Bryan Klooster
Theos - Behold, The Infinite ()
Wydane przez Self-financedRok wydania Kraj HollandNapisał Wouter6
If you never heard of Bryan Klooster, no one is going to blame you. He was part of the shortlived Dutch technical deathcore act When All Life Ends, which released two records before imploding. Theos is one of Klooster’s multiple studio projects and apparently he plans to release albums every 2-3 months. Another boast on his Soundclick page is that he’s able to record an album within the span of a weekend. Striborg, Zarach ’Baal’ Tharagh and Folkearth have nothing on this guy in regards to creativity. Anyway, this is surprisingly good. There are influences of Death, Morbid Angel, Monstrosity and ‘90s US death metal in general, which I’m all for. Klooster’s vocals recall Jason Avery (Eulogy, ex-Monstrosity) and Steve Tucker (ex-Morbid Angel) in a number of ways. The aim is atmosphere and melody, and in a lot of ways Theos reinstates the ‘90s feeling that death metal once had. Surely, it is brutal when it needs to be - but overall this record is more about feeling than one-upping competitors in regards to speed, technicality or overall lunkheadedness. I’m not too big a fan of the artwork chosen for this record. Call me old fashioned, but plastering some digital effects and your name over holiday pictures taken in Curaçao hardly constitutes worthwhile packaging. The idea of this project is definitely okay and the execution is better than most, just some minor tweaks and better artwork/packaging can truly help this grow a long way. A worthy new addition to the potent Dutch scene. Maybe in due course the old guard (Pestilence, Severe Torture, Sinister) soon will find this guy clawing at their throne. This is good, though.
www.myspace.com/bryanklooster
