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POINT OF INFINITY

Obsidian

 

Tech/Extreme Prog Metal

3.09 | 6 ratings

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UMUR
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3 stars Point of Infinity is the 2nd full-length studio album by Dutch death metal act Obsidian. The album was released in October 2010 by Candlelight Records.

The music on the album is technically well played death metal with progressive leanings. The vocals vary between growls/ harsh vocals and clean type vocals. Acts like Meshuggah and especially Textures come to mind albeit with a death metal edge. The riffing is angular and at times odd-metered but generally simpler than the riffing by the above mentioned acts. The musicianship is on a very high level and the production is also of good quality and thatīs some of the greatest assets of the album.

While the description above sounds like this is the kind of album that I would really enjoy, there are a couple of issues, that prevents me from fully enjoying Point of Infinity. First of all Robbe Kok isnīt the most interesting singer and especially his clean vocals leave much to be desired, so thereīs an issue with the vocals ( and the vocal lines) if you ask me. The quality of songwriting isnīt really on par with the output of the best acts who play similar music either and overall the album unfortunately comes off a bit mediocre and maybe even worse lacking memorable moments. A 2.5 - 3 star rating is warranted.

UMUR | 3/5 |

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