Album Review: Hideous Divinity - Unextinct
Reviewed by Drew McCarthy
Hideous Divinity have crafted another slab of uncompromising technical death metal, though unlike their previous releases, 'Unextinct' has grandiose, almost cinematic moments woven throughout it.
What sets 'Unextinct' apart from other death metal albums and makes it an entirely different beast altogether is the way the songs have been put together. The atmospheric and dissonant elements of the songs on this album, such as the track, 'Against The Sovereignty Of Mankind', have allowed Hideous Divinity to create an astoundingly blistering album.
The cinematic leanings of 'Unextinct' become more obvious on the later songs on the album and this leads to what is one of the more grandiose moments. The combination of 'Hair, Dirt, Mud' and 'More Than Many, Never One' being the most obvious example of this. The changeover between the two is stark enough that they are obviously two different songs, but taken cohesively, where you eventually reach the single from last year 'Mysterium Tremendum' – you get a taste of the bass and drums absolutely dominating a song.
While 'Unextinct' settles into a familiar short & longer song format, the shifting moods of the album and musical shades, give this album many different layers that you would not expect from a death metal album.
