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01. Perpetual Healing (Infinite Pain)
02. Lost In Sanity
03. Feast Of Vermin
04. Desolate Ruins(Interlude)
05. Havoc
06. Nameless, Faceless, Neverborn
07. Silent Science
08. Felony
--- Dead Horizon
09. Part 1 :Echoes Of The Unseen
10. Part 2 :Romancing Ghouls
11. Part 3 :Stasis Field
12. Part 4 :Shellshocked
13. Brain Scan (VOIVOD cover)
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With what's happening today on these shores with the Metal scene, it really seems like Canada, despite a very sparse population, has become to North America what Scandinavia is now to Europe: The place of birth for some of the most innovative Metal formations involving incredible talent in KATAKLYSM, INTO ETERNITY, EIDOLON or STRAPPING YOUNG LAD... just to name a few. Emerging from "La Belle Province de" Quebec, with their fourth album to date (including three studios and one live), MARTYR, who could be in this particular category, also seem to be finally getting the attention and exposure they deserve on this side of the Atlantic as well as in Europe.
The conception of this disc, from recording to editing, has been blessed by the active participation of Pierre Rémillard (ANVIL, CRYPTOPSY, ANONYMOUS) and for the next 48 minutes or so reinvents the concept of technical Death Metal by using elements from a wide choice of musical styles as diversified as Progressive Metal or Jazz Rock on the opening track "Perpetual Healing (Infinite Pain)" as well as the infamous "Feast Of Vermin". If you hope to click right away on the 13 tracks, which all together, will result to one of the most skillfully executed extreme Metal albums of at least the last ten years. Good luck! The only way you can appreciate this CD is by letting it grow on you! However, what will most probably strike you straight of the bat, regardless of what style you're most fond of, is how the musicians can hold something this complex in one piece without going overboard or getting messy at any time whatsoever.
Of course the idea of creativity in music itself is that when a new piece is made available to the masses, it becomes extremely difficult to compare it to anything else already on the market. With the "Feeding The Abscess", MARTYR don't limit themselves to mixing different musical genres to their audible assault, but stretch the audacity as far as even adding violin parts on tunes like "Lost In Sanity" as well as "Havoc" where some Gypsy influences can be heard. Needless to say, all tracks are improved by at least one extremely technical guitar solo. Right before closing with the SLAYEResque "Brain Scan" the album includes a tune divided in four parts titled "Dead Horizon", which by itself is most likely to raise MARTYR to the top level of the Metal food chain!
The most important thing to retain from this album, despite the quality and velocity present throughout this selection, is how easy it is to connect the band's music. If you've been waiting for the release of an album by a Death Metal band capable of executing high-energy tracks with absolute virtuosity, then "Feeding The Abscess" will probably get you going for a while. MARTYR sounds like an extreme version of MESHUGGAH on steroids!
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