Band: Within Destruction
Album: Deathwish
Genre: slamming deathcore
Year: 2018
Label: Rising Nemesis Records
Let's start 2018 out with something heavy! My introduction to the Slovenian behemoth Within Destruction was their sophomore full-length, Void. That album was heavy, slammy, melodic, and the double bass was fast as fuck. So their latest outing should take that good reputation and improve upon it, right?
Well, the band did introduce new elements this time around, which is good considering the fact that this is still a relatively young band (8 years, didn't really take off 'til 2016). The melodic passages are different than what was present on Void. I would describe these melodies as kind of light and fleeting, whereas Void's melodic riffs were more ominous. The vocalist has also revamped his style a bit. The intense growling is occasionally broken up by some less-harsh moments. It seems like the song is gonna lapse into melodic metalcore, but he reverts to tunnel-throating it as quickly as he stopped.
Aside from the aforementioned tweaks in style, this thing just turned out to be another run-of-the-mill "slam deathcore" album. Anything that made the band's 2016 breakthrough interesting is painfully lacking here. I couldn't even force myself to see an ounce of originality in this. Everything from the production to the music to the album cover is so done-to-death it hurts. Please, stop beating this dead horse.
Bonus: the guest feature on the title track made me never want to listen to Psychosadistic Design ever again. It is that BAD.
Maybe someone can find something good to say, so check it out here.
Rating: 1.5 / 5
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