I'm
not quite sure what to think about DYSANCHELY.
On the one hand the four Czech guys offer a solid melodic Death
album but on the other hand Finland's Mors Principium Est have just
blown me away with their debut effort, whereas Secrets
Of The Sun is still some steps away from the same
quality. Anyway, also DYSANCHELY sound interesting,
combining melodic Black/Death with Heavy Metal-influences. Especially
the opener Lullaby waits on with good riffing and shows
that from countries usually not connected with metal hopeful combos
may emerge by all means. Although you have to get into DYSANCHELY's
sound I would not say the production is bad. Also the following
About Man And Evil offers cool melodies and partakes of
something. The longer you listen to Secrets Of The Sun
the more the material starts to drift into Swedish-like Black/Death
which reminds me, like in Lost In Beauty, of blanched Gates
Of Ishtar, but suits DYSANCHELY quite good. Unfortunately
the Czechs don't manage working out terse refrains not to mention
building up a certain recognition-factor, that's why the four guys
surely keep up international competition regarding their technical
skill but still lack in their songwriting abilities. Furthermore
really annoying in particular is the far too loud voice of the singer
and his excessive use of delay-effect, which is the weakest point
on Secrets Of The Sun for me. And in DYSANCHELY's
case I would also have left out the guest-appearances which deface
the track Song Of Sorrow more than enriching it.
Without doubt, DYSANCHELY have potential, but it
still has to be used the right way!
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