Detonation "An Epic Defiance" Vinyl LP

DETONATION is Death/Thrash Metal/Melodic Death Metal band from Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, formed in 1998 (1997-1998 as Infernal Dream). Lyrical themes: Politics, Violence. For fans AT THE GATES, ETERNAL LIES, NIGHTRAGE, EUCHARIST.

"An Epic Defiance" is Detonation's first full-length release and I must say that it's nothing short of a masterpiece. The first time I saw this CD in a store I didn't even know who Detonation was. Still, I bought the album (life is full of surprises and a dutch death metal band seemed to me like something different to listen to). When I put the disc in my player on the way back home, I couldn't believe it. A little band from Holland had created something that could compare to Wages Of Sin, or Colony. The music is rich and developed and the musicians are giving performances that promise a long and successful carreer. But what really struck me on this album were the drums. Thomas Kalksma, never heard is name before, yet he delivers a performance of such speed, intensity and technicality on every song that I still can't find a better drummer on the modern musical scene.
There's no question to the quality of the music and vocals on this CD and Detonation is a more than promising band in the Death Metal universe but although "An Epic Defiance" is unbelievable it's not perfect. Their music lacks one thing : uniqueness. It's well-written but, except for the mind-blowing drums, you can always sense the strong influence of other artists in the riffs. Luckily, after hearing a few samples from their forthcoming release "Portals To Uphobia", it seems that the formation have now defined their style.

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