HOUR OF PENANCE — Paradogma (review)

HOUR OF PENANCE — Paradogma album cover Album · 2010 · Brutal Death Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
4/5 ·
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"Paradogma" is the fourth full-length studio album by Italian death metal act Hour of Penance. The album was released through Unique Leader Records in March 2010. It´s the successor to "The Vile Conception" from 2008 and the quartet lineup who recorded the predecessor is intact here.

Stylistically the material on "Paradogma" also continue the brutal and technnically well played death metal style of "The Vile Conception". Hour of Penance are an incredibly well playing band delivering their music with great skill, a furious pace, and with conviction. The tracks are a bit hard to tell apart, which really isn´t unusual for the style, but Hour of Penance do manage to incorporate a few elements to spice things up like a guitar solo here and there or the occasional heavier part. But this is basically like getting a 9 track, 37:36 minutes long beating...

...it´s such an intense listening experience that I can safely say it´s not for the faint at heart. It´s like listening to the fast-paced material by Nile, but presented in a more brutal and direct fashion (and without the middle eastern/north african musical influences). There are very few breather seconds on the album...so brace yourself. The only track which stands out as a little different is closing track "Apothosis", as it offers a slightly more atmospheric sound.

"Paradogma" features a loud, brutal, and powerful sounding production job, which suits the material well. So if you´re looking for a furiously fast-paced, ultra brutal, and technically well played death metal release, "Paradogma" could well be your poison. A 4 star (80%) rating is deserved.
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