Unanimated

In the Light of Darkness

Regain Records 2009

Swedish veterans reunite and bring us another album of blackened melodic death metal.  For those of you who are familiar with and still worship Unanimated's previous two albums (I know I do!) then In the Light of Darkness is a welcome return.  With their new album we find Unanimated dwelling in a middle area between the polished maturity of Ancient God of Evil but with song structures and the atmospheric brutality of In the Forest of the Dreaming Dead.  With Retribution In Blood we discover trembling melodies sliding up next to mid-tempo Stockholm styled death metal.  The equally moving Endless Beyond is up next with a haunting main melody that acquiesces to blasting death metal violence.  The riffs transition to a slower paced and moodier excursion into standard Swedish down-tuned chugging riff only to resurrect the same chilling melody which infects my brain all day long.  For possibly the most aggressive track on the album we are treated to Diabolic Voices whose speedy beats and darkly flowing riffs embolden the darkness within the music and summons a tempest of deathly mayhem.  Quickly curving melodies and double bass drumming gush forth from the structures of The Unconquered One like blood from an open wound.  Deep hollow melodies characteristic of the Swedish scene are folded into mid-paced sawing riffs and somber leads on Serpent's Curse.  Acoustic guitar and a windy conglomeration of voices paint a scene of beautiful nostalgia on the album's closer, Strategia Luciferi.  In the Light of Darkness continues proudly onward with the legacy of Unanimated and is a worthy successor to their early work.  The album is a well crafted endeavor of melodic death metal that spins strands of dark matter into a corporeal entity of atmospheric malevolence.  WORSHIP!!!!