Coming
from a rich, albeit relatively modern heritage
of brutal Canadian death metal, BENEATH THE
MASSACRE is perhaps the band most apt to take
the title for the heaviest and most technical
band from its northern forefathers. Mixing
voracious, grinding double bass alongside
stop-start guitar work and unhallowed death
metal growls with a helpful does of destructive
breakdowns and unparalleled technicality, the
handful of new tracks that make up BENEATH THE
MASSACRE's debut full-length are a welcome
addition to the heavy metal world. After
building buzz in Canada and abroad behind the
band's forceful 5-track EP in 2005, the band
signed with Prosthetic Records in early 2006,
with Mechanics of Dysfunction unleashed to the
public in early 2007, a time when metal fans
worldwide are craving more extremes in a musical
genre already known for being extreme.
Be it extreme
brutality, intense musicianship, or sheer
musical destruction, though, and BENEATH THE
MASSACRE has all the bases covered. Not only is
the band unrelenting, but it remains intelligent
as well. Evident in the band's name – equating
to knowingly living in a sick and twisted world,
but still fighting for change – BENEATH THE
MASSACRE, employs intellect hand in hand with
aural devastation, not only in the band's vocal
approach, but also in its instrumentation and
outlook on its very existence.
Leaving audiences
worldwide salivating for more than 5 titillating
tracks(Evidence of Inequity), Mechanics of
Dysfunction's 10 tracks surely come to the party
to play, combining the brutality of Suffocation,
the brutal skillfulness of Origin, cacophonous
melody of The Dillinger Escape Plan, and the
sheer technicality of fellow Canadians
Cryptopsy. Again meeting up with producer
Yannick St-Amand (Despised Icon, Ion
Dissonance), St-Amand's skillful production and
the mastering job from Alan Douches (Shadows
Fall, Unearth) – he too returning to work with
the band for a second time – BENEATH THE
MASSACRE's music is showcased polished and
heavy, and poised to raise some noise in an
already noisy genre.
After a quiet
2005 with a line-up change, vocalist Elliot
Desgagnés' stint in surgery, and only a handful
of dates showcasing the band's technical chops
to the live crowds, 2007 promises to be a busy,
raucous affair for BENEATH THE MASSACRE. With
the release of Mechanics of Dysfunction and
travel visas in hand, BENEATH THE MASSACRE is
set to hit the road for much of the year,
finally feeding the masses its brand of
bile-infested metal the crowds that have,
especially Stateside, been yearning for just
that over the last two years.
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