Winds Of Creation - Decapitated

Decapitated are yet another Polish death metal band aspiring to brutality and technicality in the wake of Vader, and yet another to barely scrape together a mediocre album. Their debut 'Winds of Creation' is probably their best, displaying their obvious talent and conceding to at least some semblance of structure before later albums would dismiss coherence as a liability, and instead concentrate on showing off just how many variations of an unmemorable guitar riff could be squeezed into a four-minute song. The band is young and talented, which deserves admiration, but the album doesn't hold together as a worthwhile listening experience. Although the music is ...  Read the complete review