Band: Manipulation
Country of Origin: Poland
Status: Active
Genre: Deathcore
Type: Full Length
Format: CD
Length Approx.: 44:00 min.
Length Approx.: 44:00 min.
Release Date: 09-11-2015
Current label: Satanath Records
Release label: Satanath RecordsIR Classification: Good (3.6 / 5)
Listen our review! (English)
Ecstasy shines within the sub genre offering a varied
listening experience
Here
we go! this time with Manipulation a band formed in Gołdap, Poland in 2001, the
band was active during six years, during this period they released two demos
the first one "Live in Kotlownia" in 2003 a "Promo 2005"
and their debut album "The Future of Immortality" in 2007, after
releasing the album the band took a break and came up some lineup changes, but
basically the core band remains intact, then they reunite to record their EP
titled "Resurrection" in 2011 and their second full length
"Passion" released in 2012, today they approach to us to perpetuate
the stigma with their newest album "Ecstasy".
What
we can appreciate here is a refined Deathcore, chugging guitars, accurate
drumming, a crushing bass insertion and decaying vocals, which put them apart
from their contemporaries in the other side of the Atlantic Ocean which seems
to structure everything with a bunch of palm muted guitars.
Unlike
many other bands Manipulation doesn't limit themselves, they explore and add
some tremolo guitar picking, as dictated by the old school and in some cases
chord progression is there present and of course with the classic palm muted
technique, I never said it wasn't part of their sound, but at least is not so
recurrent, "Ecstasy" is a ten tracks album which opens with
"Insomnia" delivers crushing riff with some dose of melody and
hellish vocals that excel, the composition feels more progressive, because they
do not fall excessively in just riff, breakdown, riff breakdown, slower
breakdown "Sic Itur Ad Astra" and "Paradigm of Existence"
fit perfectly to this idea but "Sunset over Vatican" takes the whole
album to another level, where they beat you down with a terrific melodeath
passage, just to accomplish the highest peak in the record, while "Temples
of Vanity" remains intense with unceasing drums, the gutturals, breakdowns,
chugging and chords are vast, the closing track is the self titled album
"Ecstasy" where they delves into a more ethereal ambience with
demolishing riff, mid pace drumming and chants in the background supporting the
raspy growls, definitely there is more than enough creativity contained in this
album to explode your speakers.
Manipulation
recorded this album at Monroe Sound Studio in Poland, the producer and sound
engineer of the album was Arkadiusz “Aro” Jabłoński (Shadows Land, Masachist)
and "Ecstasy" was released under Satanath Records, the current lineup
is as follow: Rado Slav and Vulture on guitars, Bysiek on bass, Kriss on drums
and Brużyc on vocals, something interesting to mention about track number six,
"Sunset over Vatican" the guitar solo was recorded by special guest
Jacek Grecki from Lost Soul.
Overall
this album shines within the sub genre offering a varied listening experience
and could easily fit as a Death metal act, but they still infuse those
breakdowns that defines what they play, sometimes ending quite abruptly and
leave you hanging on trying to understand what happened, however if you have
predilections for such coarse transition moments, then you should listen to
them.
Stay
True… Stay Metal… Stay Brutal...
1. Insomnia
2. Sic Itur Ad Astra
3. Lifetime
4. Bad Boy
5. The Paradigm of Existence
6. Sunset over Vatican
7. Temples of Vanity
8. Burn Motherfuckers!
9. Dźwięk
upadku
10. Ecstasy
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