A New Release from Deithesis Is A Metal Powerhouse
Deithesis just dropped a new EP, and this record delves into classic, thrashing power metal and gives you more than whatever you might expect from a record of this nature by way of memorable guitar riffs, intense energy, powerhouse vocals that lay out boisterous melodies through and through, and, throughout it all, you get a semi-theatrical tonality from it.
The album is called Disparity Part A, and it most certainly doesn't waste much time with the first and title track, "Disparity."
The whole thing opens up with a blistering riff that showcases melodic drive and that thrash metal tendency, heavy-handed distortion, but also this great tightness that the band delivers.
You definitely get some great tonality coming from those guitars, and the drummer is absolutely outstanding, coming right out of the gate with the kind of performance that doesn't just sit in the pocket, but rather breeds that electric energy.
For me, when I listen to it, it feels like the rest of the band is sort of pushing off that energy.
As a matter of fact, this is one of those records that feels like it was recorded live on the floor, all at once.
They just have that vibe. Of course, I wasn't there, so I don't know that it was actually recorded that way, but listening to the record makes you want to go see them perform live, in your face.
This is mainly because if they are able to capture that kind of aesthetic and energy on record this well, then seeing them live must be a face-melter. That is exactly what I would expect from a band like this and a live performance setting.
I would most certainly want to get my face melted.
The singer comes in with this great sort of attitude-riddled, moody gusto. You have really robust, strong vocals, and he sounds awesome when he double-tracks his vocals the way he does. They're thicker and come in with a great intensity, but really good melodies that sort of line up with the instrumentation.
This also works for the energy itself, as I mentioned earlier. The vocalist really delivers that same energy level as the guitars, drums, and bass guitar do.
Everyone is really on the same page, and you can sort of feel the fluctuation of synergy between the performers on this record, through and through.
The track opens up into some ridiculous riffs, and the whole thing is a total headbanger. It has a great sort of closed-fisted aggression to it, but it's very well balanced dynamically as well.
The song showcases some great guitar harmonies later on, and you get the sort of doom rock influence in there at certain points.
The deeper into the record you go, the more you start to realize the slew of influences the band holds close to their hearts.
Not just metal, but rather taking elements of metal from melodic to thrash, classic, and hardcore, and also bringing in elements of alternative rock, desert rock, doom rock, and more.
I feel like the songs do encompass a little bit of vastness in their undertone, and I really like that too. The songs have some layers to them. There's a little bit of depth there.
Of course, as I mentioned, there's loads of thrashing on the forefront.
"Humanism" has a little bit of a similar approach but feels different, mainly because it blends in new elements of things like grunge, for example. You have hints of nu-metal, along with a gritty, grungy feel in the riff and guitar tone.
Even the rhythm of the track has that sort of grunge overtone to it. This track leans more into a sort of early 2000s mainstream radio metal kind of approach, and I grew up with lots of that stuff, so it felt really familiar to me.
So, right off the bat, you have two songs that give me different kinds of bouts of nostalgia. The first one gave me classic metal nostalgia, and this one gives me classic grunge and nu-metal-style nostalgia.
This is exactly what I mean by a slew of influences. These guys definitely bring a lot of those different approaches to the table on one EP, and that speaks volumes for the band because they're not afraid to really showcase those influences in different ways on different songs.
I have to say that one of my favorite tracks on the record is actually the closing track called "Silencide," which, to me, is reminiscent of earlier Slayer.
It's got a little bit of punk in there, loads of nasty riffs and brutal tightness, a blistering soundscape, and that raw, unapologetic energy.
Those vocals just belt out over the guitars and bring everything together, along with the bass guitar tone sort of rumbling underneath and giving off more little hints of punk in its tone.
This is definitely a pretty big EP, especially for one that's just four songs long.
You should definitely check this out from start to finish, all in one shot. There are some great surprises around every corner, and the whole thing is worthy of anyone who loves heavy music.
So, stop reading and start listening.
Dive into this EP now and remember where you heard it first.
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