The progressive death metal of Cadaver fulfils itself here in an aesthetically compact, streamlined form that is the best of the style. American styles are clearly a strong influence, with the structural and compositional narrative having the same quality of Death’s ‘Spiritual Healing‘, with phrasings and modes highly reminiscent of the dissonant, staccato heavy riffwork of Prong‘s ‘Beg To Differ’. Occasional basswork that is reminiscent of light, lounge jazz music enhances the eclectic appeal of ’In Pains…’, giving an insight into what ‘Symphonies Of Sickness‘ or ‘Severed Survival‘ could have resembled given David Lynch‘s or David Cronenberg‘s taste for absurd, psychological and physical horror, albeit transferred into a less visual format, or what Cronenburg himself would term as music “from the point of view of the disease”. Much like the early work of fellow Germanics At The Gates and Atrocity, the lyrical and musical concepts concern themes of psychological, emotional distress that bring the most chaotic, despairing moments of Knut Hamsun’s ‘Hunger‘ or Dostoyevsky’s ‘Crime And Punishment‘, translated into a modern soundtrack, an opus for the darker recesses of the human condition.
Filed under: Death Metal Album of the Week — Tags: Death Metal, Grindcore, Norwegian Death Metal, Progressive Death Metal, Psychology — Pearson @ February 26, 2010 16:38 — Comments (2)
[...] week’s look at Cadaver’s mighty ‘…In Pains‘ album indicated an acute, tumultuous response to the human condition that was endured by a [...]
Pingback by DEATH METAL: Death Metal News, Death Metal Music and Death Metal Culture at Deathmetal.Org — March 1, 2010 @ 17:42
My favorite death metal album from the 90s.I’ve listened to this gem for years, and it has aged extremely well. Fluid, haunting and compelling to the end. A definite classic. Cadaver are kings.Can’t think of any other band that compares sonically. A shame In Pains is out of print. Though I’ve heard that a reissue is forthcoming.I’ll keep my fingers crossed.
Comment by Sasha — January 28, 2011 @ 01:30