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Hellucinate, by the metallers Impious seems to be at first a copy of the melodic death metal genre. It is well-played,
and has the aggression that the genre is sometimes lacking, but the songs seem to blend together with all the other melodic-death
bands out there. The music is aggressive and melodic at the same time, almost infringing on the trademark style that Dark
Tranquility or older In Flames had. The vocals are the thrashy yell, with a mix of death growls. They sound like most melodic-death
vocals, but do not teeter on the edge of hardcore vocals.
That is, until I got to the end of the disc. Bloodspill Revelation, track number nine, my interest accrued. They slow
it down, and add more variety to their sound on this one. They play with tempo changes, and with leaving some almost silent
spots, with just a few notes on the cymbal stand out. This is well-down, and catches my attention with every spin. Suicide
Park, the last track on this disc, is a kick back to the last song on the classic Slaughter of the Soul by At the Gates. It
starts out with the haunting electronic musings and the industrial-tinged drumming. It then grows into a monster of a song,
layering vocals, and adding an eerie orchestration that sends chills into my being. It also adds a haunting chapel bell that
makes you feel like the Grim Reaper is treading behind you. The last two songs make this album worth every penny, and I would
love if Impious continued to write in this style. They seem to have an unique take on where Slaughter of the Soul left off,
and seem to the perfect evolution of melodic metal, with a progressive twist.
My judgment is that, the last two songs make this cd innocent of being bad metal. They saved the disc, and rescued the
band from my wrath. If the band does not continue in the direction shown by these songs, I shall have to take their rebuttal
into consideration, as I find this album guilty of copyright infringment, as they have seemingly copied all other melodic
death metal artists, with exception in the last two songs. .
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