Comments on: Spawn of Possession – Incurso

By: jerry

jerry — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 04:30:59 +0000

Obscura doesn’t have riffs either. But the three bands are VERY different. Necro has far more traditional song structures, Obscura is all scales and no riffs, and SOP is completely insane structure wise but if you listen you can pinpoint legitimate parts. Necro is probably the best at getting their songs to have individual character, although this isn’t saying much given the other two bands and they too fall into the rut of sameness throughout the course of a full album.
Obscura sucks. SUCKS. It’s like Yngwie tried to shit out what he thinks death metal should sound like.

By: gabaghoul

gabaghoul — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:47:33 +0000

i’ve tried listening to this 5 times now and my attention goes out the window every time. maybe I need to focus more but I’m having trouble finding the songs. Obscura is miles ahead of these guys in that department.

By: diggedy1

diggedy1 — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 12:26:44 +0000

Yeah the three bands are virtually interchangeable (SOP, Obscura, Necrophagist). But I’m into the subtle differences…Necrophagist is the catchiest and most brutal, SOP is the most evil and sinister, and Obscura gives the listener the biggest overall soundscape. I can appreciate it all. If tech-death has become stale, it’s not because Muenzer’s played on Epitaph, Incurso and Omnivium, really. Speaking of Necrophagist, what’s happened with that guy? I’d like to think he’s biding his time before unleashing a monster of a record…

By: Sentient 6

Sentient 6 — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:08:59 +0000

I’m an absolete sucker for some tech death. Noctambulant is brilliant, I can’t see why it would ever get bashed.

All the critism of Incurso is valid, the songs don’t vary much etc. But damn is it ever a tech death feast. If you want variety listen to Obscura – that is one category that these two bands really do differ in. This album is heavy, complex, technical and saturated with ideas. Brilliant.

By: Odovacar

Odovacar — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 21:57:54 +0000

The cover is basically Leopold Stokowski conducting a Dune sandworm. Yeah, I don’t think that Incurso is as memorable as the past two albums (I liked Noctambulant!) but still some solid tech-death if you’re into that sort of thing.

By: E. Thomas

E. Thomas — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:04:28 +0000

cd is decent- but now SOP /Necrophagist and Obscura are basically interchangeable now- theres no separation or character between the three with all the member swapping. Only the two songs abover with synths are different. cover is balls though.

By: diggedy1

diggedy1 — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:13:38 +0000

This record is NASTY. The cover art totally sums up what you’re going to hear. Once you start to peel away the layers, each song becomes a standout…there are actual verses and choruses going on throughout and dare I say “hooks”…but the two longest songs, “the Apparition” and “the Evangelist” are total brain-busters. When I first played this through, I felt like I did when I first listened to my Pierced from Within tape in 94.

By: gabaghoul

gabaghoul — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:11:03 +0000

Cabinet had some great songs that were not just technically spectacular, they also had flow and discernible, memorable structures. (“Swarm of the Formless,” for instance).
Noctambulant had less of that, which is why I’ve rarely been back since its release. This does not bode well for Incurso, but I’ll give it a dozen or so spins and see what sticks…