Rich Duncan
06/21/08, 12:57 PM
Celeste - Nihiliste(s)
Record Label: Denovali/Sons Of Vesta
Release Date: April 10, 2008
Who:
Lyon, France quartet who have been steadily gaining a following the release their 2007 debut EP Pessimiste(s).
How Is It?
In virtually every movie about zombies, monsters, or the apocalypse, at some point the surrounding environment is reduced to a complete wasteland. Buildings are laid to waste, the streets are ripped up, gnarled steel girders litter the streets, and black smoke chokes out any source of light. Those scenes are the visual equivalent of Celeste’s first full-length effort, Nihiliste(s). Ten tracks of unrelenting heaviness, Nihiliste(s) bludgeons the listener with wave after wave of pummeling guitar, unrelenting drumming, and vocal-chord shredding screams. Celeste may not be blazing new ground with Nihiliste(s), but the album establishes a strong foundation for them to build upon and I cannot wait to hear what they put out next.
Amen Ra, Knut, and Breach
Myspace (http://www.myspace.com/unhiverdeplus)
Record Label: Denovali/Sons Of Vesta
Release Date: April 10, 2008
Who:
Lyon, France quartet who have been steadily gaining a following the release their 2007 debut EP Pessimiste(s).
How Is It?
In virtually every movie about zombies, monsters, or the apocalypse, at some point the surrounding environment is reduced to a complete wasteland. Buildings are laid to waste, the streets are ripped up, gnarled steel girders litter the streets, and black smoke chokes out any source of light. Those scenes are the visual equivalent of Celeste’s first full-length effort, Nihiliste(s). Ten tracks of unrelenting heaviness, Nihiliste(s) bludgeons the listener with wave after wave of pummeling guitar, unrelenting drumming, and vocal-chord shredding screams. Celeste may not be blazing new ground with Nihiliste(s), but the album establishes a strong foundation for them to build upon and I cannot wait to hear what they put out next.
Amen Ra, Knut, and Breach
Myspace (http://www.myspace.com/unhiverdeplus)