{"id":104017,"date":"2024-09-24T00:00:34","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T23:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=104017"},"modified":"2024-10-08T15:54:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T14:54:46","slug":"album-review-grace-disgraced-revoltality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-grace-disgraced-revoltality\/","title":{"rendered":"GRACE DISGRACED – Revoltality (2024) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

GRACE DISGRACED
Revoltality<\/strong><\/span>
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\nSoundage Productions (2024)<\/span>
Rating: 8.5\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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The last 12 or so years have been productive for Russian technical death metal band Grace Disgraced. Their debut album, Enthrallment Traced<\/em>, dropped in 2012 and was followed two years later by The Primal Cause: Womanumental<\/em>. In 2016 the Moscow-based combo released their third full-length outing, Lasting Afterdeaths<\/em>, although it wouldn\u2019t be until 2020 until Immortech<\/em> landed. Now, another four years have drifted by and Revoltality<\/em> is here, and it\u2019s another savage composition.<\/p>\n

Grace Disgraced are fronted by the ever ruthless tones of Polina Berezko. However, the four band members prefer to go by more mysterious names: Nobody #3706148 (vocals), Nothing #115721 (guitar), None #72829 (bass) and Never #923629 (drums).<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re unfamiliar with Grace Disgraced you\u2019ll be struck by some of the stunning melodies the band incorporates within their mesh of jarring, heavyweight menace. Opener \u2018When The Damned Unite\u2019 is a glorious exhibition of intricacy but also simplicity as chunky riffs melt into spiralling solos and ferocious percussion and bass. In contrast, the vocals are a scathing attack of a more death thrash design, spitting fiery tirades that scrape the ears in such a vicious manner.<\/p>\n

At their most experimental, Grace Disgraced will spew up a brilliant track such as \u2018The Hope\u2019 with its jarring bass which threads via an angular framework of pinched axework and jabbing drums. However, even with the complex designs, it\u2019s still an accessible romp that drags the listener in. \u201922 Bloody March\u2019 begins with straight up savagery before injecting an unexpected twist of traditional heavy metal in the solo work.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m often hesitant to dive into a lot of technical death metal simply because the structures really can cramp the membranes, but there\u2019s such a great balance here and the clan never sacrifice weight for their streams of technical prowess. Another case in point is \u2018Thought Of Pure Revolt\u2019 with its steady thrash rhythms and sudden bursts of speed.<\/p>\n

Each instrument bludgeons in equal measure, the bass providing a bone cracking backbone on \u2018Inventing The Unkill\u2019, whereas the lumbering \u2018The Culture Of Pain\u2019 showcases a trudging manner but speeds in fits and starts. Album closer \u2018Time Of True Heroes\u2019 is another great example of a more traditional beginning before the phase into snarling death-thrash consisting of bony bass lines, hurtling drums, pounding riffs and razor sharp vocals.<\/p>\n

Without a shadow of a doubt, Grace Disgraced\u2019s latest instalment is one of 2024\u2019s best extreme metal albums.<\/p>\n

Neil Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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