HOUR OF PENANCE — Disturbance

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3.26 | 4 ratings | 2 reviews
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Album · 2003

Tracklist

1. Der Zorn Gottes (0:57)
2. Rise and Oppress (3:52)
3. Mystification as Law (2:20)
4. From Hate to Suffering (4:49)
5. Inhaling Disbelief (4:01)
6. N.E.M.A. (5:23)
7. Spires (3:10)
8. Soul Addicted (3:08)
9. Dawn of Cerberus (2:43)
10. Blood Tribute (8:39)

Total Time: 39:05

Line-up/Musicians


- Mauro Mercurio / Drums, Vocals (screams)
- Enrico Schettino / Guitars, Lyrics
- Francesco De Honestis / Guitars
- Mike Viti / Vocals (lead), Bass

About this release

Xtreem Music, April 2003

Recorded at 16th Cellar Studios between December 2002 & January 2003.

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UMUR
"Disturbance" is the debut full-length studio album by Italian death metal act Hour of Penance. The album was released through Xtreem Music in April 2003. Hour of Penance formed in 1999 and released a demo in 2000.

The material on "Disturbance" is technical death metal in the darker and more murky end of the spectrum. It´s not in Portal territory, but the first thing that comes to mind when listening to the album is how much some parts of the music sound like early Immolation. The sound of the growling vocals, the sometimes twisted riffs, and the way the blast beats are played. It´s not that Hour of Penance is a clone act, but there are quite a few similarities to the legendary US death metal act on this album.

Hour of Penance are a technically well playing act and the growling vocals are solid. The vocals aren´t the most interesting feature on the album though and they do get a bit one-dimensional along the way (although drummer Mauro Mercurio adds a few screams now and again to spice things up), but when that is said the vocals get the job done and suit the music fine. The songwriting is decent but the tracks aren´t easy to tell apart, and the album does become a little formulaic in the end. The only track which is a bit different from the high energy and blast beats of the other tracks is the 8:39 minutes long album closer "Blood Tribute", which is slower and heavier with an epic atmosphere. It´s not that the other tracks aren´t good quality material, but it´s nice for the listening experience and for the variation of the album, that Hour of Penance show that they are capable of slowing down a notch.

The sound production is raw, brutal, and gloomy. It´s a bit rough around the edges, but the production suits the music pretty well. Upon conclusion "Disturbance" is a good quality death metal release and certainly a quality debut album. It lacks in the originality department and you won´t hear much here that you haven´t heard before on other brutal technical death metal releases, but the performances are tight, the sound production decent, and the songwriting effectful and a 3 - 3.5 star (65%) rating isn´t all wrong.
Nightfly
Disturbance is the debut album from Italian brutal death metal band Hour Of Penance. Even at this early stage the band are clearly great musicians. They are as brutal as the best of them and play with the usual lightning speed with great precision that’s associated with this sub-genre. Where it falls a little flat is in the songwriting department. Each song passes by in a blur of notes and blastbeats but the riffs lack that killer edge to set them apart from the pack. The guttural growls are no better or worse than I’ve heard numerous times before.

Opener, excluding the short atmospheric instrumental, Rise And Oppress gets thing off to an impressive start and is probably the pick of the bunch with some compelling shifting rhythms and dissonant riffing. After this things rarely let up but most of the riffs are less memorable and a bit more variety wouldn’t go amiss. They make some amends on final track Blood Tribute. At over 8 minutes long it gives them the opportunity to get more inventive and even slows down a bit and adds some dynamics.

Fans of the likes of Hate Eternal should find Hour Of Penance to their liking but If you’ve never heard them before I’d dive straight in at 2010’s Paradogma. By then they’d matched the impressive chops with much better songs.

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