Nespithe [Import]

Nespithe [Import]

Track Listings

1. When the Sun Drank the Weight of Water

2. Sixteenth Six Tooth Son of Fourteen Four Regional Dimensions (Still Unn

3. Inherited Towel Levitation-Reduced Withou Any Effort

4. Echo (Replacement)

5. Putrefyin Road in the Ninteenth Extremity (Somewhere Inside the Bowl)

6. (Within) The Chamber of Whispering Eyes

7. And You'll Remain (In Pieces of Nothingness)

8. Erecshyrinol

9. Planet That Once Used to Absorb Flesh in Order to Achieve Divinity And

10. Cry

11. Raped Embalmed Beauty Sleep

Tracks:

When the Sun Drank the Weight of Water
Sixteenth Six Tooth Son of Fourteen Four Regional Dimensions ...
Inherited Towel Levitation-Reduced Withou Any Effort
Echo (Replacement)
Putrefyin Road in the Ninteenth Extremity (Somewhere Inside the Bowl)
(Within) The Chamber of Whispering Eyes
And You'll Remain (In Pieces of Nothingness)
Erecshyrinol
Planet That Once Used to Absorb Flesh in Order to Achieve Divinity And
Cry
Raped Embalmed Beauty Sleep

Customer Reviews:

If Godzilla, E.T., and Bat Boy had a threesome that somehow produced viable offspring...........2007-05-09

....That child would listen to Demilich. You see, _Nespithe_ pretty much single-handedly established a new subgenre of death metal, which shall henceforth be known as Progressive Extraterrestrial Technical Death Metal. Listen closely, and you'll find that all the key ingredients for teleportation into an alternate dimension of man-eating Lovecraftian bagels are right here:

(1) Amazingly tight but quirky and inventive drumming with creative use of the double-bass, and none of this "nonstop adventures in hyperblastbeat realm" garbage? Check.
(2) Progressive songwriting that constantly shifts in unpredictable directions, but always holds your interest and never crosses over into the land of stroke-inducing boredom characteristic of so many "progressive for progressive's sake" bands? Check.
(3) Outlandishly unconventional yet catchy and devilishly complex melodic riffing straight from the minds of guitar-playing sentient fungi? Check.
(4) Sickeningly low, burping vocals not unlike the messianic voice of a constipated talking colon? Check.

In other words, _Nespithe_ contains everything needed in a blisteringly perfect slab of technical death metal goodness. Some may be a bit thrown off by the label "technical death metal." Do not come cruising into _Nespithe_ expecting warp speed nonstop guitar soloing and crushing heaviness like an obese woolly mammoth. The music here is predominantly mid-paced, and while the tremendous intricacy and flawlessly intertwining instruments do make for an intensely cerebral listen, it's not really "brutal" in the traditional sense of the word.

No, the technicality here is in the impeccable skill with which each musician handles his instrument, and in the way that all the off-kilter songwriting and eccentric arrangements somehow mesh together without ever missing a single beat. As mentioned before, all the riffs are extremely unusual, with bizarre tonal progressions and freakish chord phrasings uniting to create a truly inimitable sound. Short musical phrases cycle over for a brief time before morphing into a completely different motif, with each section building upon the last to create a constantly shifting labyrinth of sound.

Despite this, the entire album carries a threatening and immediately distinctive atmosphere, like ominous rips in the space-time continuum converging in the sky of some dark and alien world. This is one of _Nespithe's_ strongest points. A serious problem that many technical death metal bands run into is the problem of sounding totally soulless. They get lost in technical wankery and neglect to convey a shred of genuine feeling, and as a consequence, the audience is left impressed but ultimately dissatisfied. Demilich suffer from no such issue; _Nespithe_ has atmosphere, and in spades.

This is one of the most criminally overlooked and underrated releases in death metal's long and bloody history. In any just world, Demilich's name would proudly shine in the immortally gleaming pantheon of death metal godhood alongside such worthies as Suffocation, Atheist, Autopsy, and (>>>insert your favorite face-melting, noggin-crushing death metal band here < < <). But the world is not just, however, and the mighty name of Demilich despondently languishes in a forgotten corner of the macroverse beside a dusty pair of yellow sweat socks. Do not continue partaking in this unbelievable affront to justice and decency, and go find yourself a copy of Demilich's _Nespithe_ today.

Like None Other.......2006-12-06

Demilich was one of the most obscure and unique bands to emerge from the early 90's death metal emission. Sadly, this was their only full-length. However, Demilich will never be forgotten with the release of 1993's "Nespithe".

This album really is like none other. This band writes technical music like the bands mentioned above, but if you like mediocre production (it blends it well with the music, so don't judge), Demilich's got the good. The guitar work could easily be in league with Meshuggah, Gorguts, and Cryptopsy if you listen closely. Mikko Virnes is good behind the drum set and definitely one of the most underrated but talented drummers of all time.

Now, here's what may put people off: Antti Boman's vocals. Boman uses the gurgling vocal sound that may take some getting used to if you're not a big fan of the goregrind-esque vocal style, but if you can easily bypass that, then you can easily listen to the wonder that is Demilich.

