Neuraxis - _Truth Beyond..._
(Morbid Records, 2003)
by: Pedro Azevedo (8.5 out of 10)
It seems like this is Montreal extreme metal month for me, with
Neuraxis coming along together with fellow countrymen Kralizec looking
for a review. While Kralizec are on a Portuguese label, Neuraxis are
on a German one -- but there is a certain kind of extremity they have
in common, though Neuraxis are much closer to the Canadian masters of
extreme metal, Cryptopsy. Benefiting from a full but clear production,
the band's attack scores highly both in terms of impact and
technicality. Though very likely doomed to be branded a Cryptopsy
clone, Neuraxis are a talented band, and despite the similarities they
do have a style of their own -- the melodies running through all the
brutality on brilliant opener "...Of Divinity" and the variation on
second track "Impulse" prove just that within the album's first few
minutes. What's more impressive is that hardly a track goes by without
a couple of memorable, distinctive passages; the album is a joy to
listen to, and delivered with great impact. The band members all seem
very skilled (including a drummer of the Flo Mounier school) and
there's plenty of hooks and breakneck changes amidst the
hyperblasting. To illustrate just how much I enjoy this album, the
only Cryptopsy studio album I find even better than this is their
legendary _None So Vile_. I don't know where these guys have been
hiding, but you should do yourself a favour and pick up this
outstanding piece of metallic extremity.
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