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Tracklist
01 Verdelet
02 Seduced
03 Shelter From The Sand
04 Eyes Of Dawn
05 Dying In The Sun
06 Words That Go Unspoken (pt.1)
07 Intractable - Words That Go Unspoken (pt.2)
08 Seraphs and Silence
09 The Penance
10 Lex Talionis
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When listening to the new Akercocke album "Words that go unspoken, Deeds that go undone" you hear a band that has really come into it's own as far as song structure and skill. Playing since 1990 first as Salem Orchid, then as Akercocke starting around 1996, this band of Satanists has forged a unique style of hybrid death/progressive metal music. On their earlier albums like 2001's 'The Goat of Mendes' you hear their huge potential as a band, beautiful progressive melodies and death metal heaviness, but in a simpler, more scattered way than on their new release.
'Words that go Unspoken...' immediately kicks you in the eye with an assault of pure death metal shredding as soon as the first track 'Verdelet' starts. Then, just as quickly, 'Vetdelet' heads effortlessly into a melodic section. And this is all within the first minuet of the song. The precision with which Akercocke can switch from a death metal riff to a progressive riff is impressive, and even more impressive is the fact that the change does not seem abrupt or unnatural at all. The main thread of the song is maintained while the guitars speed up and slow down on top of it. The vocal changes from growls to melodic singing are equally as natural, which is quite a feet for a death metal band. Many times the switch from growling to regular singing will ruin the mood of the song for a moment as you adjust, but Akercocke manages to slip it in there with the listener hardly even noticing.
Even more impressive than the seamless transitions are the riffs themselves. Akercocke has really grown into a band that can write a good song. The melodic/progressive parts are catchy and haunting and the death metal parts are steady and pounding. Not the scattered mess that these type of songs can turn into. Akercocke is really giving Opeth a run for their money when it comes to being the band on fore front of the progressive/death movement. A highly recommended listen.
Review by: Colette Claire
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