DAWN OF DISEASE — Ascension Gate (review)

DAWN OF DISEASE — Ascension Gate album cover Album · 2017 · Melodic Death Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3/5 ·
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"Ascension Gate" is the fourth full-length studio album by German death metal act Dawn Of Disease. The album was released through Napalm Records in August 2017. It´s the successor to "Worship The Grave" from June 2016.

Stylistically the material on "Ascension Gate" is a change in sound from the first three albums. Dawn Of Disease have incorporated a lot more melody and they should now be labelled melodic death metal. They were never the most old school sounding death metal act to begin with and they´ve used some melodic elements before, but never to the extent that melody is used here. On "Ascension Gate" it´s a central part of the sound.

"Ascension Gate" features a decent sounding production job, and while I still don´t think Dawn Of Disease will win any contests where an original sound is part of the criterias for winning, they do what they do with skill and some conviction. I´m not blown away by their standard quality songwriting, or the many tried and true musical elements they use, but when that is said, these guys can play and deliver a decent quality product. A 3 star (60%) rating is warranted.
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