From the End to Inseminate

“No tears please, such a waste of good suffering”

Quoting Pinhead to start an album is such a great choice. It does beckon the question though, does Deconformity, a seemingly forgotten death metal outfit bore me to tears with their debut album or was it a good bit of a suffering? I’m going to proclaim this a good bit of suffering.

The album kicks off to a blistering start with "Pious Idol" and "Condemned" slamming the pedal to the floor. These tracks contain some of the best music on the entire album. Well done technical riffs are backed by fantastic highs and some throaty gutturals and solid drumming. The guitar work on the album reminds me a bit of "Whisper Supremacy" era Cryptopsy, early 2000’s Suffocation, a bit of "Destroy the Opposition" by Dying Fetus and a whole lot of "Demigod" from Behemoth. Continuing on the throughout the album there is an assortment of all four of those bands. "Brutality Reborn" has some Dying Fetus like pummeling and then some transitioning into more melodic solos similar to what you’d hear on Cryptopsy’s "Faceless Unknown" and Behemoth’s "Demigod".

Deconformity seem to enjoy fusing that style together throughout the entire album and transition between those sections seamlessly. They definitely have some good song writing chops. For example the second half of "Twilight Funeral" kicks off with a solo then resorts to some straight up Dying Fetus like groove and then back into a solo. Much of this album can be surmised by utilizing Behemoth’s penchant for controlled chaos songwriting and their infusion of melody, Dying Fetus groove and Cryptopsy/Suffocation technicality and razor like riffing. Occasionally Deconformity decide to use some atmospherical ambience similar to what Nile like to do. Surprisingly it doesn’t come off as cheesy but it’s not a necessity to the album either. The bass pops up here and there, but it really shines on "Exile from Extinction" the only song where the bass gets a solo and is centerpiece of the songwriting.

There are only two gripes I have with this album. After the aforementioned "Pious Idol" and "Condemned" fly off to a blistering start the next three tracks aren’t up to par. They’re not awful, but it’s a lull before "Exile from Extinction" kicks off and gets the album back on track with the remainder of the tracks keeping it on course to a great finish. The other issue I have is that the production while great on some tracks seems to muffle some of the other ones. For many of the tracks the production is stellar giving the album this relentless and cold atmosphere, but on some other tracks the production gets a bit muddy and it is certainly noticeable resulting in the tracks just not being as enjoyable.

Deconformity crafted an album that takes great pieces of some very recognizable death metal bands. Behemoth, Crpytopsy, Suffocation and Dying Fetus all have a recognizable influence on "From the End to Inseminate" and if you like elements of those bands you’ll find a nice meaty piece of death metal to sink your teeth into.