Decapitated
The Negation (Earache)
By Tim Den
Decapitated get better with each album. Hard to believe, since their first two were already filled to the brim with sonically-perfect, brutally-satisfying slabs of deathblasts. But believe it, folks: The Negation is the best one yet. The band, now a quintet with new guitarist Hiro (and almost at the end of their teenage years [heh heh]), have further refined the duality of insanity and memorability. Tightening the reigns around arrangements, The Negation is catchier than their last full-length (Nihility) without losing an inch of the players’ proficiency.
As a friend of mine stated recently, Decapitated are the best “pure” death metal band today. You need all their records.
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