SECTU — Inundate (review)

SECTU — Inundate album cover Album · 2011 · Technical Death Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
4.5/5 ·
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Inundate is the debut album from Sweden’s Sectu, which was released in 2011. The band plays the technical variant of the death metal genre, and does so pretty well on this debut offering, which contains eight tracks, lasting just over half an hour of music.

The musicianship is very well done here, as is the production. The guitar riffs are intense and the vocals are spot on, working well with the band’s technical aspects. They open the album with a real beast in the form of Age of Splendour, which is one of the clear highlights of the album. The quality just keeps coming and it’s almost a shame when, about half an hour later the album comes to a close. Quite often I find that shorter album lengths for death metal records is actually quite fitting, but here I can safely say I really wish the album lasted a bit longer. That’s because although the music has all the required elements of extremity (or brutality if you prefer), it isn’t just about being extreme. I live the way the riffs have a grove to them and things aren’t all about speed and intensity on that front, although Inundate certainly has its strengths in that department as well, therefore showcasing a perfect balance between the two. There are few progressive shades to the music as well, which always goes down well with me. Lead guitar is also used to great effect in the music, something showcased particularly well in the solo section of the second track, Storms.

There are many death metal acts that I just can’t give the time of day due to seeming to be all about just being as pummelling as humanly possible and having heard some of those Sectu’s debut makes an even better impact on me. Strong even from the first listen, Inundate also manages to do a fair bit of growing on me after subsequent listens. It is very clear to me that Inundate is a cracker of a debut album with many stand out tracks such as Dominion and Dream Vessel, along with the aforementioned Age of Splendour and Storms. Although to be fair there is a consistent quality about all the tracks on the album, bearing in mind that fifth track Ceremonial March is an instrumental and despite it’s near three minute length serves as something of an interlude.

Overall Sectu has certainly set the bar high on this first album, and I eagerly await them giving the world their second effort. If they can keep up this sort of quality then I can only expect big things for Sectu. My only hope is that next time they make a longer album than what Inundate is; based on this alone they certainly have both the writing and playing skills to pull it off without getting stale.

(Originally written for Heavy Metal Haven, scoring 9.2/10)
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