THE WAY OF PURITY — Biteback

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EP · 2011

Tracklist


1. Keep Dreaming (02:49)
2. Reverse the Time (02:37)
3. Eternal Damnation to René Descartes (03:46)

Total Time 09:12

Line-up/Musicians


- Tiril Skårdal / vocals

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EP, WormHoleDeath Records, May 23rd, 2011

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J-Man
Multi-national extreme metal act The Way of Purity are probably best known for their oddball views about the superiority of animal species over humans, which even includes a hope that humans are driven extinct and the world can once again be ruled by nature and animals alone. While I can't help but think of this worldview as anything but ridiculous, I guess ridiculous viewpoints in heavy metal music have been accepted for plenty of years - after all, does this really make any less sense than the Satanic zombie cult necrophiliac bong-ripping ritual lyrics that have been present in extreme variants of metal since its inception? Probably not, and while I tend to think that the band's viewpoints are probably a bit 'tongue-in-cheek', it doesn't have any actual impact on the music.

Speaking of the music, that's where The Way of Purity really shines. Biteback is a pretty short EP that was released in mid-2011, and gives a pretty good insight into the band's style. To my ears, it sounds like a nice mix between melodic death metal, metalcore, and industrial metal. Though these three genres mixed together typically tend to sound too 'polished' for my liking, there's a lot of raw aggression on Biteback even though it does have a very sleek production. The growled female vocals are just as powerful as I demand from an extreme metal release, and I'm also a big fan of the melodic elements that frequently creep into The Way of Purity's music; although it's often backed up by heavy groove-based riffage, the melodic aspect gives all of the songs a strong sense of memorability.

At only nine minutes long, Biteback is on the shorter side, but this is definitely a good example of 'quality over quantity'. While It's nothing too groundbreaking, Biteback is an excellent example of extreme metal music that is both melodic and extremely heavy. This high-quality EP has definitely sparked my interest in discovering the rest of The Way of Purity's discography.
UMUR
"Biteback" is an EP release by multinational metalcore/melodic death metal act The Way of Purity. The EP was released through WormHoleDeath Records in May 2011. The Way of Purity are known for their radical and at times controversial political views about animal rights and their superiority over humans. While such a viewpoint is to some extent sympathetic enough, it´s also utopian IMO and slightly silly. But then again singing about the superiority of Satan or a zombie holocaust are probably just as silly to some people, so who´s the silly one here?

...with that out of the way the band are actually a very well playing unit, playing something that can be described as a croos between melodic death metal in the vein of Arch Enemy (the fact that The Way of Purity features a growling female vocalist that sounds a lot like Angela Gossow only strengthens this link) and metalcore/deathcore. The three tracks on the 9:12 minutes long EP are all quality material to my ears allthough the band don´t exactly differentiate themselves a whole lot from other contemporary acts playing this style.

To my great (and positive) surprise the music on "Biteback" is actually more a melodic death metal release than a metalcore/deathcore ditto, which was what I was expecting, and listening to the EP has been a positive experience. I´d say a 3.5 star rating is warranted.

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