Esdrelon
Dust in our Eyes
Casket Music
10 Track Album
Released July 2012
Smouldering!
Written for www.Brutalism.com
Esdrelon – Brazil
Links:
https://www.facebook.com/esdrelonband
Genre: Aggressive Thrash/Death Metal
In the bands
own words:
“Esdrelon is the name a plain in Palestine
region, it's also known as valley of Armageddon, in the prophetic sense,
Armageddon means kill, cut off, killing instinct, this valley was the stage
bloody battles in the past, and according to some military strategists, a war
against Israel necessarily should begin in the plain of Esdrelon, which for some religions would be the beginning of
Armageddon.
The band set up
in the industrial area of ABC, Brazil at the beginning of 2002. Esdrelon
plays a speed and harmonious thrash metal mixed with traditional heavy metal
and more aggressive death metal parts. It is with a proposal of constant
questioning of social and cultural paradigms in a world in collapse and near to
chaos, where truths are questioned and the faith is put in doubt.
Esdrelon is back seven years after releasing
their debut E.P "Your Truth." They have released the debut full-length
in July 2012 "Dust in Our Eyes"
on Casket Music and is streaming an official video for a track from the album,
"Voices of the Exile."
Agonizing in
Faith
A barrage of
fuzzy beats dizzily play in the background at a very low volume, so stupidly I
turned the volume up and was immediately hit straight between the eyes with monumental
rhythms and guttural growls – that really made my eyes water I can tell you! This
track contains a lot of melodic sway and killer licks but also some beautiful
guitar moments also come into play. The
thundering crescendos reach their peak very quickly like a very expensive car
on a motorway from 0 to 130 mph in a few seconds. The tempo changes are
inspiring as well as the guitar solo with plenty of crisp velocity and the
gnarly bits that transcend speak for themselves.
Living in
Contradiction
Excellent vocal
performance by Darcio – what scope he has! Whilst Cleber really flaws the
guitar, the drums pummel ferociously adding to the array of gristle and infused
melodic rhythms that possess breath-taking speed and power. These guys know how
to conduct heaviness with melodic beautifully to the extreme.
Voice of the
Exile
A simple Mexican
old fashion sampled song can be heard – but not turning the dial up – I know
what happened last time... I was right not to... an express train just swept
through my speakers! Esdrelon are
wickedly extreme and inject fuel pumped rhythms and melodies like a running
tap, everything is seamless and flows superbly on this track – the guitar
acrobatics are just outstanding and lay on dark strong heavy blast beats – one amazing
track!
Ideology
Evilly demonic
vocal spews forth some amazing guttural growls amid tempestuous guitar riffs
and a superbly strong bass hook. The drumming really hits you in the gut, you
can feel the strength of it as it hits the speakers and resonates deep within
the body, offering a certain bombastic and heavy feel that of course is bathed
in melodic grandeur.
Fucking in the
name of God
Interesting
title! A barrage of pummelling beats defiantely sweep with dramatic force along
with a more gnarly guttural ear battering, again prominently brutal and stupendously
fast. Its magnitude of sound literally
wraps itself around you and chokes the life out of you. This has a more progressive feel about it as
the guitar does yet more technical acrobatics to a wash of surrounding sounds. –
Brilliant!
Labour
Labour is right
– the frantic agile finger work from Cleber really work their magic here
totally balancing a perfect formula of technical and death that thrash louder
than a Boeing 747. Great use of melodies blend the track together so well –
superb indeed.
We are Sick
Great swelling
thunderous rhythms roll like gigantic tidal waves that will sweep you into
oblivion and eventually kill you with the ferocity in which it portrays itself,
uncompromising it surges not leaving anything in its path like molten lava
flowing angrily down a volcano. This track could be anything it wanted, you can not
argue with its powerful and melodic passages that tunnel into your head and who
would want to?
Dust in our
Eyes
The title track
to this thunderous album, comes to life with a forging blast beat of utter sick
ferocity, slowing briefly to offer a growling whisper of vocals that sound like
Satan is calling you from below. Full of intrigue and intensity and clearly
shows diversity. Once again the frantic
content is displayed with a methodical approach of heavy laden riffing and dramatic
drum beats. To be honest I am not surprised there is ‘Dust in our Eyes’ the way
this band savagely attack! Saying that they mellow briefly and a Viking feel to
the track comes into play – but it soon leaves the ‘mellow’ behind and goes on
to bring more frantic ferocity to the fore. – This is outstanding!
Intimate verses
Ambient
atmospherics are portrayed here with an even lower guttural accompaniment – if that
is possible! Amid a sweeping guitar like rhythm and madness on the skins as the
beats come forging forth with absolute aggression. Try not to move your head to
this – I dare you!
Intimate verses - virulently superb!
Disturbed
A scale of
mesmerising riffs form immediately from out of the ashes comes a monster of
majestic proportions as the guitar literally sets itself on fire reaching new
heights. Again melodically superb with a magnificent array of vocal splendour.
The amazing Esdrelon!
To Sum up:
Well to say this
album is outstanding is even an understatement – I do not think a word exists to
fully give this band their due. Monumentally superb will have to do for now
until I can actually come up with a word or words that really compliment Esdrelon to the full.
Not one duff
track on the entire album, no fillers, just pure unadulterated technical, speedy,
thrashing death metal – I just wonder how they are going to top this?
5/5
Track List:
Agonizing in Faith
Living in Contradiction
Voice of the Exile
Ideology
Fucking in the name of God
Labour
We are Sick
Dust in our Eyes
Intimate verses
Disturbed
Members:
Darcio Aguilar - Bass and Vocals
Cleber Beraldo - Guitar and Vocals
Jack Ferrante – Drums