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| 4.0 excellent | Trey STAFF | January 13th 23 |
Why is this band so unknown? Maybe it’s because Medeia sit in a grey kind of middle ground between technical death metal, atmospheric metal, and even a little bit of metalcore without fully committing to one style that makes them not really appeal to a larger crowd. Yes, there are definitely technical death metal aspects to the album, and it really is the dominating feature, but they never really take the technicality or chaos to the level of some of their peers. There’s also a strong undercurrent of atmospheric metal in the subtle use of keyboards, some of the slower tempos, and the overall feel of just about every song, but again, they don’t fully commit to that being their thing. The Metalcore, that’s more of a minor influence in some of the riffs and leads as well as the occasional shouted vocal delivery, and I’m glad they haven’t decided to commit to that style because while working in small doses, it’s not what makes the band or this album so great. Personally, though, I love the fact that Xenosis (and the band’s discography, in general) doesn’t commit to one style or even let one aspect overwhelm any of the others. Doing that leaves an album that takes the best of both worlds, doing both styles really well. If you watch the video linked above, you’ll also see they don’t take themselves too seriously despite the serious and aggressive nature of the music.
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| 4.0 excellent | mikep87 | October 28th 19 |
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