When I wrote about 2018’s “The Blinding Light of Faith” I said the album was for guitar lovers due to “the most incredible guitar riffage and soloing releases of this year.” There are many passages here to address but one thing I ought to highlight and that is the overtones that come from the guitars. The guitar duo Shoi Sen and Paul Nazarkardeh provide the fan layers and layers of amazing ripping up the frets. Subtly, there are some dissonant chords into the songs in order to create more of a musical chaos helped by the low distortion the guitar duo uses. Take a look at “Relentless March” and its incredible mass of sound. Or the relentless guitar solos of “Weaponised Rape” intertwined with the aforementioned incredible bass lines. Yeah, this album have all this plus one of the most incredible bass lines I’ve heard in this 6 year tenure. The first comes with “Sectarian Warfare” where the bassist Steve Woodcock is set free to fly and play whatever the hell he wants to. Really amazing what the guy does here. Another highlight that I forgot to mention in my previous review was Craig Land’s vocals. The guy here teaches a lesson of how gutural vocals can be flexible.
“The Corruption of Virtue” is here to prove that the three year hiatus was really worth it. De Profundis came back with the usual musical quality and the breathtaking and jawbreaking musicianship. An album to slowly enjoy.
De Profundis “The Corruption of Virtue” will be released on October 07th via Transcending Obscurity Records.
Track Listing:
- Ritual Cannibalism
- Sectarian Warfare
- Relentless March
- Weaponised Rape
- Embrace Dystopia
- Desecrating Innocence
- Religious Cancer
- Scapegoat
- The Sword Verses
Watch “Religious Cancer” official music video here:
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