SEROCS

Technical Death Metal • Mexico
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Serocs is a Mexican brutal/technical death metal act that was originally formed in 2009 as the solo project of musician Antonio Freyre. The group has since developed into a full band with Freyre in the guitarists position.

Serocs released two EP's with Freyre as the sole member. Homogenous Dissimilation (2009) and So On and So Forth (2012).

Shortly after the second EP the line-up began to expand and the debut full-length album Oneirology (2012) was released a few months after So On and So Forth.

Still not stable, by the time of the release of follow-up The Next (2013) Serocs again had a largely different, yet complete for the first time, line-up; completed by Jason Hohenstein (vocals), Mike Poggione (bass) and Timo Häkkinen (drums). The Next was originally self-released but was picked up but Comatose Music for a CD release after a few months.

- Biography by adg211288 (September 2013)
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SEROCS Oneirology album cover 3.50 | 1 ratings
Oneirology
Technical Death Metal 2012
SEROCS The Next album cover 3.69 | 3 ratings
The Next
Technical Death Metal 2013
SEROCS And When The Sky Was Opened album cover 5.00 | 1 ratings
And When The Sky Was Opened
Technical Death Metal 2015
SEROCS The Phobos / Deimos Suite album cover 4.50 | 1 ratings
The Phobos / Deimos Suite
Technical Death Metal 2018

SEROCS EPs & splits

SEROCS Homogenous Dissimilation album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Homogenous Dissimilation
Technical Death Metal 2009
SEROCS So On and So Forth album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
So On and So Forth
Technical Death Metal 2012

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SEROCS The Next

Album · 2013 · Technical Death Metal
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J-Man
Entitled The Next, the second album from Mexican technical death metal act Serocs offers listeners a tasty platter of complex brutal metal in the classic style. Although you'll hear a few bass patterns or guitar solos that bring newer acts like Obscura and Beyond Creation to mind, the album's raw production and utterly suffocating atmospheres reek of a decidedly 'old school' scent from start to finish. The Next showcases plenty of complicated riffs and odd rhythmic patterns without feeling like a vehicle for technical showoffs, and I think this feature even makes the album appealing to fans of Floridian old school death metal acts like Morbid Angel and Deicide.

Although not terribly innovative, it's fair to say that Serocs have developed their own sound on The Next; folks who miss the days when tech-death had more of an unpolished edge may want to investigate what this Mexican death squad has to offer!

SEROCS The Next

Album · 2013 · Technical Death Metal
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adg211288
The Next (2013) is the second full-length album to be released by Mexican death metal act Serocs. Despite first being released not even a full year since prior effort Oneirology (2012) The Next features an almost entirely new line-up. This is, I guess, because Serocs began life as the solo vehicle of Antonio Freyre, but has gradually developed into a full band with Freyre concentrating on the guitarist position. The Next was originally released digitally off the band’s own back in July 2013 but was picked up by Comatose Music for a CD release that came about a few months later.

The music on The Next is a really furiously brutal sounding brand of technical death metal. A relatively short album with just eight tracks in the space of about half an hour The Next represents music that aims to get the job done with little to no fuss. The job in this case could be attributed to the perhaps cliché 'to kick your arse' because that's exactly what Serocs do on The Next. New vocalist Jason Hohenstein (ex-Lecherous Nocturne) tops off Antonio Freyre's riffs with a strong vocal performance but it's clear that he's one of these death metal vocalists who goes for the as extreme as possible approach, and I find that his performance doesn't leave for much lyrical identity between the album's songs, on account of I really can't catch a word of what's coming out of this guy's mouth. He suits the sound to the point where it's best to consider the vocals just another instrument, but throughout the release I can't shake the feeling that Antonio Freyre hasn't found the right voice for his music yet, because musically The Next is really quite excellent, especially tracks like Urban Terror or The Hellgramite Method. Jason Hohenstein handles it well enough but doesn't have the sort of commanding presence to do the music justice.

The Next is an enjoyable brutal/technical death metal cross release from Serocs. It's clear that Antonio Freyre remains the star of this group even though it has become a band over a one-man act though, with his technical but fast and brutal guitar playing being the aspect of the album that instantly won me over, making up for a lack of identity between the songs. So it's not perfect by any means, but there is more to be positive about on The Next and if you need an album sometime which is fast, raw, intense and old school, then you really could do far worse. A great album tier rating is deserved.

78/100

(Originally written for Heavy Metal Haven: http://metaltube.freeforums.org/serocs-the-next-t3195.html)

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