Comminic – “Waves of Visual Decay”
These seven compositions, adding up to almost an hour, seamlessly cover the broad points that encompass traditional heavy metal, polished thrash, and progressive metal. The guitar work is, most of all, clear and crisp (not down-tuned/chugging) with riff/shred moments abundant, as well as nicer, slower when necessary. The singing is classy, but not “metal cheesy”, nor annoyingly high. It has a certain elegance that makes it refreshing. Metal from Norway that is talented, progressive, complex, with longer songs, thrashy, a bit melodic (not “happy melodic”) and still head-banging. Note: the riffs, and especially the singing, do recall early Nevermore.