Sympathy - Anagogic Tyranny - 2008

[RelentlessOblivion]

Band: Sympathy Album: Anagogic Tyranny Year: 2008 Label: Bombworks Records Genre: Technical Death Metal track listing 1. Insurrection (4:00) 2. And All Flesh (4:39 3. On A Bloodied Cross (4:59) 4. Ours The Grave (3:16) 5. Perfection In Death (4:30) 6. Enslaved By Depravity (4:28) 7. Underworld (3:44) 8. Forgotten Temples (4:59) 9. The Iscariot Aspect (4:41) 10. Potter's Fields (8:18) Sympathy are a Canadian Technical Death Metal band. Unlike other bands in the style, such as Arsis, Sympathy bring in elements from other genres as well. The vocals take on almost a black metal feel and the instrumentation draws in aspects of melodic death metal and thrash metal giving Sympathy a more savage feel then many of their peers. Insurrection is the opening track on the album. The listener is battered for four minutes by relentless riffs which alternate between the technical playing one would expect from this genre and thrash-like riffs. If ever there was an opening track which perfectly summed up an album this is that track. On A Bloodied Cross is the third track on this album. It is by far the thrashiest song on Anagogic Tyranny but also draws in some melodic elements. The mix of elements in this track coupled with the more blackened vocals Sympathy employ place it among the best tracks on this album Underworld is the seventh track on this album. This track is more outright tech-death not that this is a bad thing. The riffs maintain the savagery prevalent on this album in addition to incorporating melodic elements in a way which offers brief relief from the vicious aurul assault. Forgotten Temples is the eighth track on this album. Where the previous track was closer to straight tech-death this album is slightly thrashier whilst also being more melodic. Potter's Fields is the finale of the album. The tempo is more subdued on this track compared with the rest of this album. The track takes on almost a doom metal vibe slowing down and drawing in atmospheric elements only briefly explored across the previous nine tracks. It is clear this song was intended to be a death metal epic and it is. The track isn't one paced as the band shifts seamlessly between the slow, crawling and doom like tempo through to mid-tempo and high speed riffs. Anagogic Tyranny is an album which never grows stale. The interplay of different styles ensure the listener can't predict what will happen next even after multiple listens and the riffs are distinct enough to prevent songs from blurring into one another. Such a potent album makes me wish the band played live. This is an album which would appeal not only to fans of tech-death but also to fans of brutal death metal and is well worth investing in. Sympathy - Anagogic Tyranny recieves a 95/100 Killing Songs: Insurrection, On A Bloodied Cross, Enslaved By Depravity, Underworld, Forgotten Temples, Potter's Fields

[Iceni]

Hell yes. The Iscariot aspect is the only track I thought was a little weak, but otherwise I never get tired of this album. Potter's Field remains a peerless bit of work, and the other tracks you listed destroy as well. Enslaved by Depravity is my favorite. Check out the album prior, Arcane Path. It's also really good.

[RelentlessOblivion]

On A Bloodied Cross is probably my favourite track from this record