ONE STEP BEYOND “The Music Of Chance”

Metal Scrap Records, 2015

Music: Avantgarde Metal
Website: https://www.facebook.com/One-Step-Beyond-120399988088662/
Duration: 47:49 minutes (12 tracks)
Country: Australia

The Ukrainian label Metal Scrap Rercords used its tentacles to reaching for the album of Australian band, which in 2017 will be celebrate 10th anniversary. So, the band is already experienced at what he does. I do not know the previous albums of the band, so I can only refer to current production.

The music from “The Music of Chance” is not typical, classic nor as you prefer an orthodox genre of Metal. Of course, initially it can be classified somewhere between the Black and Death Metal… or maybe between Doom Metal and Grindcore… And what about the accents in the style of Thrash Metal and Groove Metal and even Reggae and Funk?

Thanks to harsh, aggressive vocals and growls it is really closest to Black Death Metal… The fast and strong rhythms and the aggressive guitars… But interspersed by various melodies and varied tempos… from the rapid irrepressible rhythms to the slow climatic decelerations… The music sometimes can really surprise, even giving the fast phrases in the style of CRADLE oF FILTH and DIMMU BORGIR to would suddenly go into Doom Metal melodies and even Metal licks stylized to Reggae.

The whole sounds quite experimental and avant-garde. The music is rich in a variety of melodies and themes, which coexist like a symbiotic relationship.

Tracklist:
1. Hour of the Wolf
2. The Music of Chance
3. Hand That’s Dealt
4. Decay
5. Up In Smoke
6. Faith
7. Planets Like Chess Pieces
8. Domino Architect
9. Good World Gone Bad
10. The Gamble
11. The Score
12. Snake Eyes

Line-up:
Justin Wood – Vocals
Matt Spencer – Bass, Guitar, Vocals
Conny Pettersson – Drums

Rate: 8.5/10