Planetary Duality

„Spawned from the seed of aliens and birthed from the wombs of monsters, the members of THE FACELESS were raised in isolation with nothing but their musicianship to soothe their wretched existence.“ Aha. Seltsam, die fünf Gesichter, die da für das Bandphoto in die Kamera gucken, sehen eigentlich ganz nett und gemütlich aus. Wahrscheinlich wurden hier Gedankenkontrollstrahler benutzt – denn nicht nur die Gesichter der Aliens, sondern auch ihre Musik macht auf mich einen ganz und gar irdischen ...

Now this is technical/progressive death metal with flair, uniqueness, and accessibility. Whereas a capable band like DECREPIT BIRTH — whose latest is impressive as well — is filled to the brim with chops and better than average song structuring, THE FACELESS never, ever sacrifices the central essence of the song for blinding instrumental wizardry. In that sense then, the description of "progressive" death metal does indeed do more justice to an album like "Planetary Duality" than does tech-de...