Well, we're two months into 2015, but before I'll see what the new year has to offer, I
still have some reviews of the last years' releases left to write.
One of them is the second album by Sweden's finest
death/thrash-suppliers Entrench. Their first album was impressive,
but kind of left you with a feeling that they had even more to give.
That is a fact that's immediately confirmed as soon as One With Agony
kicks off. The aggression and violence has simply been taken to a
whole new level this time.
When the first shock starts to settle
and you're actually able to focus on the music, it's clear that this
is an album that will take a while to get into. Once you've done so
you realize how ambitious and worked through the songs actually are.
Don't expect to be instantly knocked out by any simple and basic
song-writing, this is some super worked through and complex thrash.
The total amount of riffs on this record is probably not that far
away from Dark Angel's Time Does Not Heal. Taking a closer look at
the lyrics also confirmes that they are written with just as much
consideration as the rest of the music.
The only complaint I can think of is
that it's a bit long and hard to get into. That could still be seen
as something positive though, I haven't yet listened to it one single
time without discovering something new that I like. So if you give it
the time it needs, the reward is arguably the best thrash-album of
2014. 8/10 /H
