VAMPILLIA — Rule The World / Deathtiny Land (review)

VAMPILLIA — Rule The World / Deathtiny Land album cover Album · 2011 · Avant-garde Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
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Rule The World/Deathtiny Land is a 2011 EP by Japanese Avant-Garde Metal group Vampillia. The style of the band is being promoted as ‘brutal orchestra’ and while that may be seen as something of a misnomer by some, it’s actually a pretty accurate description for this EP, which contains 24 tracks but at times it feels like one big song. Or it might be two, there’s a reason for the slash in the title, the EP has two titles and so does every track on it, and there are two concept stories being told within in at the same time, each representing the opposite of the other. Confused yet? Well this is the avant-garde - expect weirdness in abundance.

To build upon the style of the EP, the brutal orchestra term fits because there’s a very prominent classical aspect to the EP, in fact you’ll be several tracks in before anything remotely metal starts creeping in. When it does come the classical sound remains in the mix, but is overall dominated by some really weird sounds, which is actually added to by the bands use of different vocals styles, including operatic female vocals and growls to name just a couple. There trouble is there’s so much going on (I believe the band features ten or maybe eleven musicians), it’s a difficult release to really take note of individual talent, but there’s definitely a spark here that makes it really work when it all comes together to form the overall sound.

This release is really right up there on the weirdness scale, so naturally it isn’t an easy listen. Those looking for cheap or casual thrills aren’t going to find them here, but those with the more patient ear should find it rewarding. Despite the dominant weird aspect to Vampillia’s music there’s a genuinely very high factor for enjoyment to be had in Rule the World/Deathtiny Land because of it. Because you never know what is coming, it doesn’t get boring or predictable and I suspect that the band’s music will be well met by the avant-garde crowd. So if you like your music to be as weird as possible I highly recommend you check out Vampillia.

(Originally written for Heavy Metal Haven)
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