French progressive/indie/death metal band Supuration has posted a new video, “Ephemeral Paradise,” from its upcoming album Reveries…. This showcases the firm blend between alternative rock of the indie variety, death metal and grind, and progressive notions of concept albums and harmony that has propelled this band since its inception, and its peak with 1993’s The Cube.
Tags: death metal, indie metal, supuration
As a fan of The Cube I wasn’t terribly impressed by this song. The first half is pretty good, nice contrast with the weird spider-fingered 8th-note riff vs. the weird doomy riff but it seems like at the halfway point they haphazardly threw in a couple speed metal riffs and cycled back to the doom riff with nothing really gained, then there’s a cliche glam metal solo (uncharacteristic of them, their lead work is excellent on The Cube) and the song ends. If the rest of Reveries is like this then count me out.