The Music Of Chance
One Step Beyond
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February 21, 2015

So today we have another Death Metal treat for all of you reading out there, here with their third full length is ONE STEP BEYOND with "The Music Of Chance".
So let's start this one of with the albums second track entitled "The Music of Chance". From the very start this song goes into overdrive with fast relentless riffs, drum beats and intense vocals to boot, by far this is a very heavy track from the start and it keeps on going showing that this band has the pure capability of keeping the speed and brutality in a nice kept package which allows for any listener including myself to go completely mad with excitement as this song keeps on going faster and faster like a never ending grinder about to hit its mark. What this track also brings to the listener is a taste of this band's DEATH inspiration, near the middle of this song there is this very familiar riff style that brings memories of the "Human" record to me, the riff style I find in this song is a very tight and well organized style of guitar and bass riffs that show each and every element this band is made of. The song itself is heavy as any other but what makes this one song stand out from the rest is that it holds all sorts of ideas and colors which form a strong picture of a band with a lot to show and a lot more to give.
The next track I thought I would check out from this already strong record is the albums Ninth track "Good World Gone Bad". Now the start of this song is very different to be very honest, it almost feels like a twisted carnival song carving its way into your brain and driving you even madder then you already are, but that to me is something which seems to be the perfect way of introducing a song to a new listener, I mean what better way to introduce a listener then drive them bat shit crazy, of course when I say this I really mean it in a great way. This song has a more Progressive feel to it as it is not your everyday type of Death Metal at all, it really goes further than anything I have ever listened to and it really drives you to want to go deeper into what this song is already leading you into and I feel that this band has found the perfect formula for creating a new form of Death metal that has the potential to go dare I say deeper than any new age band has gone before. What makes this song so unique for the listener is the fact that it challenges you to listen to it further and see what you can pick out from it.
To conclude. I can say rom listening to this album over a few times that this is the most challenging piece I have ever been given to review and have to say this is really something else. To any fans of creative, strong and intense music this is the record for you.
10 / 10
Masterpiece

"The Music Of Chance" Track-listing:
1. Hour of the Wolf
2. The Music of Chance
3. Hand That's Dealt
4. Decay
5. Up In Smoke
6. Faith
7. Planets Like Chess Pieces
8. Domino Architect
9. Good World Gone Bad
10. The Gamble
11. The Score
12. Snake Eyes
One Step Beyond Lineup:
Justin - Vocals
Mad Matt - Bass, Guitar, Vocals
Session - Drums
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