Deprived of Light/The Foetal Mind/Psycholypse/Colored Death/Hypnotic Dirge Records/2011 Split Album Review

  This  is  a  review  of  a  split  album  between  France  And  Sweden's  Deprived  of  Light,  The  Foetal  Mind  and  Psycholypse  which  was  released  by  Hypnotic  Dirge  Records  in  the  year  of  2011  and  called  "Colored  Death"  and  we  will  start  off  the  review  with  Deprived  of  Light  a  duo  that  plays  post  rock  with  elements  of  black  and  doom  metal.

  "Intro"  starts  off  the  album  with  dark  and  melodic  sounding  post  rock  guitar  riffs  and  a  minute  alter  shoegaze  sounds  start  to  kick  in.

  "Dark  And  Sad"  opens  up  with  heavy  and  melodic  sounding  guitar  riffs  and  leads  along  with  some  drums  and  a  few  seconds  later  blackened  death  metal  growls  and  screams  kick  in  and  a  minute  alter  clean  guitars  are  added  into  the  music  along  with  some  melodic  clean  singing  vocals  as  well  as  some  doom  metal  elements.

  "Colored  Death"  which  is  also  the  title  track  for  the  album  begins  with  distorted  and  esoteric  sounding  synths  before  adding  in  some  heavy  melodic  guitar  riffs  and  leads  as  well  as  some  drums  and  growls  and  after  awhile  screams  and  melodic  vocals  make  their  way  into  the  music  and  after  a  few  minutes  the  music  goes  into  a  more  post  rock  direction  before  getting  heavy  again.

 "Interlude"  which  is  an  instrumental  opens  up  with  dark  ambient  synths  and  melodic  post  rock  guitar  riffs  and  as  time  goes  on  by  the  music  gets  more  diverse  while  not  adding  in  much  of  the  way  of  heavier  parts.

  "Cast  Into  The  Shade"  begins  with  dark  sounding  ambient  synths  and  drones  before  adding  in  heavy,  melodic  guitar  riffs  and  leads  along  with  some  drums  which  also  leads  to  growls  and  screams  kicking  in  and  a  minute  alter  melodic  vocals  become  a  part  of  the  song  before  mixing  clean  and  heavy  parts  together.

  "Forgotten  Minds"  kicks  in  with  drums  along  wit h some  heavy,  melodic  guitar  riffs  and  leads  and  a  few  seconds  alter  growls  and  screams  start  to  kick  in  as  well a s  a  mixture  of  clean  and  heavy  playing  as  well  as  a  brief  use  of  melodic  vocals.

  "Outro"  closes  their  side  of  the  album  with  dark  ambient  synths  and  drones  as  well  as  elements  of  trip  hop  and  clean  post  rock style  guitar  playing.

  Song  lyrics  cover  dark  themes,  while  the  production  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  to  it.

  In  my  opinion  Deprived  of  Light  are  a  very  great  sounding  mixture  of  post  rock,  black  and  doom  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Cast  Into  The  Shade".  RECOMMENDED.

  Next  up  is  The  Foetal  Mind  a  band  that  plays  post  rock  with  elements  of  black  metal.

  "Soul  Mate"  which  is  the  first  song  on  his  side  of  the  split  opens  up  with  clean  post  rock  style  guitar  riffs  and  a  few  seconds  alter  bass  guitars  and  drums  kick  in  before  getting  heavy  and  adding  in  guitar  solos  and  leads  and  after  awhile  the  music  starts  adding  in  elements  of  drone  and  noise.

  "My  Metal  Ways  I"  begins  with  drones  before  adding  in  heavy  and  melodic  sounding  guitar  riffs  as  well  as  some  drum  programming  and  a  few  seconds  later  clean  and  heavy  guitars  mix  together  as  well  as  some  guitar  leads  kicking  in.

  "My  Metal  Ways  II"  which  is  also  his  last  on  on  this  split  starts  up  with  clean  guitar  playing  and  a  few  seconds  later  heavy  and  melodic  post  metal  guitar  riffing  kicks  in  along  with  some  programmed  drum  beats  and  a  small  amount  of  guitar  leads..

  Lyrics a re  all  absent  from  this  side  of  the  recording  with  all  of  the  music  being  all  instrumental,  while  the  production  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  to  it.

  In  my  opinion  The  Foetal  Mind  are  a  very  great  sounding  post/rock  metal  project  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  his  side  of  the  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Soul  Mate".  RECOMMENDED.

  Next  up  is  Psycholypse  a  band  that  plays  a  very  melodic  form  of  death  metal.

  "Within  Your  Heart"  which  is  also  the  first  side  on  their  side  of  the  split  opens  up  with  heavy  and  melodic  sounding  guitar  and  bass  riffs  as  well  as  some  drums  before  adding  in  high  pitched  melodic  death  metal screams  as  well  as  some  growls  and  sticking  to  a  mid  paced  direction.

