LED ASTRAY — In Ways Unforeseen (review)

LED ASTRAY — In Ways Unforeseen album cover Album · 2009 · Technical Death Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
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"In Ways Unforeseen" is the debut full-length studio album by Dutch death metal act Led Astray. The album was independently released in March 2009. Led Astray formed in 2002 and released the "Denying the Inevitable" demo in 2004. Only the "Moral Perception" track from the demo has been re-recorded and included on "In Ways Unforeseen". Led Astray disbanded Shortly after the release of "In Ways Unforeseen".

Stylistically Led Astray play a technical death metal style which reminds me of the Australians in Psycroptic (from the time when Jason Peppiatt joined). Led Astray are generally a bit more accessible and at times even bordering melodic though, and there are other influences and stylistic elements present on the album, which don´t point in the direction of Psycroptic. Some of the heavier atmospheric sections remind me slightly of Gojira. Led Astray are both a really well playing band and they compose some effective and even relatively memorable technical death metal and the influences are just that and don´t overshadow the impact of the material on the listener. The vocals are deep growling and pretty one-dimensional in delivery, but they get the job done.

"In Ways Unforeseen" features a massive, heavy, and detailed sound production, which suits the material well. This is an album for fans of Psycroptic, Decapitated and other technical death metal artists of that ilk. The brutality, the technical playing, and the heavy and fast start/stop riffs, are all assets which are there and accounted for. A good quality release overall and a 3.5 star (70%) rating is deserved.
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