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Submission - Failure to Perfection

Innovative and very enjoyable. - 89%

Kahn, July 5th, 2008

I really have no idea what the hell happened there, but for some reason Denmark's been churning out great metal bands for some time now. Submission is no exception to this phenomenon, and this, their debut, is an album which one should check for the innovative little touches and the talent of the various band members.

What I loved about this album was the melodic touches that were inserted into the sound. The music is essentially relentless, aggressive death/thrash, but with sprinkles of the melodic ideas of "The Chainheart Machine"-era Soilwork and "Whoracle"-era In Flames.

I just loved Steven Qvist's vocals. They would put a big fat smile on fans of goregrind. He's just brutal to the T. He also does some clean vocals, although they weren't that great, except for "Introspective Thoughts" and "Condemned Cell." He also adopts the robotic delivery style of Meshuggah's Jen Kidman in some songs, such as "Darkened Eyes" and "Deathride to Escape." He is unfortunately no longer with the band due to "personal things", and it's a damn shame. I hope his successors vocals are as good.

The guitar team of Christoffer Petersen and Kasper Kirkegaard are very good. Christoffer's solos are shredded, but they are more of a mid-tempo, thus giving the band a little unique touch. Christoffer and Kasper also lays down some heavy riffs to compliment the brutality of Steven's vocals.

Drummer Morten Løwe Sørensen's name should be familiar to listeners of the Danish metal scene. He's been creating waves, no, tsunamis, with his talent. I believe that this band was the first he joined, and some of his best work is in this album. Just listen to the opening of "Deathride to Escape" or "Warhunger" if you want proof of his talent.

The album was produced by Jacob Hansen, who has pretty much produced for every metal band in Denmark by now. He adds some cool touches to the music, such as the muffled ending of "Deathride to Escape" or the gun shot in "Warhunger." The lyrics are not much to speak of, general lyrical themes of thrash and death. But with the brutality of Steven's vocals and the music, they work rather well. The only problem is that all the tracks may start sounding the same, but then again this is a death/thrash band after all, you can't expect them to make a "Nothing Else Matters" now can you? Still, something like an instrumental would have been a nice break before diving back into the brutality again.

I just can't wait till September comes along, that's when their second album should be released according to what I have heard. Don't let me down guys...