Album Review- Chaoseum- The Third Eye
Nu-Metal quartet Chaoseum released their fourth studio effort The Third Eye, earlier last month. Formed in Lausanne, Switzerland in 2018, they have had quite a remarkable rise in those short years. The Swiss men were touring with Soulfly within a year of debuting with 'First Step to Hell'. The momentum from that early success has followed with notable performances in Russia, The US, and their native country.
The band's brand of unstable vocals, brutal breakdowns, and lyrics are based on themes such as loss, self-doubt, and depression. They bring a style of the forgotten genre to a new audience. The Third Eye begins with the sinister 'I, Sexy Zombie' which contains the rage and isolation of Korn with pounding drums, pulsating beats, and harsh and clean vocals. Next up is 'Unreal' with down-tuned guitars, catchy choruses, and spine-tingling pedal effects.
In effect, Chaoseum shares great similarities to the Bakersfield outfit Korn. The band attempts to emulate the erratic vocal style of Johnathan Davis, alongside the signature down-tuned guitar sound. However, the quartet has stamped its own personality over it with more notable riffs and solos. The band themselves sound more perturbed and unpredictable than the Nu-metal icons.
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'The Third Eye' is an interesting emotional rollercoaster that takes the listener through the narrator's own personal pains and struggles with strong songwriting. And finally, 'What If' is all that rage bottled up and released, the sorrow and loss come out with dark vocals over menacing, chugging guitar lines and melancholic melodies.
Overall, Chaoseum opens up its Third Eye on this release with cutting-edge music and blistering metal that shows they aren't here to emulate any Nu-Metal icons of the past, but rather here to make a name for themselves.
Words by Anselm Anderson Rating 8.10👊👊👊👊👊👊👊👊
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