Iperyt
No State of Grace
Rating
Style: Cyber/tech metal
Release date: 1 March, 2011
Playing time: 40:00
 

This is one of the cases where the cover cheats me everytime I put the disc in the player. The cover signals...I don't know, black metal, or...I'm not sure. But what the first song sounds like is more like Fear Factory if anything.

'No State of Grace' from Polish Iperyt is in many ways a refreshing take on extreme metal with it's full-on battery assualt on the eardrums. It has a no-nonsense, we-don't-give-a-shit attitude, a harsh and cold sound which has lent a lot from black metal without quite being it. You cannot accuse the Poles of lifting the foot from the pedal in any way, and they definitely deserve attention for putting together an underground battering ram like this.

That say, the song writing does lack coherence and a real red thread, and for me personally, it's a bit much with the enduring mechanical blast drumming. I certainly see the qualities in this album, but it's not one that'll come back to my disc player very often, I'm afraid.

Try it - for fans of the extreme!


Tracklist

01. No State of Grace
02.
Scars are Sexy
03.
A Pocket Size of Armageddon
04.
Antihuman Hate Generator
05.
Blades of Malice and Scorn
06.
The Antithesis
07.
Keep Your Eyes Closed
08.
Into the Mouth of Madness
09.
Nuclear Mornings
10.
The Player
11.
In Morbid Rapture

Label: Witching Hour Productions
Promotion: Sure Shot Worx
Artwork rating: 80/100
Reviewed by: Thomas Nielsen
Date: 25 December, 2011
Website: www.iperyt.pl