Preludium plays a genre mix of crushing death metal, anger infused black metal, and technical guitar riffage. The band hails from Poland. Which is already home to some pretty brutal death metal acts like Vader, Decapitated, Behemoth, just to name a few. Polish metal bands have always had this knack for recording some pretty heavy albums and be brutal metal bands. Maybe its the weather, maybe it's the consistent diet of sausages, meats, beer, and carbs. Whatever it is, keep it up Poland.
I first got into the extreme heavy metal genres through death metal. Death metal was dark, it was dangerous, it was what every adolescent angry kid wanted. The most extreme depictions of gore, death, and everything your favorite B horror film included, but in music form. Redemption does a great job in keeping along these lines.The album really mixes it up with even darker black metal imagery and vocals, without being boring or overly done.
Like any other good death metal album; Redemption opens with a brutal intro build, like the distant whistle of heavy military ordinance about to unleash hellfire on your small quaint town. The album continues; a marching 'chug-chug-chug', destroying all hope and unleashing all the legions of hell onto your ears. This album is what the kids would call "br00tl".
This album is a real treat to listen to. I frequently tire of death metal albums due to their consistent grinding pace that continues on and on; however, this album keeps things interesting. Traditional "meat grinding" chugging guitar riffs of death metal, into the cadence of black metal blast beats, flowing into a melodic breakdown. This album is a storm of pain and plague, which ebbs and flows death.
I really enjoyed this album. It is heavy, it is dark, it destroys. Preludium has really kept in par with other extreme metal acts that come from Poland. I really look forward to hearing more releases from this band!
