It's hard not to feel that Bilocate are doing the right thing with their music; there is a certain amount of intricacy that hangs over them, largely due to the subtle Middle-Eastern influences that poke their way around the composition (a natural result, seeing as the band is from Jordan). However, Bilocate is not able to capitalise upon Sudden Death Syndrome's unique musical standpoint and this unfortunately leaves the album as a rather bland and tiresome piece of music to get through. Being death/doom, slower tempos are plentiful, but Bilocate do not extend any of their climaxes to the point where they leave any sort of impression, marking their sophomore effort as largely unmemorable. The album opens with a 17 minute track, and one can hear everything the band has to offer within these 17 minutes. Even so, sticking out for the full length of the song is no easy task; the band all too often wallows in synthy-ambience driven passages that just detract from its death/doom appeal. Had they been few and far between, perhaps some more excitement could be generated, but in general one's just left waiting for something (anything) stimulating to happen while listening to Sudden Death Syndrome.
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