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| Tyrant (2014, Nuclear Blast) |
AVERSIONS CROWN has produced some of the
sludgiest metal in recent times: they are aggressive, tactical, and at times,
border on incoherent, but they are beautiful in the most horrific way. The
Australian death machine invades planet earth with their latest album “Tyrant”
set for release on 24th November via NUCLEAR BLAST. It is the follow-up to 2011 debut of "Servitude".
The opening track Hollow Planet is merely a
warning of what listeners can expect to hear throughout the ten-song track
list. The new Hollow Planet outdoes the self-released stand-alone single by giving the lead lines a more ominous sound in the mix. They have also retained the
perfectly placed reverse snare in the final breakdown. Lyrically, the themes found in Hollow Planet carry on throughout the rest of the album.
Drummer Jayden Mason continues to make use
of blast beats and erratic snare patterns that listeners of the Australian
outfit have become accustomed to hearing. The three guitarists once again
demonstrate the depth in which eight-string guitars can be utilised – several tracks experiment with unique rhythm guitar parts.
Tracks Conqueror and Vectors have very
different feels in comparison to previous AVERSIONS CROWN songs due to slower
tempos and more melodic leads as opposed to eerie, but both are just as heavy.
Conqueror is one of the strongest songs on “Tyrant”, alongside Xenoforms and
Faith Collapsing.
If the world is heading towards its demise anytime soon then there is no better soundtrack than “Tyrant”.
Streaming of “Tryant” in its entirety is
currently available through BLABBERMOUTH.NET and SOUNDCLOUND. The band will be on tour in the United Kingdom in January 2015 with I DECLARE WAR and WITHIN THE RUINS. You can follow AVERSIONS CROWN on Twitter @Aversions_Crown.
