By: Anders

Posted: Aug 21, 2005

Heavy pummelling death metal with a technical twist is what this German band delivers. The band was formed in 1996 and this album marks their third full length album.

With the base in American death metal the band hits out the road, with their own mixture of bringing death to us all. The song writing is pretty good and the band has managed to get an identity of their own. There are some okay riffs, even though many of them sound familiar. There is a good drive in many of the songs, though Death Reality has a tendency to incorporate too many breaks into the music and that kills the momentum. Sometimes it seems like the band is being technical for the sake of being technical, and that's a shame.

The musicians know how to control the instruments, there are many good moments on the album. The guitars and the drums are delivering the stand out moments on the album. I miss the sound of the bass, which is hidden below the guitar, in the not too good production. The production is a bit too complex and not warm enough. I think a more organic and fresh sound would have suited the music better, and that would have made the guitars sound more ripping and made the bass audible. The growls are okay, but not outstanding or that interesting. Though it is nice with the back up- and double-growls once in a while, that works well.

This is not the best death metal album out there, but it is good and there are some interesting elements on it. Fans of technical death metal should for sure check this out, and other bangers should give it a try as well. There are some good straight ahead blasts going on as well, together with a couple of moshing parts, all in between the technical madness. Yet an exciting death metal band from Germany, which will be interesting to follow in the future.

Rating: 6,5/10

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