I was ready to just write this album off as just another Orbit Culture album, the same as last time. However, something important happened that kind of changed my stance on at least their newest album "Death Above Life". That change being, non other than Buster Odeholm on the production side of things this time around.rIt made me realise that, "huh... Orbit Culture and Humanity's Last Breath have some similarities, dont they?" and then things started to fit more into place. The production here is massive, and really compliments Orbit Cultures titanic sound. It almost feels like a more accessible version of HLB in a way, with a lot of coherent, focused structures to latch on to. Like usual, though, the clean vocals I'm on the fence on, but they are not as abundant in this album, which I see as a plus.rSo as it turns out, Orbit Culture are, of course, one of the more popular Swedish metal bands around, and it made me realise why in this album more than ever before. Their Meshuggah influence is strikingly apparent at times, and some breakdowns will feel like a nuclear explosion went off that decimated half the globe. You know, the usual Humanity's Last Breath special, no biggie.
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