Defiant Imagination

Yep, one of the best metal bands from Canada returns with a new album, and it's nothing short of stunning, just like their other releases. This album was released nov. 4th in my city, and I couldn't go see the fucking show! After hearing this album, I have to say I regret not going to the show....why? Simple: because this is ownage!

While some people enjoy Quo Vadis' other releases because of the rather melodic tone, or for some other reason, I like them because they mix many sub-genres of the vast metal genre into 1. Their other releases where mainly a mix between thrash/death/melodic and technical, this one basically accomplishes the same, except this time they're back with one more element added: Brutality!!! Just as I thought they couldn't add in any more styles, they add in some brutality, yet always keeping their same unique sound. However, the thrash sound in this is the weakest. There aren't many thrashy riffs in this album.

Quo Vadis' last album was a bit disappointing in the acoustic/clean parts, but this album has more! It contains a few clean guitar interludes here and there, and the interlude "In Articulo Mortis" is a classical piece that contains male and female choirs, piano, cello, etc. and it's stunning... the outro is amazing too, it's a sort of harp/staccato strings that play a sort of oriental melody, accompanied by male and female choirs.

This album is just like their other releases, except it just has more feeling, and it contains more sub-genres into one! Excellent album, whether you like the style (or should I say styles!) or not.