What if I die tomorrow, would I have missed something if I’d not heard this disk? So I interpret and expand asked question in the title – and already after a couple of minutes it becomes clear that ARCANUM can collect more and more brownie points with its infernal catchy rhythms and the varied compositions’ construction.
So the boys let begin the acoustic pandemonium after a spoken introduction then with the lively Chaos Arise, which passes over almost seamless into the somewhat speedier One Bullet Left. The voice of Peda is dark and not exaggerated aggressively, but for my concepts too one-dimensionally although also there and again screeched nuances revalue the vocal performance. In further course the volumes vary between average and speedily through a good three quarter of an hour, but such a correct direct hit does not appear unfortunately. I really appreciate the construction of Behind The Paradise: initiating singer Peda protects his vocal chords while whispering, before he again growls and screeches somewhat too bluntly anew. The carried solo provides that the piece remains exciting. So the following faster tact wins at puncture power. In the style of this number, ARCANUM plays varied and entraining. Further highlights: the way oriental sounding guitar chord and in all intensive piece Dunelord or the compelling Damien’s Torture with spoken part and more partly whispered vocals, then again as quick as an arrow puncture power.
The further songs are solid lining for Death Metal friends, who should not have problems with mid tempo passages, for the catchy head-bang parts are eminently precious for ARCANUM. On the stage, the offered music flashes certainly very well into the legs and the nape, on canned food an extremely positive impression remains. For the next disk, I would vary at ARCANUMs place the voice another few more and incorporate some rhythmic finesses in the songs themselves or there and again quieter passages in order to condense the disposition.