SYNAPSES

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Synapses is an Italian death metal band.

From their 2012 promo material: "Synapses was formed in the winter of 2008 in Brescia (ITALY) after the dissolution of the band Underhate in 2008). At the end of that experience, Ciulaz, Kane and Sez decided to start a new project with the entrance of Cannibale, who is the current drummer. This artistic union develops the idea of creating modern, violent and frenetic death metal, which has its roots in the 90's, but with the awareness of a more modern sound. The lyrics are introspective and they delve into the dark abyss that we all have.

After the release of their first promo (2009), recorded at Fear Studio in Ravenna (ITALY) with artwork by Lorenzo Fantetti, Synapses brought their live mayhem to the live stage as supporter to a plethora of international bands."
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SYNAPSES Expiation album cover 3.50 | 1 ratings
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Death Metal 2012

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Album · 2012 · Death Metal
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Genre: death metal

2012 welcomes Italian deathsters Synapses, whose band name insinuates that their music is challenging and technical. And that is indeed what it is, as their debut album Expiation clearly shows.

Each song drawing on a plethora of riffs, many of which include dissonant chords and/or rhythmically challenging textures, Synapses' brand of death metal id definitely of the more advanced kind. True to the genre of tech death metal, there is also a dose of brutality injected into the music on the debut album, featuring more primitive old school death-grind riffage and more different types of blastbeats than I ever knew existed.

The level of musicianship is incredibly high, and the degree of precision with which Synapses deliver their music is almost beyond what is humanly possible – especially the velocity and precision of the drumming is pretty much beyond belief. The album lacks guitar solos, and that is a shame I think, as they could have added a further layer to the music where the band could have further showcased their technical abilities. Also, while impressive and rhythmically varied and challenging, the album does tend to get a bit monotonous in the long run, leaving the listener yearning for something else than syncopated rhythms and technically impressive drumming. This is probably one of those albums that are best enjoyed a couple of tracks at the time.

Still, we are dealing with quality death metal here, and if you are into machine gun bass drums and wing chun punch snare drums and riffs galore, then do not hesitate to give Synapses' powerful debut a listen.

(review originally posted at seaoftranquility.org)

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