Conquering Dystopia "Conquering Dystopia"

Country: USA
Sub Genre: Instrumental Progressive Death Metal
Label: Self-released
Release date: March 10, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Prelude to Obliteration 4:38  
2. Tethys 5:16  
3. Ashes of Lesser Men 5:35 
4. Doomsday Clock 2:15 
5. Inexhaustible Savagery 4:05
6. Totalitarian Sphere 04:35
7. Lachrymose 03:02
8. Autarch 05:07
9. Nuclear Justice 05:51
10. Kufra at Dusk 03:54
11. Resurrection in Black 01:01
12. Destroyer of Dreams 07:36

Line-up: 
Jeff Loomis - guitars
Keith Merrow - guitars
Alex Webster (Blotted Science, Cannibal Corpse) - bass
Alex Rüdinger (The Faceless) - drums

Description/Reviews: 

Conquering Dystopia wastes no time assaulting the listener on ‘Prelude to Obliteration,’ featuring some of the album’s most finger-mangling riffs and lead work, with one of the most over-the-top solos on the album starting just a minute in. There’s no shaking the undeniable feeling that this could have been a Keith Merrow solo release, however, the in and out appearances of Jeff Loomis’ distinct lead work pulls the listener right back to the reality of the teamwork involved. Conquering Dystopia can be a fatiguing listen to some, though the inclusion of acoustic interludes breaks the pace in a calculated kind of way, normally leading into a track doubly as ferocious as the one preceding the interlude. ‘Kufra At Dusk’, for example, gives the listener a look into Merrow’s well-documented death metal influence, recalling a sound very much in tow with Demigod-era Behemoth.

Read the full review by Anthony DiGiacomo at heavyblogisheavy.com

Media/Samples 
Teaser

Links:
Web page (Entire album online)
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