There is a lot of elements and influences weaving in and out, creating a listen that stays gripping all of the way through. Definitely one of the more melodic songs on the album (all of them are pretty melodic, but this one is more so). “Ghost Prototype II – Deus Ex Machina” opens rather calmly, and has a cool guitar line during the chorus. There just isn’t really interesting aspects to mention. “The Three – Dimensional Shadow” falls a little flat for me, but is still a decent song. It even features some sweep-picking, typical in technical death metal bands like Origin or Brain Drill. At nine minutes long, it’s an epic display of technicality and aggression. “Holographic Universe” opens with some space-y sounding keyboards, before the double bass and heavy riffs kick in. If there’s any song on the album that displays the variety of styles, it’s this one. There’s really aggressive sections, highly melodic sections, and very technical sections. “Trapezoid” is similar vocally and musically to “Ghost Prototype I – Measurement Of Thought”, with the cleans up front and foremost, and groovy riffs. There’s lots of groovy and temolo riffs throughout. “Fear Catalyst” follows a more pure melodic death and metalcore sound, featuring harsh vocals during the verses and cleans in the chorus. An interesting break from the past few songs. Amazingly there isn’t any harsh vocals until the middle of the song, and even then for a brief moment. “Ghost Prototype I – Measurement Of Thought” leans very heavily on the power and groove metal sound. Lots of double bass, this song is one big headbang-fest, until an acoustic guitar break shortly after the middle. This song is the most aggressive one so far, featuring Älvestam’s growls in the verses, and cleans in the chorus. “The Missing Coordinates” has a very technical beginning, with a pseudo thrash riff and breakdown, very impressive. This one has proggy vibes, and Älvestam almost sounds like a different singer at 1:04. “Artificial Sun Projection” opens with some violin, and some background guitar riffs that come into the forefront shortly. There’s another Star One-esque synth solo in this one, but on the slower side. The guitar riff in this one is reminiscent of Battlelore’s “Green Dragon”, and to my surprise there are some deeper growl vocals interspersed. “Quantumleaper” starts off with a synth riff and fast double bass, upping the energy. The combination of harsh vocals and chopping riff works out very well, and there’s a rapid synth solo straight out of Star One at 3:17. ![]() The chorus isn’t as catchy in this one, but the rest of the song is very good and groovy. Opening with a heavy headbanging riff, it quickly moves into a slow drum beat and acoustic guitar while Älvestam’s cleans are upfront. Even though this is the band’s most popular song, it is extremely good. An aggressive section is immediately next, with Älvestam barking out the growls in rapid succession. The chorus is extremely catchy, and there is a nice guitar solo right after the second one. ![]() So far, they remind me of Before the Dawn, another melodic death metal band. His cleans are next, and are very melodic. Älvestam’s growls are first up, and they have a good midrange sound, relatively understandable. Opening with a sharp guitar riff, keyboard pattern, and double bass, this is off to an energetic start. But enough talk, how’s the album?įirst up is the popular “Morphogenesis”. On Holographic Universe, the lineup consists of Christian Älvestam (vocals, both harsh and clean), Per Nilsson (guitars), Jonas Kjellgren (guitars), Kenneth Seil (bass), and Henrik Ohlsson (drums). Scar Symmetry is from Avesta, Sweden, and was formed 2004. Opinions of the album among the metal community are sharply divided, with some thinking it’s too melodic or uses too many keyboards. ![]() Holographic Universe is their third album, and features one of their most well-known songs, “Morphogenesis”. I know that they are one of the most well known bands in the melodic death metal and groove metal genres, but never got around to hearing any of their work. This week is going to be another album review, Scar Symmetry’s Holographic Universe. ![]() Welcome to Headbanging on the Dance Floor. Do not expect to find safe, chart-topping music here. Each week, CMN’s Kevin Ashley delves into the vast expanse of metal and electronic music, bringing recommendations, reviews, and news.
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