REVOCATION — Existence Is Futile (review)

REVOCATION — Existence Is Futile album cover Album · 2009 · Technical Thrash Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
UMUR
Existence Is Futile is the second full-length studio album by American thrash metal act Revocation. The album was released in September 2009 by Relapse Records.

The music on the album is high energy death/ thrash. Revocation mix the sound of an old school death/ thrash act like Demolition Hammer with the sound of neo-thrash metal acts like The Haunted and Dew-Scented and add a spoonful of melodeath too on this album. The vocals are especially aggressive and greatly enjoyable in my book. While you´re sure to get your face ripped-off by the razor sharp and fast riffing and the caustic vocal delivery, there are actually plenty of melodic and memorable hooks in the music that ensure a good balance in the music. There are lots of guitar solos in the songs which is also great for the variation of the album. The band is a power trio and a great feature is that during solos there is no rythm guitar playing which means that the music should be easy to play in a live environment. Not that "easy" means that this is easy to play music. There´s absolutely nothing wrong with the technical skill of the three musicians. Precise and skillful playing is the order of the day.

The production is professional and powerful. perfect for the music on this album.

Existence Is Futile is a great album by Revocation and definitely a step up from the already good debut album Empire of the Obscene (2008). There are still some issues with the songwriting and some experiments that I don´t think work too well ( funky guitar and bass???) but I think it´s only a matter of time before Revocation release an album that will be excellent and consistent through and through. For now Existence Is Futile is highly recommended to fans of aggressive and powerful death/ thrash with a good sense for variation and at times melody. A 3.5 star rating is deserved.
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