Cea Serin – ‘The Vibrant Sound Of Bliss And Decay’ [Review]
On The Vibrant Sound of Bliss and Decay – Cea Serin’s second LP – the self-proclaimed Snergonian mercurial metallers slaughter and sacrifice many a metal subgenre in the name of birthing something somewhat unique.
Dream-Theater-meet-Symphony-X riffs, chugs, and athletic drumming displays are layered beneath brutalising death metal screams and impressively clean vocal harmonies, with not a single profligate note or beat making itself heard over the course of five tightly-packed tracks. Compositionally speaking, it’s clear that Cea Serin have put in the time, effort, and energy (in this case, a decade’s worth of the above) and spared nothing whatsoever in the face of their sheer ambition and drive; there’s a remarkable dynamic balance on tracks like Ice and closing 20-minute epic What Falls Away, where things frequently take a turn for the mellow. Regardless of mood, the musicianship is exceptional throughout, and the production job is world-class too; overall, The Vibrant Sound of Bliss and Decay is precisely that, and nothing less.
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The Vibrant Sound of Bliss and Decay is released on October 6th; buy via Bandcamp and get the CD with an instant download of the full album!
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