SEPTICFLESH — Communion (review)

SEPTICFLESH — Communion album cover Album · 2008 · Death Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
bartosso
Album of symphonic death metal hits

Septic Flesh, death metal veterans from Greece, know how to play catchy. COMMUNION is one of those rare records in extreme metal which I grew fond of with the first listen. The album is their seventh opus and first one after the comeback. And it turned out to be very good.

One of the most distinctive and important features of this release is the mood. COMMUNION is an album set in Lovecraft's prose atmosphere - one look at the tracklist and you know what I mean. Ambience is pleasantly brooding, built with fantastic winds, strings and percussion. The orchestra and choir deserve a round of applause for the work done here. Sounds they create are sometimes pompous, sometimes dark and disturbing but seldom if ever boring. Technically speaking there's nothing to complain about. This is very consistent collection of songs with fantastic orchestration and even some progressive parts.

The only problem I have with this album is the catchiness I mentioned above. Actually it's not a real drawback since it makes the album accessible and enjoyable, it's just the reason I refrain from rating it higher. In some songs they just go to extremes with those catchy hooks. The tracks are nice but superficial - after a few listens there is nothing new to discover. Melodic verse-chorus structure do no good to death metal in my opinion. Generally speaking, I find the record very enjoyable with many interesting solutions and great musicianship but, as you can see, I'm not in raptures over it.

It only remains for me to recommend COMMUNION to all fans of symphonic death metal done right. This is very good record with a few mind-blowing moments. Crystal clean production, perfect execution and great parts of real philharmonic orchestra and choir determine its high quality. Great addition to your collection.

TRACKS BY RATINGS: 8/10: Lovecraft's Death; Babel's Gate 7/10: Anubis; Sangreal; Narcissus; We, the Gods; Communion; Sunlight / Moonlight 6/10: Persepolis
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