Faust
From
Glory to Infinity
Paragon Records 2009
On From Glory to Infinity Italian
death
metallers Faust have bred a hybrid of Brutal Floridian death metal and
melodic
Gothenburg styled death metal. So
imagine if you will a faster Massacre meets Dark Tranquillity and that
should
give you a simplistic view of what is going on with this album.
Purple Children introduces us to Faust via
catchy melodies and guttural vocals before offering up speeding death
metal
blasts not unlike what one might see lurching out of the Florida swamps.
Wet Veils casts some dark tranquility,
melodic acoustic guitars with some intense yet calm guitar noodling as
the
focus before surging into some raging death metal. Evil
ramblings with a penchant for harmonious
hooks are unleashed on Golden Wine Countess.
Intense, rapid-fire drumming breaks into catchy gallops while an almost
gothic melody serves to add depth and emotion, like a nostalgic look
into
yesteryear before speeding into the fiery glory of the future.
Aleister’s lead work on that closes out the
song is furious and displays his skill as a guitarist. The
acoustic guitarwork at the begging of
Carnal Beatitude implies a strong Dark Tranquillity influence circa
Skydancer. Though the blasting death
metal mind-warp that follows is far too brutal and vehement to keep
that
influence in your mind. An updated
version of Pig God Dog from their previous EP And Finally Faust is up
next. The soothing, almost jazzy feel of
A Religion-Free World’s Dream closes out the album and captures some
elegant
fretless basswork. Everyone involved in
Faust appears to be quite talented at their instrument. The
production is buttery smooth though the
bass drums are a little too loud and too triggered for my taste.
Hidden somewhat in this mix though is the
talented bass work of none other than Steve DiGiorgio(Sadus, Autopsy).
If you like catchy, well written melodic
death metal but feel that In Flames and Dark Tranquillity are a bit too
wimpy
and intellectual then Faust should be right up your alley.