Death Metal has always been the rawest and most powerful expression of music even under the sub-genre of Metal. One such band has carried the name of being one of the best Death Metal Acts from India. Hailing from Shillong; PLAGUE THROAT, have released a record which will BLOW YOUR HEAD OFF.
‘THE HUMAN PARADOX’, which the album is called contains 10 massive songs, each with a promise to deliver. So plug in your headphones and enter the world of THE HUMAN PARADOX.
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The album kicks off with “Inherited Failure”, the intro of which sets off the right mood for the entire album. You can visualise the curtains of plague unveiling gradually as the riff is being played then bang the drum rolls in gathering the plague army and assembling towards the paradox of human emotions and thoughts.
The 2nd song titled “Dominion Breach” speaks about what we as humans have contributed towards upgrading our lives at the expense of the ecosystem. The roaring vocals of Nangsan accompanied by Malice on his drums take the track to a whole new level.
“Fallible Transgression” is the next track which in my opinion drops the h-bomb on the audience and is personally the best track off the album both lyrically and musically. The band has also released a music video of this massive track on YouTube through their record label Transcending Obscurity Records.
The next three tracks redefined versions of their older releases, Hour of Darkness, Corporeal Sentients and Truth in Silence followed by Conception Subjection and Conflict Resolution.
The album closes with their oldest song, Ma nga, penned by the drummer in the local dialect, Khasi.
The lyrics reflect the thoughts of an individual who’s lost in this society, whose tired of conformity, not knowing what is real and dream, questioning the moral values of life and trying to fix where he/she is standing in life. The song features a guest solo by Nishith Hegde and they also used the traditional Khasi drum, “ksing” and closing it with the traditional Khasi Chants.
The entire album was mixed and mastered by Ashwin Shriyan (Mindmap Studios) and the whole album is available for purchase on Transcending Obscurity (tometal.com).
