Distress of Ruin – Predators Among Us (2013)

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Making its way from Finland, today we have the debut EP “Predators Among Us” of Melodic Death Metal newcomers Distress of Ruin. Trying to make an impact in this very crowded scene, the band pulls all the stops and delivers six hard-hitting tracks that showcase their excellent abilities. With fierce competition of bands like Omnium Gatherum and Insomnium, the band made a great impression on us with their quality riffing and extra catchy melodies presented in this excellent release.

Opening with some excellent atmospheric keyboards and acoustic guitars on “The Ocean of Perdition”, the band immediately makes their mark with epic riffs and crushing growls. While sounding a bit like Insomnium, they still get our attention since the band’s songwriting skills are top notch and the track sounds amazing. Things pickup with the tight drumming of “They Play Dead”, a song that is superbly catchy and features super effective riffs. The mixture of clean and harsh vocals works great and provides a nice contrast between the two.

Keeping the catchiness moving forward, the sick riffs of “Deadly Nightshade” make this track one of our favorites of the release. Again the clean vocals provide that nice dramatic switch between the heavy riffs and the more melodic passages, allowing the songs to nicely transform back and forth. Showing their heavier more Death Metal side, “Bystander Effect” nicely changes the tempo of this release to heavier territories.

Featuring blistering solos and excellent vocal melodies, our favorite track in this release is the very dynamic “Terminal Alteration”. This track makes the band sound like a hybrid between Insomnium and Scar Symmetry. The head banging comes to an end with the crushing “Harbinger of Ravage”, a very heavy but equally catchy Death Metal track.

Overall, we can’t be more excited to hear that there are new bands keeping the Melodic Death Metal flame alive and that they are not all about slow and melancholic music. Distress of Ruin showcases six very powerful and dynamic songs that greatly expose the quality and promise of this your band. If you are not sure about the band, be sure to go to their bandcamp and stream/download this release for free and be prepared to be blown away.

Band: Distress of Ruin Album: Predators Among Us
Label: Self-Released

Release: March 6th, 2013

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Genre: Melodic Death Metal

Country: Finland

Rating: 90/100
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