Lingua Ignota: Part I

They do their typical over-the-top melodeath with over-the-top screams, like on Katabasis. But I feel like they are going too metalcore now. The first clean vocals section on "One Word" did sound a lot like every single metalcore chorus ever. Even more so did the chorus on "The Equable". The thing about Persefone is that they are very chaotic. There is always a lot going on, so it can be a bit hard for me to describe some things. However, on this EP at times it felt a bit obnoxious, while on the aforementioned "Katabasis" it gets your blood boiling. This EP also had a little bit more filler. "Sounds and Vessels" was unnecessary. I don't have too much to say about "Abyssal Communication", it is a bit cool, but what you would be looking for with Persefone.

The riffs can also get a bit too metalcore. Like on "The Equable". I know I have said the word metalcore a lot, but I just think metalcore is very generic. Though not all the guitarwork is bad. They riffs are a lot more fresh on "Lingua Ignota". They have some decent guitar solos too in the more otherwise boring tracks. "Lingua Ignota" is a very mild saving grace though. They do more of the stuff that made Persefone good there. The verses and the vocal work get a bit annoying with the choruses, but otherwise they are decent. Though I think they could have less clean vocals, at times they feel a little out of place.

This was a bit of a disappointment. They had lots of good stuff only two years prior. This EP was generally just the weakest of Persefone. To me it was mostly just boring, and had few highs, but no major lows. TL:DR; too metalcore.