The Nature of Entropy

A refreshing take on a style of death metal that may be considered stale to some.

I'm not a huge technical death metal fan but I can appreciate the style and the bands that play it.
At my first glance at the name and cover I thought this would be another boring brutal/slam death metal album, but I was wrong. The first song "A Breath of Hatred" had me interested for what was to come and didn't lose my attention. The one minute mark of this song has me headbanging and throwing up metal horns with a very creative riff that goes for a little bit without getting old. To me it seems most tech death bands have parts that you REALLY, REALLY like but they're not long enough. But that is not the case with SEVERED CROTCH. When they have a good flow picking up, they don't drop it. They ride that flow not too long and not too short. Just long enough for the listener to get really into it.
The vocals are also a remarkable element. They are generally low pitched, but the vocalist can change it up every now and then. It seems to flow with the music very well and makes it pleasing to the listener. The rest of the album kind of has the same feel to it, but it's not repetitive. You won't find yourself saying, "This is lame. I want to listen to something else." What you really find yourself saying at the end is, "Wow. That was impressive. I wonder if they have more material."

Any fan of death metal can enjoy this, even if technical death metal isn't their preference. And please, don't get turned off by the band name. I'm a very picky person and even I can look past it. Once you have listened to this, and you if you enjoyed it, I hope you also look forward to more releases by them.

Originally submitted to (http://halifaxcollect.blogspot.com) on February 15, 2011.