OBSZON
GESCHOPF – Symphony of Decay
Twilight Vertrieb Records
I’ll keep this concise, because this is one of those
albums I’m ready to file away and not revisit. OBSZON GESCHOPF, a French band
active since 1996, return with their fifth studio album, offering their take on
industrial thrash metal.
Industrial metal has never been a genre I gravitate
toward, and I only tolerate it when the electronic elements are used sparingly
or blended with more traditional metal structures. Here, both the industrial
and electronic components are present in overwhelming quantities. More than
once I found myself irritated by the songwriting choices, and at times the
electronic flourishes felt so exaggerated and juvenile that they became
unintentionally comical. Yet the dominant sensation from start to finish was
simple, unshakeable boredom.
The songs follow nearly identical patterns, with a
rhythm section that never deviates from its formula. The down‑tuned guitars and deep, hoarse growls—vocals that
often sound as if the singer recorded them while fighting off a cold—do little
to elevate the material. Stripped of its industrial coating, what remains is straightforward,
extremely typical thrash metal. Unfortunately, “typical” is the operative word:
the album feels predictable, repetitive, and ultimately uninspired.
Symphony of Decay may appeal to listeners who enjoy
industrial metal in its most saturated form, but for me, it offered little
beyond monotony.
Christine Parastatidou
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