Reviews for Dishonourable Suffering
Morrigan's Pit
Soul Less Divine comes from London, Canada and "Dishonourable
Suffering" is their first full length album and was recorded on
4-track. I thought this was a very interesting album, considering the
fact that they are unsigned and they did their best to make a full
length album.
Soul Less Divine plays a mix of death/grind/melodic/black metal,
which sounds very killer. It's got speed, aggression and sudden breaks
in between the songs, what more could you ask for? Their vocalist has a
very good voice and he has a lot of variation, he grunts, he growls, he
does it all. As for their musicianship, I think they have the skills
and some very creative ideas. Their tracks are filled with pure raw
energy, are there's a lot of variation in every song. Almost every
track has melodic parts, sudden changes, breaks and fast parts all
mixed into them. The other thing I forgot to mention was that these
guys often add acoustic parts in the middle of their songs. They kinda
remind me of that Dissection track; "Where Dead Angels Lie". The only
thing I have to comment on is the production quality, it could have
been better. It wasn't terrible but I thought it was a shame because
the production quality kinda drags this album down. These guys have the
potential and make kick ass music. But that's all I'm going to say
about the production quality because I read that it was recorded on a
4-track in two days, so considering those facts it turned out great. I
also know that the album was self-financed so I've got to give those
guys credit for making work of this quality, the album front and back
cover was professionally done, awesome.
I really like this cd, the tracks are great and I would recommend
this to any fan of brutal extreme metal who doesn't like to bitch about
the production quality of every album. The only thing I would advice
them is to next time try and go to a professional studio. That's about
it, be sure to check out this album.
Ali "The Metallian"
Soul Less Divine is not a new Canadian band, but the London-based boys
have managed to remain as underground as possible. Until now that is.
The current demo is a professional full-length CD with great artwork
and a professional sound. On the disc the quartet presents a brutal and
pounding metal unit with an emphasis on the low-end and the infusion of
acoustic breaks here and there. The music alternates between fast and
mid-paced, the growls are sinister, foreboding and interspersed with
the mimicked howl of wind and the lyrics of the Cryptopsy school of
sicker than sick variety. In fact, comparisons can be drawn between
this band and former Londoners Blood of Christ. Then again, the band is
missing a few guitar solos in its repertoire. The disc is inexpensive
at $5 Canadian so write to soullessdivine@hotmail.com or visit soullessdivine.tk
for information.
Ontariometal.net
This first full album from London's Soul Less Divine shows the influences of
some seminal London death bands, namely Summertime Daisies and Blood of
Christ, both of which are bands to know from London's early to
mid-90's death metal scene. With frequent tempo changes, the
occassional bass and acoustic breaks, and a very deep growl, this is truly
music to 'bang to. If you're confused about which seminal band can be
heard in which part, let me clear it up for you. Summertime Daisies were all
about brutal sound, Blood of Christ have always had cool breaks in their
songs. The production quality has improved immensely over that of
SLD's previous demo, '...Blasted With Disgrace", but for those unfamiliar
with death metal, it may still feel a bit low-end heavy. That being said,
some songs, such as Dark Plague of Perplexity borrow the distant guitar
quality found so often in black metal, to the point where the first bit of
this song reminds me a bit of some Primordial. My favorite track on the
album is #7 "Summoning the Slaves of Worship", with its catchy main riff,
pounding drums, and nice, deep, Daisies-esque growls. Brutal sound
with a strong melody (but not even close to being "melodic death metal"),
with somewhat sudden acoustic breaks, this is definitely an album to check
out.
MetalFanatix
The first thing that comes to mind when I gave this disc a spin was Deicide slowed
down (although - this isn't exactly a dirge-like experience). Soul Less Divine dwell
in London, but not England - Ontario, Canada! "Dishonourable Suffering" consists of
9 sweltering tracks with a running time reaching around 40 minutes. This demo of sorts
is just flat-out guttural death metal aggression with very little harmony except for maybe
the acoustic parts. I see a lot of bands doing this these days; I just hope bands don't
start doing it for trend-sake. I like the acoustic stuff, though, and I also like the
old-school death style mixed along with it. The production is a bit lacking, but it's pretty
good considering the disc was recorded on a digital 4 track! You can definitely make more
out of this than over 75% of the black metal population. The booklet artwork with the album
is actually very good. Anyways, these guys aren't that bad at all. I'm sure if they get
into a more professional studio and maybe get signed, they'll be able to bring it with the
best of them! For fans of old-school death metal.
Hyperblast Universe
I don't know where shall I start to write an opinion for this Ontario's
band, the production for this debut album is poor because it was
recorded on 4 track, I think it could be good as a debut album if these
guys rent a good studio with nice digital multi track. Musically, Soul
Less Divine play unique death / grind, sometime they remind me to Blood
Of Christ. I really interest to Chris Gooding's vocal character that
will be match for brutal death metal band, his iron throat is so
powerful ripping through all of " Dishonourable Suffering " songs, the
guitar and drums are quite extreme but need to be polish. Anyway...I'll
looking forward for their next campaign which has brought the band to
their current stature in the scheme of reaction. Let the beckoning
reigns!
Metal Invader
Being an ongoing concern for almost six years, Ontario’s, SOULLESS DIVINE, self
financed and released their latest album entitled “Dishonourable Suffering”. In
these nine songs, the Canadians offer us their take on today’s death metal
reality, a brutal death metal universe, full of rapid drum parts, marshy vocals
and chaotic bass lines. Actually, the whole production is swampy and I don’t
know if they did it because they intended it to sound sludgy or if it happened
accidentally. Personally, I didn’t like this mix, because it’s like listening to
brutal death metal from the likes of Cannibal Corpse with a terrible production.
Despite this fact the band has some really clever ideas and personally I believe
that the first two songs (“Despised Archangel of the Abysmal Light” and
“Atrocity among carnal rapture”) are the best in this album. I recommend this
release for the die hard brutal death metal fans, but the rest of you better
listen first and then buy it if you like it.
Midwest Metal
From the eerie outset of Track One ("Despised Archangel of Abysmal Light"), and
all the way through to the end, Soul Less Divine deftly mixes Black Metal
atmosphere with Death Metal brutality. Don't let the clean cut appearance of
these four lads fool you; They possess a heart of darkness that is put forth
very well in their lyrics (A good example: Track 2, "Atrocity Among Carnal
Rapture"). In terms of sheer musicianship, this band possesses a stripped down
yet intense sound that is the stuff of Dante's fevered nightmares. This is a CD
I would recommend to any metal fan of extreme metal.