From Dying Suns - Calamity Review

First things first, what a great name for a band. Generally, I don’t like long names for bands, but this one sounds great. After hearing the album I think From Dying Suns fits even better. Second, the album tittle “Calamity” is also a great choice. It also fits perfectly with the music in it. Third, I am not really into video games. I never was to be really true, but the album cover with a game perspective was really a great picture. From where I’m standing it worked really fine. And the last quick comment, but not the least, “Calamity” is an album of guitars for whom loves guitars. From the very first beginning the fan will notice it. Great guitar interventions plus inspired leads and overtones. It’s really astonishing what the guitar duo Mathieu Roy-Lortie and Maxime Rochefort did here with their axes.

Musicwise, “Calamity” is an inspired album with two instrumental tracks and I’m not counting intro “Reverie” which is a great guitar warm up for what is to come in terms of guitars. There is the sweet and acoustic “Respite” changing the mood of the album after all the bloodshed From Dying Suns spred. It gives the progressive slant the band wants to give the album. I loved the ethereal sound of the bass. Then comes the technical “Ascent” giving the prowess and shredding the band wishes in their album. Here the guitar are even more prominent. The good old times when Metal bands loved instrumental songs are really back for From Dying Suns’s sake.

Even with all the technical aspects that are so prominent here, “Calamity” surprises for being so aggressive. From Dying Suns managed so well technique and aggression, a thing somewhat rare to happen. Ever more rare is that the album isn’t boring. Maybe due to the balance the band reached between the two aforementioned aspects. Album warmer and tittle track “Calamity” commences delivering the fan everything the band’s got with all the power and fury needed in a Death Metal album. The progressive and technical aspects didn’t take an inch from the band’s striking power. From head to toe the album balances with equal forces both aspects giving the album its charm. Grand finale “Ruination” is a little more cadenced adds some more technique and some groove proving the band’s ability of shifting.

Well, “Calamity” is a very inspired album, if you get me. It’s worth any minute you spend listing to it.

From Dying Suns “Calamity” was released on May 03rd.

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