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PERFIDIOUS - Duration: 00:42:21
- Available from: 10/25/2024
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Time To Kill Records
Perfidious' second studio album comes out on the anniversary of their tenth year of activity, an important milestone for which the band is preparing with a reshuffled lineup compared to the first “Malevolent Martyrdom” (of which only drummer Vanny 'Hate' remains ), but still devoted to the old-school death metal to which Italians have always been dedicated.
In fact, what clearly emerges from the first listens is the pounding rhythmic matrix that supports the songs, practically devoid of frills and accessory arrangements that could increase the expressive directions of the musicians, most of the time busy looking for the best way to drill without hesitation the ears of the listener. It won't be difficult to distinguish between the notes of “A Throne I Will Build” more than a few references to the American school of Deicide, evoked in its most rocky and martial character, or to the gospel of Cannibal Corpse in the most insidious riffing of “Savouring His Flesh from The Cross”, the first introductory songs which immediately declare the band's stylistic intentions.
On a structural level, we are certainly not witnessing any compositional miracle, but rather we come across some rather cumbersome passages, which end up weighing down longer pieces such as “In The Reign Of Perpetual Agony” and “Blood Of Sinner”, wrapped around confusing solutions not very effective. “Your World Crumbles” recovers ground, closer to the European tradition thanks to some fleeting melodic lines and a more streamlined rendering that seems to be missing in other moments of the album, leaving some unexpressed doubts about the possible potential of more episodes of this type inside the songs.
It must also be said that the chosen production certainly does not enhance the character of the album: the good work of the bass ends up getting lost in the low frequencies, while the sound of the guitar, so dry and shallow, prevents one from properly immersing oneself in the folds of the songwriting.
Overall, “Savouring His Flesh” requires a certain amount of patience when listening due to some lengthy and unpleasant sounds, but it manages to snatch a few moments of enthusiasm and shows a band that is certainly sure about their path and artistic direction: a passion so rooted in the death metal field is to say the least commendable, despite the fact that something more is needed to be able to elevate “Savouring His Flesh” from full passability.
Daniel D`Amico for SANREMO.FM