THE MACHINATIONS OF DEMENTIA

Blotted Science is the new project from guitarist Ron Jarzombek ( Watchtower, Spastic Ink) and Bassist Alex Webster ( Cannibal Corpse). Charlie Zeleny (Behold...the Arctapus) plays drums. This is tech metal of the highest standard, but it differs a little from the usual tech metal madness. First of all there are no vocals on the album, and secondly allthough this is very technical music, it´s still listenable. I think much credit for this should go to Alex Webster who probably have pulled the project in a more "simple" direction. Actually the album is pretty heavy, so don´t expect this to sound like fairy haired prog metal. It´s more in the vein of heavier Spastic Ink.

I enjoy this album very much, but it is not a masterpiece for two reasons. First of all, I think vocals would have done the trick to some of these songs. They would have been complete. Don´t misunderstand me though, they work perfectly fine without the vocals, it´s just me who likes vocals. The other thing I will complain about is the lenght of the album. With demanding music like this I think it´s a bit much with 16 songs even though some of them are short. I know this is an eternal discussion, but I generally don´t think albums should last more than 45 minutes with a few exceptions.

This is a 4 star album though. It´s one of the best I have heard in this genre. Ron never seems to disappoint.