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Into Eternity – Scattering The Ashes (4/5 Stars of awesomeness)

Canada’s Into Eternity are a band who are confusing at the least. Taking equal parts Dream Theater like technicality, Arch Enemy style Melodic-death type guitar riffs, A cookie monster growl that would shame Mayhem and catchy as Power metal vocals to bring you through the choruses. Let’s just say that this band is a little schizophrenic, but I can’t help but love their stuff anyway. Their previous release 2004’s “Buried In Oblivion” was fantastic and was also my introduction to this band. To surpass this “Scattering Of Ashes” would have to be pretty special, and it is, but it’s also very different. Into Eternity’s long time vocalist Chris Krall is replaced by a man by the name of Stu Block, and this change alone has caused a backlash amongst the IE diehards. You wanna know what I think though. I don’t care who sings for this band, as long as they can carry a tune. If you can crack out an amazing composition like “Severe Emotional Distress” I wouldn’t care if Liza Minelli were singing, it would still rock. Just listen to “Out” and “A Past Beyond Memory” and youll no why this is great. This album is fuelled with way too many influences to mention. This diversity makes IE one of the most important metal bands around so who cares if their singer sounds slightly different. In my opinion, I don’t really give a rats. Still kick ass quality Heavy Metal, a must listen for anyone who appreciates highly technical yet catchy metal.

Listen to: Severe Emotional Distress