Absolute Elsewhere

4.80

PICKMETER

4.68

HMB

4.42

CRITICS

band:

Blood Incantation

release date: Oct 04, 2024

label: Century Media Records

type: Full-length

HMB´S REVIEW

"Absolute Elsewhere" by Blood Incantation is a work that elevates death metal to new heights, combining the weight of the genre itself with elements from progressive and atmospheric. The album is divided into two long tracks, "The Stargate" and "The Message." Synthesizers, flutes, and acoustic guitars are elements well-incorporated throughout the tracks. These elements add depth to the compositions, transitioning fluidly between aggressive death metal sections and atmospheric, introspective passages.

Unlike the previous album, "Timewave Zero," which featured a more simplistic and ambient sound, "Absolute Elsewhere" brings back the weight and intensity without losing its experimental character. Influences from bands like Pink Floyd and Tangerine Dream are noticeable, with the band creating a soundscape that transcends the common death metal space.

The album demonstrates Blood Incantation's ability to cohesively blend sonic extremes, creating an experience that goes beyond traditional death metal. "Absolute Elsewhere" is an innovative and challenging work that reaffirms the band's commitment to creativity and experimentation within death metal.

Review by Troadie - HMB´s Staff

WHAT CRITICS ARE SAYING

Metalinjection.net

by Max Heilman

'Absolute Elsewhere' finds Blood Incantation in its most grandiose form, overflowing with musicality, ambiance, and force.

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Loudersound.com

by Dom Lawson

Blood Incantation confirm themselves as one of the most innovative and interesting bands in modern death metal.

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Angrymetalguy.com

by Saunders

'Absolute Elsewhere' offers a unique, boundary-busting, cosmic excursion into strange, trippy realms, that sounds atypical to the average progressive death metal album.

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