Heathen   The Evolution of Chaos
3.9
excellent
Ranking: #178 for 2010

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3.5 greatKILL | February 2nd 10

holy fuck omfg omfg

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4.0 excellentResident Metalhead Piranha | July 3rd 17

Heathen created a criminally overlooked cornerstone in progressive/technical metal, and they disappear off the grid. Enter The Evolution of Chaos almost two decades later. Opener "Intro" than "Dying Season" reminds us of their perfection for punishing introductions. A frantic look on the fatalities and outlook of war, Heathen once again show how well they handle heavy-handed subjects and present no restrain on their guitar-heavy compositions. An excellent song indeed. "Control By Chaos," from this point forward, brings back their interest in longer compositions, and amid the flashy riffing and wild drumming, vocalist David White sounds like a grittier Bruce Dickinson, and the result is better than you think as he spits out memorable lyrics. "No Stone Unturned" is their longest composition yet at over 11 minutes, and it has the footstomping vibe of Pantera's "Walk" while grinding with a progressive outfit. The rest of the material plays out in typical yet exciting Heathen fashion. The album may lack the freshness of Victims of Deception, and the production is unfortunately brickwalled and bearable at best, The Evolution of Chaos is a leading example of veterans reminding us who are the best of the best despite the huge wave of competent newcomers.

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4.0 excellentFirstStrikeIsDeadly | May 12th 14

Good album, though it doesn't match their previous albums (Particularly the mega ultra masterpiece that is Victims of Deception), and the production is ass incarnate. One interesting bit of trivia is that, judging by the lyrics to A Hero's Welcome, they seem to have done a political 180 from the days when they were writing songs like Pray For Death ("The government builds machines that kill/And they use our money against our will!").

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0.0 chambered89 | April 17th 10

victims of deception mops the floor with this however this is heathen so this fcking rules

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4.0 excellentVoivod STAFF | March 5th 10

Heathen are back for good. "Evolution of Chaos" is a worthy heir of "Victims of deception".-

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5.0 classicVortex | January 7th 10

All the promises they gave with 2005 demo are fulfilled.

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