Adarrak - Ex Oriente Lux
Singapore
Satanath
Records
Adarrak
is an international trio based in Singapore with members hailing from
countries such as Spain, Colombia and Singapore. The band plays Death
Metal and Ex Oriente Lux is their debut album, released earlier this
year by Satanath Records.
The
music on Adarrak's debut album is modern death metal through and
through, including the fact that the production is as clean as a
whistle, but that seems to work in their favour because that's what
they were going for. Just like the previous band I reviewed, I am not
a huge fan of this clean sounding production and modern death metal,
including the clean vocals on some of the songs. It sounds like
something taken from the Roadrunner roster, like Trivium. I don't
like Trivium. Anyway, on the plus side: The music is well crafted and
it definitely sounds like these guys know how to play their
instruments, as each track is peppered with crunchy instrumental
parts and brain-melting progressive leads. The vocalist gives off a
growl that falls somewhere between metalcore and death metal, which
is not surprising considering he previously sang in a metalcore band.
It's fine, although I generally prefer different growls. If you like
melodic death metal with clear production and prog influences, you
should definitely give this band a listen, because if I am honest,
the music is good, it's just not something I generally listen to. “Ex
Oriente Lux” can be obtained through Satanath Records on CD. (HT)