As for acquiring the album, as the other reviewers have said, it's free and available on their website, along with demos and live recordings of the band as well. http://www.anentity.com/demilich is where to go.

Also note, this band just played their last show ever in July 2006, so DON'T expect anything new from them. However, listen to "Nespithe" and prepare to hear an album like none other.

Great Album!.......2006-04-27

I've noticed other reviewers have pointed out the obvious fact that this album can be downloaded. If you think about it though, any album can be downloaded with not much trouble. That said, most death metal fans buy music anyhow. This is a killer addition to any DM collection. These guys are real mavericks almost to the extent of Gorguts or Cryptopsy. Vocally this album stands way out, and I think the vocals sound sick as all hell, but they take a little to get used to as well. There is almost a tech/jazz inflection going on musically, but not to the point where it loses it's 'metalness'.

Free? Free!? FREE!!!.......2006-03-15

Yes that is right, in case you didn't notice my blatantly obvious title, this is a FREE release by Demilich. A band that I had never heard of before I found out that "Nespithe" was a free record. If you surf around the web and find Demilich's official site you can get this release for FREE! wow I like typing that in a review, it feels good.

Anyway, I can safely say that if your not a hardcore death metal fan the "Giant Bull Frog Possessed by Satan" vocals will have you either laughing at or deleting these MP3s. BUT WAIT! listen to the music, hey its pretty cool isn't it? So if you Like your death metal with that great vibe/groove to it you will love this release. Fans of math metal or bands like Meshuggah will also appreciate the musicianship and tightness of this band.

So I also found out about this record and its free-ness from amazon, so I rushed over onto Demilich's website and downloaded the whole album for $0.00. I then promptly popped it on my speakers. It doesn't take any time messing around with an intro, getting right to the goods. But once those Demonic Kermit Vocals kicked in I lost interest incredibly fast. But a week later I gave Demilich another shot and, after zoning out Kermit completely found out the greatness that this record actually contains.

Alright so the songs are structured the same way?...So what I say
Demilich are more about laying down a Foundation, then once thats done they add the decorations. (ugh I can't believe I just compared death metal to home decorating) Which come in the form of hook-riffs. You wont remember the song titles, but you'll know where you are just by the riffs you hear. If you do manage to remember the titles, all power to you. But I cant see the average listener saying "Oh track Nine? why thats The Planet that Once Used to Absorb Flesh in Order to Achieve Divinity and Immortality (Suffocated to the Flesh that it Desired...)!" or "Oh this is Inherited Bowel Levitation - Reduced Without Any Effort!"

Can someone tell me what exactly "Inherited Bowel levitation" means? wait....I don't think that I want to know....Anywho to sum this up, If you like your death metal technical but groovy with lots of hooks, and couldn't care less about vocals or songwriting( haven't actually look for lyrics... but somehow I think I know what they are like...*cough* Bowel Levitation *cough*) Then Demilich will defiantly go along great in your collection. If you like death metal at all you should get this. why? because its free of course, sheesh how many times do I have to say it!

Four stars for the music, and another half because it's free!.......2005-12-30

I'm not adding anything new here by reporting that you can download this album for free, courtesy of Demilich itself, but for any interested, the website has changed to www.anentity.com/demilich. Seems the band has gotten the itch to play some live shows and polish up some demos, though the band adamantly says this reunion is only temporary.

Alright, so on to the music itself. Demilich plays brutal death metal with my favorite death metal ingredient: groove. Oh yeah, and the singer has a burping growl. Yes, that's right, you remember that one kid who could burp the alphabet in middle school? Well this guy can burp the lyrics to all his friggin' death metal songs. At first, this is interesting, funny, and oh, what the hell, even a tad bit charming? But this vocal style quickly becomes an annoyance, and for my tastes, is a major detraction from what is otherwise a very solid musical performance.

No, you will not find technical ability to rival artisans like Necrophagist, Nile, Suffocation, or even Morbid Angel, but carrying a large load a long way are the riffs and grooves. At least once a song, and oftentimes more, Demilich lays down a groove that would have given the cheerleaders in Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" video something to really shake their pom-poms and get their crunk on to.

To capture this vibe, Demilich rely on shifts between faster, usually off beat death metal runs, and rhythmically driven slower tempoed death marches of Morbid Angel's Domination sludge ilk. Rarely does the band utilize solos, and when you are treated to one, it is less of a rock out with the, well, you know, than it is a mood enhancer of distorted high-pitched harmonics. Nonetheless, I do not feel the rarity of solos, nor the nature of the present ones, is really a weak point for the album.

When all is said and done though, and your free album is downloaded and listened to, Nespithe simply won't be an album that is worthy of your upper echelon of death metal g(l)orification. With a tremendously scathing vocalist, and a sound which is catchy, but not groundbreaking, Demilich succeeded in creating a very worthwhile addition to the death metal canon, but by no means an essential one. That is, until once more we consider that it is avaiable for free, in which case, what excuse do you really have?

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