Collapsing Colors

Deshody

DESHODY is an Italian Thrashcore band that features a lot of aggressive playing and even […]
By Dan Mailer
February 9, 2014
Deshody - Collapsing Colors album cover

DESHODY is an Italian Thrashcore band that features a lot of aggressive playing and even more aggressive vocals. Their debut album "Collapsing Colors" gives us a taste of their heavy sound.

Opening with "Losing Control" you pretty much get the idea of the band's sound right away; heavy, down-tuned guitars, in-your-face growling vocals, and lots of breakdowns. What is somewhat interesting as that the band stays heavy throughout, whereas usually the "-core" genre tends to have clean choruses. This does set them apart a bit from the usual crowd. There are melodic moments but they are approached in a much heavier way than you would always expect.

The band soldiers onwards through tracks like "Calypso" which has some more Groove Metal aspects to it and also has a very crazy sounding outro, and "Harpooned To The Ground" which has some riffs worth some merit with a cool sound that isn't simply chugging, and some almost crossover-thrash style vocalization.

The band pretty much sticks to its heavy sound, sometimes throwing in some atmospheric and electronic moments like in "History Of A Legion", and some more melodic moments interspersed throughout the album. However, people looking for something a bit more dynamic and varied sounding probably won't connect to the bludgeoning sound displayed almost all the way throughout. There are some pretty cool solos on the track "Code" though. The album finishes with "Reflecting On The Way" which slows things down a bit but is still plenty heavy, with some cool riffs on the chorus itself. This is a good finish to the album.

The production is nice and professional, plenty of heaviness and pretty much industry standard as far as the genre goes; better than the average band in this style.

Overall, this is a solid album for fans of Thrashcore, but doesn't add anything new to the genre. They have plenty of melodic moments but don't really rock the boat very much sadly. Still, it's a debut album, so with their second we may well see some serious development and experimentation!

6 / 10

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"Collapsing Colors" Track-listing:

1. Losing Control
2. Gray Faces
3. Calypso
4. Each Of Us Lives
5. Harpooned To The Ground
6. History Of A Legion
7. Code
8. The Apple (Breaks The Pact)
9. Memory Lapses
10. Something To Live For
11. Reflecting On The Way

Deshody Lineup:

Domenico Gesmundo - Vocals
Gianni Marchelletta - Drums
Giovanni Sanna - Guitars
Domenico Paesano - Guitars
Matteo Raggi - Bass

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