The Omnipresence of Death

The title has quite a heavy meaning and in some respect the music or better said the lyrics are able to live up to it. Vague glimpses can be caught on the content of the compositions and even though some of them are rather ‘emo’, the aspect of death plays a role as well. This ep is supposed to be some sort of an appetizer for the forthcoming album ‘Elend’.

Two tracks appear on The Omnipresence of Death and they follow a basic and also predictable approach: dark music, enwrapped in sound samples (beginning/end) which do not only enrich the overall sound and atmosphere but work furthermore more as a transition between the tracks. Whether or not this works is a rather ambivalent topic: they support the music but as the vocals are some sort of growls, it is difficult to see how these two facets work together; Mother of Negation.

Distorted guitars, generally slow in tempo, a thick and massive sound and a somehow dark or even depressive atmosphere is what can be found in the two compositions. Doom with death metal and a pretty consistent approach when it comes to the this ep. Both of the tracks are not very far off from each other and even their length shows some similarities. Yet, even though the performance is not bad and the tracks are pretty listenable as well as without graven flaws, the music appears a bit too predictable as well as shallow. In case the music on the ep is representative for the forthcoming album, then this might be something really hard to endure. Everything seems to drown in this depressive atmosphere and there is hardly a counter-point or relieve in sight. The Omnipresence of Death might be good for a spin now and then, but is hardly able to create some lasting impression.

Based on the review written for:
http://www.archive.org/details/ADeadSpotOfLight...number3