METALLIAN.COM (04/12/2006)
DEATH HEAVEN –
TECHNO DECOMPOSITION WORLD
Death Heaven is an Italian band that describes its music as, “technical and
still aggressive death metal”. The description sounds right, although given
the odd band name, the title and a cover depicting circuits and technology
surrounding the planet this writer was expecting either rubbish like Fear
Factory to drip out of the speakers or the whole thing would go in the
direction followed by fellow Italians Chaos And Technocracy. From
that much we were spared.
Death Heaven is a brutal band with harsh tones and an extreme sound, which
is supplemented by two vocals – raspy gruff and growls. The songs take
different twists and turns and feature samples, spoken pieces, acoustic
interludes and some blasting. While guitar leads are utilized, these are not
always the most successful idea for the band is still in need of improvement.
The leads can be wobbly at time, which is part of a larger problem of
occasional untightness. The guitar rhythm at the beginning of Sunday Of War
is pure Iron Maiden however.
Techno Decomposition World appears to have it right regarding the world.
Given the two-year old age of the recording perhaps the band’s music has
also taken a turn towards compactness and tighter delivery in the meanwhile.
For now, the disc features over fifty minutes of music as described above.
For information or ordering, either write to baital@deathheaven.org or visit
the deathheaven.org site. The disc costs a mere 4.5 EUR inclusive of
shipping charges. – Ali “The Metallian”