Country of Origin: Netherlands
Genre: Thrash metal / Death metal
Type: Full Length
Format: CD Ltd. Edition
Length Approx.: 41:00 min.
Length Approx.: 41:00 min.
Release Date: 03-25-2016
Release Label: Listenable Records
IR Classification: Good (4.2 / 5)
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The Ferryman’s End becomes the best Izegrim
effort to date
Dutch melodic death thrashers
Izegrim are back with just under two and a half years of the release of their
previous album "Congress of the Insane" which I believe it was the
first conceptual album of the band, delving into evilness and falsehood of the
human nature, now with twenty years in the scene they are offering us their
fifth full length titled "The Ferryman's End" released once again
through the French label Listenable Records, the album contains eleven tracks
in the vein of bands like Kreator, Arch Enemy, At the Gates or their countrymen
Legion of the Damned, "The Ferryman's End" keeps lyrically the same
concept format approaching us to the death row, where an inmate is awaiting for
his execution, every cut describes the complex stages into the criminal's mind
before he got executed by the end of the album, no doubt a very interesting
topic.
Izegrim
current line-up has remained pretty stable during the last eight years, with
founder and guitarist Jeroen Wechgelaer, the bassist and attractive vocalist
Marloes Voskuil, guitarist Bart van Ginkel and drummer Ivo Maarhuis, I want to
believe that due to this unity they were able to achieve a very outstanding
songwriting and therefore "The Ferryman's End" becomes the best Izegrim
effort to date.
"The Ferryman's End" from
the beginning offers a crushing melodic death metal dose with "White
Walls" built in heavy riffage and somber pace while the drums occasionally
slip into a measurable blast beat, "Time to Run" starts with an unrestrained
riffs, challenging drums comes in all directions and you feel surrounded by
hell itself, Marloes delivers a rawer vocals that strike fear, "Endless
Desire" slow paced its way, somewhat predictably when they shift pace, but
never reach the ferocity of the previous tracks and sounds bland, "The
Evil Within" it charges back with demolishing and fearless riffs, the bass
lines sounds outstanding in the background, Marloes raspy vocals owns the track
while in the interlude softly adds the whispers, it is followed by
"Absolute Necessity" the drum pattern takes the lead due to the intricate,
solid and consistent drumming, the song
counts with a brief yet melodic guitar solo, "Reclaim My Identity" is
absolutely faultless with filthy riffs and darkly bass lines, open the window
to throw some clean vocals by Marloes, "Insanity is Freedom" takes an
approach into a blackened death sound, while "Reflection of
Redemption" fluctuates between obscure and heavy passages, "Through a
Glass Darkly" with a more varied structure, brings freshness and
versatility with the vicious riffs involved, "Lost in Tranquility"
it's the prelude of the story with some generic death metal riffs and blasting
drums doesn't make an impact imminent, the last rack in the album is the
self-titled "The Ferryman's End" unorthodox start with pummeling
drums and sick riffs, as the track keeps going on, turns into a mid paced theme
with a dense and brutal rhythmic section, ripping vocals that shatter into a
delightful chaos, to end up with the protagonist execution.
"The
Ferryman's End" clearly puts Izegrim as one of the bands that aging
doesn't affect or soften their skills playing a persuasive death-thrash metal
as always with extreme and relentless virtuosity and brutality, be sure to grab
your copy and enjoy this album, you might regret if you don't.
Stay True… Stay Metal… Stay Brutal...
Track List:02. Time to Run
03. Endless Desire
04. The Evil Within
05. Absolute Necessity
06. Reclaim My Identity
07. Insanity Is Freedom
08. Reflection of Redemption
09. Through a Glass Darkly
10. Lost in Tranquility
11. The Ferryman's End
