Well, this might be also one of the shorter reviews here on the Indokult.com webpage, but for some strange reason I still haven’t mastered the art of writing 4 pages for something one could express in two sentences. Yes, I have my faults and weaknesses, haha.
Anyway, this should not mean Suffer In Crease should suffer less attention for the readers hungry for the Asian metal music, because this Indonesian ensemble brought to our ears a really nice album.
Considering the fact that this is just their second album … and the debut album was released in 2003, in period of 20 years a lot of things can happen. As expected there are line-up changes, but what’s the important stuff for us is the music itself. How good it is?
Well, their 2003 debut, “The Spirit of Natural Occultism” was a welcome addition to the collection of all atmospheric/symphonic black metal fans of bands like Dimmu Borgir. I will admit I’ve somewhat skipped these Norwegian black metallers on my journey through the kingdom of the extreme music, therefore for me it’s hard to say how original or not Suffer In Crease sounds on their debut album. On the other hand, I can enjoy it for what it is – and yes, I’ve enjoyed it immensely.
Check for yourself:
I’d rather rewind 20 years back, but time is not on my side here….so it’s 2023 and Suffer In Crease have contacted me with their new album info. As everywhere, even Indonesian black metal can be hit or miss (but for most of the time, I’ve enjoyed quite a few hits, so I can’t complain), but with the strong debut album… did they changed at all? Are they better? Or – I dread the thought – worse than 20 years ago?
Luckily, they aged like a good wine. OK, that’s not a good statement, I have no clue about wine and its quality. So, simply put, they aged well.
We still deal with the symphonic black metal, although slowed down from the furious infernal blassting of the debut album. In some moments I’ve caught myself comparing them to my fave Polish metallers Cemetery of Scream, and trust me, I’ve spinned “Melancholy” a lot! But I’m digressing here…
The lead vocalist Doris earns my thumbs up, great, raspy voice setting itself apart from many similar bands, which is quite important, also the clean vocals nicely compliment the growls. No complaints here whatsoever.
This trio of musicians from Indonesian city of Malang present a strong material for all Asian black metal lovers and it goes without saying you should check it straight away! I am sure some of the patterns might sound familiar, but as a whole, this is just a great stuff to enjoy.
Favourite song? The whole album, I’d say, but especially “Life Line” for that synth melody and the drum’n’bass drum pattern after 1:04 mark. The song doesn’t even feel like a black metal (although there should be no doubt about it)…but I guess that’s how far the music and its acceptance by the masses has evolved…
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