The Austrian death/thrash
metal outfit formed in 2009 and is one of the most
interesting bands I never heard of before this, their
third full lenght. The band consists of vocalist Patrick
Pieler, rhythm guitarist Arian Rezaie, lead guitarist
Gilli Gehring, bassist Philipp Späth and drummer Tom
Kräutner. What fascinates me as much about Deathtale?
As far as death/thrash metal
is concerned these Austrians are pretty unique.
Presented here is a Byzantine by the way of
Revocation/Fear Factory-ish technical riffing and
melodicism that often goes unexpected places, most of
which is very catchy without sacrificing an ounce of
innate heaviness. The material is of rather even quality
but Testament-ian "Unleash the Wolves" and heavily
Death-y "The Heretic" truly standout from the rest with
excellent riffs, ebbs and flows and catchy melodies to
say nothing of fantastic while not flashy musicianship.
The section Späth/Kräutner sometimes even recalls
Meshuggah or Lamb Of God in intricacy (Bloodgod, Born
And Broken) while Rezaie/Gehring dual melodies remind me
of Prong's "Cleansing" (Walk Over Water).
With
all the accolades, some tracks could have been catchier
and more melodic, longer perhaps ((Bloodgod, Born And
Broken, Seven Sins) but the fact that I was planning on
giving this just a 4.5/6 score yet I changed my mind as
I listed all the good points of this record while
reviewing my notes, which is unprecedented, speaks for
the quality of this excellent endeavor.
One of the more original and
memorable bands in recent acquisition, and the better of
Art Gates Records Releases (the first being Whitemour)
"Origin Of Hate" comes recommended for fans of
Revocation or Byzantine or just really unique catchy
technical death/thrash metal.