Long before I listened to DBC (Dead Brain Cells in case ya don't know!) I always thought they were some type of moshing crossover act in the DRI vein, but after just one listen of this record one can't help be blown away. 'Universe' is a complex concept album of cosmic proportions that sounds as fresh today as the time it was made - a riveting experience with titles alone that suggest a mature, intricate dosage of jerking thrash. Opener 'The Genesis Explosion' wouldn't seem out of place on a Voivod record - DBC shock the ears with their almost original brand of technical moshing that mostly bewilders but always stays fresh in the mind. Dakin's choppy vocals make the listening experience even more jarring as the band pulverise the senses with myriads of rhythms and sprawling webs of intrigue - the jagged guitars of Shahini and Oullette take thrash to new levels, hardly headbanging material as it cavorts like some star-crossed dragon in contorted flight. This may appear somewhat alienating to those without an ear for such mesmeric meanderings, 'Heliosphere', 'Estuary' and 'Phobos &Deimos' all complex slabs of metal mastery that take more than a few listens to sink in. When I first heard this record many years ago I didn't expect the masterclass of precision metal that bewildered every sense - the perception and experimentation of the band enabling them to slot alongside Anacrusis for magical yet at times isolating listening. The Gothic swirls of 'Primordium' create visions of celestial stardust, DBC create their own universe not a million miles away from the dabblings of deathsters Pestilence or Voivod. 'Universe' may well have been one of the records the government employed as part of their space programme in order to contact extraterrestrials. How the fuck bands come up with this sort of stuff is beyond me, but if you want further proof that nu-metal shite like Slipknot is music for children, then grab a copy of 'Universe' and experience the equivalent of musical alien abduction. Brain frazzling! Thursday, 29 September 2011
DBC - Universe (1989)
Long before I listened to DBC (Dead Brain Cells in case ya don't know!) I always thought they were some type of moshing crossover act in the DRI vein, but after just one listen of this record one can't help be blown away. 'Universe' is a complex concept album of cosmic proportions that sounds as fresh today as the time it was made - a riveting experience with titles alone that suggest a mature, intricate dosage of jerking thrash. Opener 'The Genesis Explosion' wouldn't seem out of place on a Voivod record - DBC shock the ears with their almost original brand of technical moshing that mostly bewilders but always stays fresh in the mind. Dakin's choppy vocals make the listening experience even more jarring as the band pulverise the senses with myriads of rhythms and sprawling webs of intrigue - the jagged guitars of Shahini and Oullette take thrash to new levels, hardly headbanging material as it cavorts like some star-crossed dragon in contorted flight. This may appear somewhat alienating to those without an ear for such mesmeric meanderings, 'Heliosphere', 'Estuary' and 'Phobos &Deimos' all complex slabs of metal mastery that take more than a few listens to sink in. When I first heard this record many years ago I didn't expect the masterclass of precision metal that bewildered every sense - the perception and experimentation of the band enabling them to slot alongside Anacrusis for magical yet at times isolating listening. The Gothic swirls of 'Primordium' create visions of celestial stardust, DBC create their own universe not a million miles away from the dabblings of deathsters Pestilence or Voivod. 'Universe' may well have been one of the records the government employed as part of their space programme in order to contact extraterrestrials. How the fuck bands come up with this sort of stuff is beyond me, but if you want further proof that nu-metal shite like Slipknot is music for children, then grab a copy of 'Universe' and experience the equivalent of musical alien abduction. Brain frazzling! 
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