Deceiver - Thrashing Heavy Metal Review
by Matt Hensch
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Deceiver shares a similar biography many groups have plagiarized before: a few music-hungry individuals jam a little, begin writing material, release some stuff and then cease existing some time later. Deceiver, however, makes this observation deplorable. After all, Thrashing Heavy Metal truly deserves a cult following, or at least a few good-hearted listens within our fantastic community. It is a real shame a lot of folks in the metal world have never experienced Deceiver before the Swedish trio called it a day and discontinued activity after the release of Thrashing Heavy Metal. Yet in their obscurity, I can confirm these guys were the real deal; totally ambitious and driven, this record is a fine slab of rabid fierceness eager to attack until the victim is a microscopic mess via thrash and death metal like the purists dream of.
I do find the title rather amusing for what it is; it is certainly a bold name for an album as compared to more stereotypical title found in. Musically, the trio revolves around the album's title in the truest sense, properly bobbing between Venom-laden worship and traditional heavy metal that showcases essential soloing, masterful riffs both turbocharged and mid-paced, technical percussion, husky rasps and an overall sense of catchiness that is simply excellent. Although these ideas are simple in writing, Deceiver juices the two sounds to absolute wonder, leaving not a single sense of boredom or disdain towards this great offering. It would be, however, incredibly inaccurate to assume this title mocks its origin and style, because Deceiver is animalistic to the bone and in summary fully represents thrashing heavy metal to its absolute definition.
The real goods though are found throughout the CD's individually fit tunes that slice and churn Deceiver's asphyxiating style of thrash/heavy metal into filling cuts that are like children: each one special in its own way. Mid-paced slaughterhouses like "Blood of the Soul" or "Graveyard Lover" demonstrate a whooping emphasis on the slower formulas, only turned into a cohesive and enjoyable atmosphere that sends a haunting message alongside Deceiver's bloodthirsty musicianship in separate ways than the faster tunes, making them especially unique within the grandeur of Thrashing Heavy Metal. Yet the title track or something like "Machinery of God" also charges along these lines, demonstrating individualistic perspectives consistently although on a totally different spectrum, whether it is the instrumental rhythm or time-signatures altering the musical direction. However, the slithering magnitude is never lost or derailed, but remains at its absolute culmination, never ceasing the attack.
Deceiver's final record is heavy f*cking metal with no gimmicks or trivial bullsh*t; it is royally done with an injection of death, fire, Hell, fast guitars, pounding drums, demonic vocals and a sense of honor. Besides the fantastic gratitude provided throughout each and every song, Thrashing Heavy Metal has heart unlike many bands that appeal to second-rate melodic death metal or groove poop for the mainstream Dobermans, and Deceiver went six feet under with a short-lived legacy still intact; morbid and valorous, this one will not deceive the true taste of metal. If you need something that sticks itself outside the norms of modern metal while adjoining multiple edges that are indeed satisfying, I say look no further.
Tracklisting
The Tail's of Whom in Shadows Fall
Ghosts of Souls & Inner Hate
Graveyard Lover
Coma of Death Toxication
Machinery of God
Blood of the Soul
Dead to the World
The Dungeon
Legacy
Thrashing Heavy Metal
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