  "Bursting  Night"  which  is  also  the  last  song  on  the  album  begins  with  heavy  and  melodic  sounding  guitar  and  bass  riffs  along  with  some  drums  and  after  awhile  it  goes  into  a  faster  direction  along  with  some  elements  of  thrash  before  slowing  down  again  along  with  a  mixture  of  heavy  and  clean  guitars  and  towards  the  end  elements  of  electronic  music  are  added  into the  song.

  Song  lyrics  cover  everyday  themes,  while  the  production  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  to  it.

  In  my  opinion  Psycholypse  are  a  very  great  sounding  melodic  death metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  their  side  of  the  split.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Within  Your  Heart".  RECOMMENDED.

  In  conclusion  I  feel  this  is  a  very  great  sounding  split  and  I  would  recommend  it  to  all  fans  of  post  rock,  black,  doom  and  death  metal.  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

https://hypnoticdirgerecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-grand-contraction    

    



 

     
                  

But We Try It Interview

1. Can you tell us a little bit about the band for those that have never
heard of you before?
We are "But We Try It" from Wuppertal/Germany, our music is a mixture of modern trash and death metal and the band exist since 2008. After a six song self titled ep and many shows in Germany, in january 2010 we went to the "Woodhouse Studio" and recorded "Dead Lights" our first full length album with our Producer Waldemar Sorychta. Last year we signed a record deal with "Massacre Records" and from 28th of january you can buy the album everywhere in the world.

2. How would you describe the musical sound of the new album?
AWESOME! Hahahahah...no but seriously, everyone in the band  has different musical backgrounds and on the album we bring them together. I would say it's thrash metal with some hardcore brutality and lots of guitar melodies. We 're very proud of this album cause it has cost a lot of time and energy.

3. What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects that you explore with your music?First of all I think the lyrics mostly can be divided in two categories. The more personal ones and the ones that deal with today's society and social critics. The lyrics from our singer Jörn are inspired by the things that happen in today's politics. There is so much going wrong. We don't provide any solution, but I think through Jörns lyrics we can show the people what`s going wrong in our opinion and maybe some will think about it for themselves.

4. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the bands name?
We have all played in various bands in the past with little success. That's why we all really wanted to get somewhere with this new project. So we decided to make our motto "but we try it" the band name. As everybody knows it gets more and more difficult to find a name for ones band. First of all we all get overwhelmed with music through the internet. In general this is, of course, a positive development, because the result is a nearly unlimited choice of different music styles for the listener. But it also leads to the fact, that being recognized as a band is really hard. Second of all, the importance of individual bands or songs is being diluted, because thanks to illegal downloads, music has become a low cost mass consumption item. Mainly young listeners hardly buy CDs or mp3 anymore, maybe because the appreciation of music, with regard to the willingness to pay for music, has diminished. It is like it is: Hard Times... But We Try It.

5. What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and
how would you describe your stage performance?
The support show for "The Ghost Inside" was awesome and we had a good time with all bands which played there.We are a live band in an absolute way. So it's furious, but we deny to let it seem like a choreography. In the end you have to come to one of our shows to see whats about. Mostly it's all about having a good time on stage and share this with the kids.

6. Do you have any touring plans for the new releases?
For this year our primary focus will be to  play a European tour and as many festivals and shows in general as we can. We recently started  working with a well known booking agency go down believing booking), which is very helpful.

7. how has your music been received by extreme metal fans on a worldwide level ?
The feedback is very good from all over the world. Sure, you always have people which don't like the music you´re  playing or your style or whatever. Not everybody in the band has long hair and looks like the typical metal head. There are some guys out there who can't handle Haha. (But in general the people respond really good to our music.)

8. Are there any side projects besides this band?
Mark (drums) and me (guitar) are playing in a rock band called "freefall". I'm the singer and I know these guys for over 12 years. It's just a good old friends thing, not serious but fun.

9. What direction do you see the music heading into on future releases?
First of all our main focus is to promote the latest album and play so much shows as possible.We will see what the future brings and how all the new experience influence us and our music. But we all try to get better and bring our music to a higher level.

10. What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your music, and also what are you listening to nowadays?
Death and thrash metal are unmistakable stylistic devices in our music, but every band member has his own taste of music and so we got a little bit of Power Metal and Harcore influences as well. Our common content is hard handmade metal music and that`s it;-) There is no special band which serves as role model for us! (except for darkest hour and lamb of
11. Outside of music, what are some of your interests?
Sex and drugs! And keep metal alive! No seriously we all have different interest like me for example snowboarding travelling and music in general. But we all have one thing in common, we all live for the music.

12. Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview?
First of all thank you very much for giving us the opportunity to do this interview. It's an honor for us!We want to encourage young people to start making music and to not letting setbacks discourage them. Particular in recent years it could be observed that more and more ever-younger kids started rock/metal/hardcore bands and that the average musical standard, which means technical abilities and musicianship in general, has increased considerably. That's an awesome development. Furthermore we hope that listeners stay interested in new bands, give them a chance and maybe, without wanting to sound arrogant, value the work behind the music a little more.

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