VEIL OF MAYA - All Things Set Aside

VEIL OF MAYA
All Things Set Aside
Corrosive Recordings
9/10




Veil Of Maya drummer Sam Applebaum is just freaking sick. When the group busts into the opening instrumental of “All Things Set Aside,” Applebaum fluctuates between a bizarre jazz-metal tango and a fleet-footed death beat that sounds like a person with Tourette’s syndrome giving you raspberries. Not to mention the fact that the rest of the group’s instrument-wielders, rounded out by bassist Kris Hilger and guitarist Marc Okubo are just as effectively bizarre in their sense of both time and accents.

But when vocalist Adam Clemans sets out busting deathly banter during “Entry Level Exit Wounds,” it’s obvious that what we have on our hands is an insanely talented extreme metal act that’s dead set on shredding your face off in the most imaginatively fluent fashion possible.

Jackhammer beats, blistering sweeps, staccato licks and train wreck tricks are all a part of excellent rippers like “Mark My Words,” “Indefinite Bloodlust” and “The Black Funeral March.”

Think of a burly Cynic that’s been listening to too much At The Gates while consuming massive quantities of meth and you’re right on point. Corrosive Recordings has a real winner on its hands here.


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