Plaguesayer-s/t

2007
Self-Produced


There was once a time back around oh say 1987 to 1990 when death metal was fairly new and bands in this style were still lumped in under the much larger heading of thrash. During this phase some of the earlier death metal bands still had a good deal of thrash within their style o various extents. Why am I rambling about something that happened twenty years ago? Well, that is because Indianapolis based Plaguesayer sound a whole like a band caught between prime late 80's thrash and the early days of death metal. They use the best of both styles to their advantage by building up an edge with thrash bits and then bringing the hammer down some with chaotic death metal style attacks. I think their approach allows them more room in which to work and they take full advantage of it by incorporating quick pace changes and utilizing off beat bursts here and there. The vocals are between both styles, but lean more towards the traditional death metal method. The guitars as they should, which means they are sharp, often lightning quick and brutally heavy when needed. The rhythm section is probably above average with the drums really hitting upon some different approaches which helps keep the overall feel more unpredictable than it could have been. Perhaps the overall sound is a little dated, but I always preferred my death metal with some strong thrash passages thrown in and Plaguesayer deliver that in an aggressive fashion. On a few of the earlier tracks the production seems a little low primarily on the guitars as they fall a little far below everything else. The problem was soon rectified though as most of the tracks have a thick, rich sound suited to their style. I think they are good at what they are do and they even occasionally tap into some interesting parts that lead me to believe that they have not only the skill, but the creativity to progress even more. I like what's here and hope they keep pushing and plugging away.

http://www.myspace.com/plaguesayer