Eminence - The God of All Mistakes Review
by Matt Hensch
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It seemed the splicing of both radio-friendly and extreme sounds within the metal field was essentially a brief phase several squads thought would score big bucks, but the ever-irritating trend has grown beyond words or labels; surely enough, alternative/nu-metal influences have undergone a transformation riskier than Nicholas Cage and John Travolta swapping faces.
Eminence, for example, brags a place within death metal's quarters while sneaking out at night to feed information to the nu-metal camp, causing a "nu-death" confederation. Now I was inceptively sharpening my axe for Eminence's unwholesome course upon probing The God of All Mistakes primitively, yet Brazil's thrashers have fused sonic furiousness together with mainstreamed fluff rather fluidly, but at a commanding price: the appreciation of both worlds.
Although creative extremism is invited, a Soulfly-like concept carefully blocks all transportation options for that ideology, just so the absolute perk will never reach Eminence's frontier; however, its plan is bigger than they could ever predict. After kicking originality where it hurts, this modern allele slowly morphs the full-length into a chamber of groove riffs stuck with minimal substance, rapping vocals, occasional breakdowns, no soloing, bass-snare percussion, and more tedious actions accommodating nu-metal's assh*le. Of course, there shouldn't be any questioning about the direction's result, because if one has experienced metal to even a slight degree, one will completely understand why. Doing so was just bad news, inside and out.
That whole experience can be quite daunting, yet the record's other demonstration easily takes poor standards by storm: castrating death metal. Being totally truthful, there are wonderful sections that expectorate rabid speed alongside stunning variations, which oddly helps The God of All Mistakes whilst its other half unmercifully gnaws at this productivity. Followed by authentic blasting and charming growls, one will be stunned by the vast transformation being made right before a couple of ticks, as destruction will certainly occur. Despite Eminence's clear talent for death metal and their slight betrayal of so, one can obviously view how mighty they would be if that identity was not tarnished; in other words, Valhalla might need an extra chair. Needless to say, this record can't alter itself because an individual wishes it could, so I judge The God of All Mistakes for what it truly is---medium-grade material.
After hearing Eminence's presented effort over and over again, I'm left questioning what this album really is: some grand climax of Slipknot-laden gold, or a nu-death buttf*ck? Case in point, there are ups and downs always playing off each side; however, these opposite emotions have their unique voices heard regardless, which debatably makes it a middle-of-the-road release.
When it comes to the nu-death thing, I can wholeheartedly label The God of All Mistakes one of its finest offerings, yet that still does not shine light on Eminence's unnecessary nosedive into anal-raping stupidity. I guess preview a few cuts if it sounds like something up your alley, but definitely expect a lackluster approach that will not bring much joy overall.
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