eMusic

Start Your Trial

Undeceived

by

Extol

 
  • Deal
Undeceived
view larger image View Larger

Rate it!

Avg: 4.5 (19 ratings)

  • They Say...

    The follow-up to Extol's well-received debut, Burial, Undeceived only enhanced the group's progressive/death metal reputation. Adding generous amounts of violin and cello parts to their Christian death metal bombast, Extol deepened their musical pallet without weakening Undeceived and its aggressive metal stance. The guitar and bass playing is exceptionally precise throughout this disc. Musicians might want to check out the title track and "Where Sleep Is Rest" if any inspiration is needed to finish out those eight-hour days of hyperspeed woodsheding. There are also quasi-jazz moments of complex melodicism and even mellower acoustic tracks offering brief sedation. All of this breaks things up nicely without sounding too experimental. Perhaps "A Structure of Souls" best encapsulates this musical diversity and all-out heaviness that defines Extol. There aren't many weak or one-sided tracks on Undeceived, and listeners who enjoy the most brutal and daring extreme metal should definitely check out this 2000 release.

  • You Say...

    Write a Review

    I would like to say...

    Artist: Extol

    Album: Undeceived

    Review Title: (maximum 50 characters)

    Your Review: (maximum 1,000 characters)

    Cancel

    Please keep your comments to the recordings themselves, and be courteous and respectful. Thanks! For further info, read our Community Guidelines.

The indie iTunes — Hardcore music fans are migrating to eMusic, the iTunes Music Store's cheaper, cooler cousin.


Rolling Stone
Start Your Trial

Recently Viewed

© 1998-2009 eMusic.com Inc. eMusic and the eMusic logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks in the USA or other countries. All rights reserved.

All Music Guide © 1992 - 2009 All Media Guide, LLC
Portions of content provided by All Music Guide, a trademark of All Media Guide, LLC

Facebook®, YouTube, Flickr™ and Wikipedia® are registered trademarks of their respective owners, Facebook Inc., Google, Inc., Yahoo! Inc. and Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Neither Facebook Inc., Google, Inc., Yahoo! Inc. nor Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. are partners or sponsors of eMusic. eMusic uses the Facebook, Flickr, YouTube and Wikipedia API but is not endorsed or certified by Facebook, Flickr, YouTube and Wikipedia. eMusic does not pre-screen, monitor, endorse nor assume any liability for websites, contents, products, services or claims made by Facebook, YouTube, Flickr™ and Wikipedia®.