Album Type: Full length
Date Released:27/10/2017
Label: Independent
Although DeathCrawl is undeniably vicious, what makes it good and, more importantly, not annoyingly divergent for divergent's sake, is that it never strays too far from the essence of what it does best, delivering 8 tracks of impenetrable doom, and this album is a timely reminder that one of Cleveland's finest bands are back in business.
"Acceptable Level of Misery"CD//DD track listing
1. False Oracle
2. Zenith
3. Universally Diminished
4. Entombed By All The Things We Seek
5. Corrupted Earth
6. No Good At Living
7. Derelict
8. Perpetually Damned
The Review:
DeathCrawl, the vehicle of Damon Gregg, Dave Johnson and Jason Luchka, is back with its first release in half a decade. "Acceptable Level of Misery." The trio, veterans of a string of local acts, have cemented their reputation by forging sludge mixed with grindcore, crust and progressive metal. If that seems like an entrancing hybrid, it is. Add to that DeathCrawlshare vocal duties among band members, and you encounter a crew that is quite different in many respects.
Although DeathCrawlis undeniably musically vicious, what makes it good and, more importantly, not annoyingly divergent for divergent's sake, is that it never strays too far from the essence of what it does best. The group stretches its creative muscles at many turns, but its members do not get too experimental and risk the listening experience. Thus as opener "False Oracle" smashes you with hardcore, the doom roots of it are never far away. As with "Zenith," there's a bit of grind there, but the doom-nested bass remains prominent. The heavy pendulum swings back to sludge by "Universally Diminished," while welcoming progressive metal to its fold.
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