Posts Tagged ‘Decrepit Birth’

Decrepit Birth mix an incredible amount of melody and feeling into their music. The notes that drag out after a beautiful lead are the ones that are most memorable and make it easy to recognize a DB song. Polarity does for Diminishing Between Worlds what Diminishing does for …And Time Begins. Polarity improves on Decrepit Birth’s sound and takes it a step further.

The production on Polarity is top notch and a huge step up from Diminishing. As usual Bill Robinson’s vocals are still a bit low in the mix, but it seems that they layered them enough to give it a little more depth this time around. Matt Sotelo’s leads and solos are nothing short of what I expected out of Matt. The incredibly melodic signature that he has rings out vividly through each song. What I don’t like about the album is the double kick, because at times it seems a little too machined, if you know what I mean.

Unlike most melodic death metal bands, Decrepit Birth are different in the aspect that they can slow down the guitar rhythms, yet keep the overall rhythm of the song up-tempo while mixing in very spacious and almost surrounding sounding melodic leads. It’s what makes Decrepit Birth different from all the other melo-death bands. Well that and the hell of a showman that Bill Robinson is on stage.

The lyrical content is as usual deep and not your typical gore, violence or Satanic driven lyrics. Overall the album is great and if you’re already a Decrepit Birth fan then you will probably love it. Polarity is an album full of ferocity and feeling. Decrepit Birth knows exactly what works for them and where their sound belongs in a genre full of redundancy. There hasn’t been a death metal band like this since Chuck Schuldiner’s Death.

Decrepit Birth‘s new release, Polarity, will be upon us soon. Your chance to preorder the album is here. You can buy the album in the “Digi” version for $11.05 or a CD/T-shirt combo for $23.00. Nuclear Blast intends to begin shipping the preorders by July 20th in order for it to get to you by the release date of July 27th. Preorder Here.

Also, Decrepit Birth in association with Decibel Magazine is giving away a Jackson Guitar, autographed by the band. Jackson is the choice of Decrepit Birth guitarist Matt Sotelo. The guitar they are giving away looks to be a Jackson JS32T King V. To enter all you have to do is email them at decrepitbirth@decibelmagazine.com. Okay, it appears that the email link is not valid right now. I’ll update it when they fix it. Read the rest of this entry »

Real quick, Decrepit Birth posted a new song on Myspace called (A Departure Of The Sun) Ignite The Tesla Coil from their upcoming Polarity album. Almost making the 7 minute mark, it almost seems to long, but it’s filled with some great melodies that we have come to expect from Decrepit Birth. Check it out on DB’s Myspace. Looking forward to hearing the rest. Get Polarity on July 27th on Nuclear Blast Records.

Finally. I was just thinking about these guys as I was writing a review. I can’t wait to hear the new Decrepit Birth album, Polarity and I’ve been curious as to what the new cover would look like after loving the covers of Dimishing and Time. So here is the new album cover and track list as reported by The Deciblog. Pretty groovy. Looking forward to July 27th. Below the cover is excerpt from The Deciblog explain exactly what the fuck you’re looking at.

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Perhaps one of my most anticipated albums of 2010, Decrepit Birth have revealed that July 27th will be the release date of their third full length album, Polarity. This time around they are releasing it through Nuclear Blast and I imagine there will be some special editions and whatnot. The tracklist is below and look for an interesting album cover in the near future.

If you haven’t allowed yourself the privileged, check out And Time Begins from 2003 and 2008′s Diminishing Between Worlds. If you like intelligent technical deth metal without ridiculous or gory lyrics, Decrepit Birth is exactly what you’re looking for. Catch Decrepit Birth on this years Summer Slaughter Tour. You can also Download their 2006 Promo Demo for free here. Read the rest of this entry »

After seeing Decrepit Birth last year when they toured with Suffocation, I quickly became a fan. What I love about DB is how melodic they are without being overly technical. Like most death metal bands, especially with a name like Decrepit Birth, there is always the misconception that they are a gore themed band. However, they are far from it. That and the fact that Bill Robinson is an amazing showman. I can’t wait to hear their upcoming album, Polarity, the follow up to two amazing album. Soundmojo (Watchmojo) did an interview with Bill and Matt and if you want to know more about the band, check out the video below.

Lately I’ve been on this real thrash kick. I’ve been listening to bands that I should have been listening to 15 years ago. it doesn’t matter, I’m enjoying them now. I try to put my iPod on shuffle but i always end up skipping over songs very quickly. I find it easier to just put on an album and let it play through. Here are the top 5 most frequently played albums on my iPod as of late:

1. Kreator: Enemy of God – An awesome German thrash album that is only a few years old.
2. Sodom: One Night in Bangkok – An awesome double live album.
3. Warbringer: Waking In To Nightmares – These guys give neo-thrash a good name.
4. Blood red Throne: Souls of Damnation – Awesome death metal. Enough said.
5. Decrepit Birth: …And Time Begins – Again, awesome death metal. This album was released a few years ago. look for a new one sometime in the next year on Nuclear Blast.

What’s in your top 5 pr 10 most frequently played?