CEREMONIAL
PERFECTION
'Alone In The End'
(Nailbord Records)
Hailing
from Estonia of all places, Ceremonial Perfection’s newest release
gives us something to be truly excited about. 'Alone
In the End'
starts off promising, with an interesting and engaging intro followed
by “Symbols and Processes” and what I would soon find to be some
of the most amazing melodic death metal I’ve heard in a very long
time, filled with hooks and melodies that are nothing short of
mind-blowingly.
And
let’s not forget about the instrumentation in itself. In addition
to the excellent songwriting, Ceremonial Perfection is composed of
musicians who know how to handle their instruments very well, the
most technically proficient being the drummer, who blows me away. The
riffs are as close to melodic perfection as one can get. Songs like
“Autumn of Memories,” Through Your Devil Nature,” “Asymmetry,”
and the aforementioned “Symbols and Processes” (best track in my
opinion) are prime examples of this, and while this album is filled
with many songs that provide incredulous hooks from start to finish,
not every song feels the need to be so immediate in its delivery, but
this isn’t a bad thing, as it gives the album diversity and
versatility. Tracks like “Blinding White” and “My Labyrinth”
choose to build up and work their way up to their emphatic melodies
and uplifting choruses rather than provide them throughout the whole
song.
In
conclusion, 'Alone
In the End'
is a near-perfect melodic death metal album in every way imaginable.
This is the kind of release that can make someone excited to listen
to metal music again. Now, I’m not saying that these guys are the
next In Flames, but I’m not saying they aren’t either.
[9]
(Andrew
Oliver)
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