Devolved is a mixture of Fear Factory, Meshuggah, Sybreed, and Strapping Young Lad. Reprisal is insanely heavy, and very brutal. A refreshing comportment that has been tired, and in dire need of fresh ideas, new paths to blaze forth. I noticed very acutely the hallmarks to the classics yet also morphs a different spin to the contemporary. Its a lot to take in because of my switch in musical taste. What sells it is the harmonic guitar, it is a mixture of different styles, speeds, and technicality.
I am not all that sold with the vocals, as they (to these ears) sound like white noise. Moving from hardcore, to death metal growl, to a scream is disorientating. The vox lean into hardcore/metalcore aesthetics, but the musicianship creates the variation.
Reprisal is mixed very astutely, and accurately. The drums are crazy. I don't think I've heard this before, and its using the faster than humanly possible technique. Reprisal revels in being in the camp of industrial, but there is something more going on. For me it is weaving a lot of undercurrent in the atmosphere. A very capable record that has a lot of angst going for it.
The thing I like about this record is how there is variation. Its hard, its crunchy, and takes the listener into new areas. Definitely approve. Its amazing. Check it out. Thanks for reading.
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