally got around to releasing an album in 2007. Tales From The Tomb was a solid if unspectacular record of old school mixed with melodic death metal. Helped by a better production follow up Dead Calm Chaos was a considerable improvement with stronger songs though offered nothing that hadn’t already come out of Sweden years earlier. A further two albums followed, the latter Illusions Of Grandeur sounding a bit too much like Amon Amarth for its own good at times.

Roll on to 2017 and a new guitarist Simon Exner and use of session drummer Per Moller Jensen seems to have done the band no harm. In fact The Shadow Archetype may just be their best album yet. They’ve come back with a thicker heavier sound - the riffs are more crushing as Condemned To The Grave perfectly demonstrates with less emphasis on melody. Modus Operandi quickly lets you know that Evocation still have an ear for melody though, but it still retains the requisite heaviness quota. In fact much of this album is pretty melodic but you do have to dig a bit deeper to find them in comparison to Illusions Of Grandeur. The album is well paced containing moments with plenty of groove like the title track aided by the punchy production. Sure,The Shadow Archetype isn’t the most original album you’ll hear this year but its strength lies in the sheer consistency with most songs hitting the target.

Overall then, an impressive release which at thirty eight minutes doesn’t outstay its welcome. Anyone who enjoyed their previous work and fans of Swedish death metal in general should be more than happy with this.

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