Krisiun - Forged In Fury

English:CD-review
 Filip Vanhoof    19 februari 2016

Evolution.  Gradually, metal evolved from pure fury and aggression to melody.  A lot of bands that used to play straight forward death metal with deep growls and massive riffs have evolved.   All because of that big scary thing called melody.  You can hear it in the riffs, the drumming and last but not least the vocals, where clean mixes with grunts.  The Brazilian brothers, Krisiun, possess a healthy amount of stubbornness!   


Indeed, brothers.  Max (drums) and Moyses Kolesne (guitar) and Alex Camargo (vocals – uses his mother’s surname) keep on doing their own thing.   A very heavy sounding death metal accompanied by excellent riffing that suits the amazing grunts. So, let’s not be surprised that their tenth album, Forged In Fury, is no different in style and compositions.   But, is this really forged in the fury they are known for ?

While listening to the first track,Scars Of The Hatred”, you’ll immediately answer “YES!!”.   This track does not take prisoners!   A wild riff starts the track, drums kick in to eventually take the lead of the track.   From there on all hell breaks loose: stomping drums, fast riffing, aggressive growls.   The mood is set. Not heavy enough?  Second track “Ways of Barbarism” might be a tad slower than its predecessor, but it’s heavier on its own.   The riffs come slower but they weigh much more.   Check out the sound of the bass guitar, something you usually don’t really notice.    There is more room for a certain kind of slow melody. All the other tracks are more or less the same.   In my humble opinion, they all have one thing in common: the strong opening minute.   These minutes will make sure you’ll want to check out the entire song.   Only to notice that after that minute, your finger starts to point to the “next” button in order to enjoy the first minute of the next song.  

I’m afraid that I made that sound worse than it actually is;  it’s just a matter of taste.  Most of the songs on this cd are a bit too long.  Reducing track times might deliver more punch, more attitude and last but not least: more fury.   Fury comes in short bursts.

Forged In Fury is very well composed, played, mixed and produced.   The fury used to be stronger but it’s by no means absent.  The big scary melody has slowly began to creep into the core of the arrangements.   It certainly has a long task ahead if it wishes to scare it off.    These 3 big brothers won’t let that happen any time soon. Fans can rest assured, Krisiun will remain a  death metal freight train, and it’s the kind of blastbeat driven Death Metal that shows all the evolving softies the middle finger.