HAXPROCESS

HAXPROCESS     "Beyond What Eyes Can See"

By Dr. Abner Mality

This is one of those albums where you better pack a lunch while listening to it. Four songs and only one under ten minutes in length...just barely! Come to think of it, maybe you should bring a star chart along as well, because this is another "cosmic" death metal band dealing with the vastness of the universe. That usually means Dan Seagrave-like cover art of various Lovecraftian aliens floating around an alien landscape. And yessir, that's delivered in spades!

HAXPROCESS state clearly they are interested only in epic soundscapes and vast explorations of technical death metal. Their brand of cosmic death is rooted in the classics...the more progressive MORBID ANGEL, the twisty darkness of IMMOLATION, the fleet-fingered wizardry of ATHEIST. So no dissonant noise or super-tech stuff here. There are riffs, solos and time changes you can grab onto. And boy, are there a lot of them.

"Where Even Stars Die": kicks things off in mammoth fashion with a celestial riffapalooza where HAXPROCESS' influences are immediately apparent. A more modern band they can be compared to is BLOOD INCANTATION, minus the ambient synth excursions. "The Confines Of The Flesh" is the one tune under ten minutes and it's a great shot of aggression with a lot of those MORBID and IMMOLATION flavors. If you're going to cop a vibe, cop it from the best, I say. Despite the length, the songs are surprisingly fluid and avoid boredom.

"Thy Inner Demon Seed" is sharp and peppy, with only a brief CYNIC-like jazzy bit in the middle breaking up its angular riffage. The best and longest is saved for last with "Sepulchral Void". This 13 minute plus behemoth comes at you from every angle possible and because it switches up so often, it avoids monotony. No mean feat! And it also avoids being "over-technical", a sin many bands fall prey to.

Although overly familiar in spots, HAXPROCESS deliver the omniversal goods with this dive into infinity.

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