Montreal Metal Shows has posted new footage from Chthe'ilist during their performance with Nader Sadek which can be seen below :
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Death metal bands have always been fond of tongue-twisting references to the occult and horror fiction — the genre’s finest guitarist calls himself Azagthoth, for instance — but few death metal band names evoke their bearers’ sound like the jumble of imposing, insectoid-looking syllables that is Chthe’ilist. (Their Metal Archives entry lists “Lovecraftian Horror” as their chief lyrical theme, and “Chthe’ilist” sounds as much like a face full of tentacles as a word possibly can.) This Quebecois band has worked at a very deliberate pace for its five-year run, producing just one demo to date — 2012’s well-regarded Amechth’ntaas’m’rriachth — before the upcoming Le Dernier Crépuscule, their debut LP. Those who’ve been waiting for more from them will be rewarded handsomely for their patience.
Like many of their death metal mates on the prolific Canadian label Profound Lore, Chthe’ilist build on a foundation of genre classics from the ’90s but arrive somewhere unique and timeless. In this case, the legendary Finnish death metal band Demilich (who produced just one LP, the classic Nespithe) serve as a rich source of inspiration, along with a number of other Finnish and eastern American favorites. Demilich’s singular, oddly elliptical riffing style resonates loud and clear on Le Dernier Crépuscule. The angular lope and ensuing stomp that break out a minute into “Voidspawn” could have come from a lost Demilich record, but Chthe’ilist become even more impressive when they switch gears into an atmospheric, depressive lurch in the song’s third act. The wailing, melodic guitar solo that crests this segment is just sublime, and not at all the kind of thing you’d expect from a band that’s otherwise so unfriendly sounding. This type of push/pull tension works marvelously on Le Dernier Crépuscule, which is poised to start 2016 off for death metal in very fine fashion. Listen."
Originally written by Doug Moore for https://www.stereogum.com/
Updated: Jun 18, 2020
Via Metalblast : "Multinational death metal outfit Serocs might be a fairly young band (having formed in 2009), but they’ve already made a name for themselves in the metal underground. 2013’s The Next was met with much acclaim, and has kept fans of technical/brutal death metal foaming at the mouth, waiting for more. Well, When The Sky Was Opened has proven to be a worthy successor, and will certainly please Serocs fans, as well as gain some new ones.
One thing that really sticks out to me about And When The Sky Was Opened is how catchy many of the riffs are; I know “catchy” is a curse word in the death metal world, but in Serocs’ case, trust me, it’s applicable. “And So It Begins” starts things off at a furious pace, with every instrument blasting at full speed, and deep guttural vocals giving the song an extra edge of brutality. It didn’t take me long to notice that the drummer isn’t just relying on blast-beats the whole time, which is a pleasant change. A lot of bands lose definition in their music by pummelling the listener with blasts the whole time, but the drums in Serocs manage to bring the emphasis back to the guitars and vocals. I also enjoy that the band doesn’t forsake good songwriting for technical prowess; “When The Ground Swallows Us” is full of almost jazz-like time signatures, but manages to not sound like a clusterfuck of random notes, and has plenty of moments that had me banging my head along.
The production is handled pretty well and, again, I have to comment on the drums. One thing that can really kill an album is a bad drum tone (St. Anger, anyone?), but Serocs deftly side-stepped that little pitfall. There is a fantastic guitar solo on “When The Ground Swallows Us” that sounds like it’s being filtered in from another dimension, which has a really cool effect on the mood of the song. There’s enough bass in the mix to give the guitars a boost in the low end, and the higher “lead” guitar parts have an almost melodic feel to them. Fans of Cryptopsy, Iniquity, and Nile should definitely take notice if Serocs isn’t on their radar already. With excellent songwriting, flashy musicianship, and a solid backbone of pure death metal brutality, And When The Sky Was Opened will certainly find itself on repeat in my personal mix for a while. " 4/5
Originally written by Bradley for MetalBlast.Net
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