By: Peter Morsellino
Album
Type: Full Length
Date
Released: 24/01/2020
Label:
Season of Mist
“Immoto”
CD//DD//LP track listing:
1). Sisyphos
2). L’Arca
3). Immoto
4). Semicerchi
5). La Casa del Diavolo
6). Irradia
7). La Fuga
The
Review:
I don't know what you'll want to call
this beast. Words like progressive,
post, grind, djent; they will all be thrown around in discussions about
it. But none of that is important. Words
can't really describe the sound of this album, but I'll try my best to prepare
you for it.
Nero
di Marte's third album hits on many levels. Its heavy, its
complex, it's a thing of beauty.
Impossibly technical rhythms pepper this album, backing up a jazzy blend
of noodling, crunchy riffs, and some very interesting vocal patterns. Comparisons will be made to Animals as Leaders, yet
this is nowhere near good enough. “Immoto” is a thing all its
own, and it needs to be consumed as such.
A very dense and somewhat frightening
atmosphere hangs over the album as a whole.
It puts you into the middle of the music and grabs on to you
emotionally. I think that this is what will separate Nero di Marte from their contemporaries in technical
metal music. There is a personal connection that helps you feel connected to
the sound personally. This isn't mile a minute speed jazz for you to try and
fail to tap your foot to. This is a visceral experience. This is a sound that
will sink into you and take you wherever it's going, and you had better hang on
lest you be left behind.
I'm trying to keep this brief, as it
is very difficult to explain without you having listened to it already. Give it
a play. Let it consume you. Let the riffs crush you to the ground. Let the
rhythms tear you apart while the atmospheres hold you together. Let the vocals take you on their magical
journey through the "motionless, transformative place within (you),"
as the band themselves put it. Let it
speak for itself. I hope you enjoy, I know that I did.
“Immoto”
is available HERE
