(Death Metal) Desultory - Bitterness - 1994, APE (image+.cue), lossless

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Desultory / Bitterness
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Written by natrix on January 29th, 2008
Desultory's first album was one of a kind. A lighter version of Swedish death metal with effective use of atmosphere and melody, that really kicked ass. Their third album was a steaming pile of rhino feces, also known as death n' roll. And here we have an album that fits somewhere else in all the mix...
The songs are a little less daunting in length on here, and do follow a real verse-chorus-verse-chorus pattern, which give this a real ear friendly appeal. Even scarier is the greater use of melodies and simple, catchy riffs to carry the songs along. OH SHIT!!!
What I'm describing sounds like a nightmare on paper, even for myself, but in reality it turns out to be a lot better than what I've described. You've still got a nasty, Swedish guitar tone, and Klas Morberg has quite the anguished roar. They haven't left behind faster songs, with "Left Behind" coming in a nearly the fastest song they've done, complete with a grinding break down in the middle. "Taste of Tragedy" is likewise fast, punishing Swedish death, with a bit of a Possessed riff thrown in for good measure. The mid section slows down, putting in another melodic riff. "Amoung Mortals," "Enslaved," and "Cold Bitterness" are likewise fast, face ripping Swedish death. The latter is the least melodic of ANY song these guys have done, coming as a real surprise closer for the album.
"Bleeding" sounds like it could have come right off of Into Eternity, esepcially with that opening riff. A few of the songs on here, especially "A Closing Eye" and "Winter" sound like they could have been big hits, but don't suck.
I'm not too nuts about the drum production on here, even though Thomas Johnson does a great job. It could use a little more high end, but I'm splitting hairs here. The guitars sound more nasty than on the debut, which gives the album an added brutality boost. Stefan Poge sadly left the band after this album, taking with him most of the melody and his tasty solos. His performance I find is not quite as spectacular as on the debut, just because his solos don't evoke the feeling of freezing winter nights, and the solos here are often more like simply melodies.
This is what Sentenced's Amok could have been, had it not pushed too hard away from death metal. This is what Amorphis' Tales From the Thousand Lakes could have been if streamlined and without the keyboards. This is nothing like In Flames or any of the mallcore crap they spawned.
This is surprisingly melodic, catchy death metal that doesn't suck!