Infinite Fields

Irreversible Mechanism is proof that you never know what you might run into. The band name or logo didn't strike me in any way. Nor did the album title or cover artwork. And they're from Belarus so, who even knows what that means? Probably just another useless death metal band right?

Wrong! Since I'm not one to judge without listening I gave it a go. And I had the surprise of my life! I don't even know if I liked it at first but it certainly hit me like a train. A French high speed train! They play really fast almost all the time. There are insane riffs and solos, quad pedals and blast beats and to spice everything up, really creepy orchestration samples. After picking myself up from the trainwreck, I knew I wanted to dig deeper into this stuff.

As it turns out, Infinite Fields has some sort of post-apocalyptic concept. I'm not really sure what it's about since the lyrics don't make much sense to me. And the vocals aren't really my thing. There's just death growls thrown in there so it wouldn't just be instrumental music or at least that's how I see it. So maybe I should stick to the instruments.

This is progressive technical death metal so these guys are really good. The music is speedy and difficult and definitely recorded at a very advanced level. It's very powerful and along with the orchestration, it creates this very dark and morbid atmosphere. It's pretty clear that they managed to get the sound and ambience they were looking for. But what bugs me a little bit is that they keep the same idea and feeling through the entire album and once the last song, "Cold Winds"comes to an end, it really doesn't seem like they were going anywhere with it. So as good as the music may be it seems to just communicate a creepy vibe rather than an idea or a story.

The music though, is very good. And it's even more surprising when you realise that behind that immense sound there are just three people. There have been recorded at least two guitars, the bass and drums are beastly in every possible way and despite all that, the end result is still very melodic thanks to awesome guitar leads and that orchestration. And that's my favorite part of the whole thing. I also really think the sweep sections are worth mentioning.

So there we have it. Infinite Fields is an album that despite being a bit stale and not putting much effort into the concept is definitely a blast to listen to and you should really try it out. I'm honestly quite curious to see what they're going to do next.