I have always thought, probably always will, that traditional Metal has a type of magic that will cause the eternal flame of the music to forever burn bright. However, even tradition can be broken sometimes in order to pave a road to a new musical shape. When it comes to the mixing of Metal subgenres, like any kind of mish mash, there is a type of risk that can turn out badly for the artist. However, there is the other half of the glass that isn't necessarily empty as a mix can render some great results. I won't start a list but there are plenty of examples that turned out well.

You probably think that I am babbling too much on a sort of process that was done countless of times before but there is a means to my little lecture. This is a case that has to be mentioned with this kind of intro. This is where a rather diverse creation, which didn't exactly shine, planted roots to a potential future.

Lately I was introduced to this nice band that forwarded me their new album, "Under The Sign Of Cancer", via The Unlimited Records. I present you LIGHT SILENT DEATH from Italy. Though I came across acts that were close to what was done on this album, for some reason I was very interested. LIGHT SILENT DEATH took three subgenres of extreme Metal, Gothic, Black and Death, and patch those together into a show of beautiful, semi emotive (as sometimes the coldness is hard to pass by), yet harsh, darkness. The scenery was shaped from what sounded to me of PARADISE LOST, DARK TRANQUILITY, AMORPHIS and possibly the newer IN FLAMES.

Nonetheless, as the scenery was favorable, I wasn't that overjoyed by the songs. The band's efforts are well noticed yet I felt this numbness that I didn't connect myself to. Most of the tracks just didn't cling or click as much as I wanted. Furthermore, the production, though polished, delivered unevenness when it came to the mixing of samples and poor flat sound of the drums. The band's vocalist, Porchetti, seemed to me like a swell frontman, yet his thin growls were hard to comprehend along with his heavy accent. Nevertheless, he has quite cold voice while singing the clean rhythms.

I favored "The Sea In A Glass" that was tremendous track in the vein of the last decade of AMORPHIS and PARADISE LOST. Though it felt chilly, it was flowing with great lead section and charming keyboard cover. "Deja Vu" and "Electrical Stranded" were weird but were interesting with their approach. The closer, "Nevercoming Dawn", sounded more like an instrumental twitch, yet was a good relaxer.

"Under The Sign Of Cancer" showed some great prospects on which this band they can rely on for the rest of their career. The question is if they would be able to mount those prospects into a golden outcome. I think that they will but only time will tell.