Hardly to
believe that this CD is the work of just one person. While giving
the first try to INDIGENT’s first demo
a wall of tight, compact and intense guitar madness, drums and
voice create an odd atmosphere one cannot elude and blows you
downright away. Alternating between groovy melodic parts, pure
riff massacres and fast drum patterns the voice of Richard Tomsett
ranges from deeply throated growls up to black metal like screams.
These five songs are all the time harmoniously flowing, although
breaks, solos and technical finesse interrupt the songs, letting
them rise to an opulent length (for this style of music). A large
amount of influences from Grind, Death and Black Metal merge the
sound of INDIGENT to something of its own, making
it almost impossible to categorize the music.
What impressed me much more is the fact, that Tomsett does not
lose himself in a stylistically uniform mash, what happens quite
often, when the missing influences of other musicians lead to
an one-dimensional and boring sound.
Arisen from
an idea during vacations in Spain in 2002 Richard Tomsett kicked
off this project as a death/grind thing with mock-satanic lyrics
called "Satanic Beer Cult,". But after meeting Bleakmage,
who contributed the lyrics, the sound and the general attitude
of the music changed into what you can listen to now. A more technical
side of Death Metal with striking Black Metal tunes.
Production made in the mastermind’s home studio is quite
ok. But I think, with a proper production this CD could absolutely
kill!
All five tracks (Disgust, Picture, Poison, Mirror, Dust)
reveal pure madness and much potential. I’m quite interested
of what has to come from this one-man-band in the near future
…