Review of Genus - "Decay" E.P.
- Geoff Teach
- Aug 7, 2014
- 1 min read
LOCAL LUNACY
By: Geoff Teach
From the northwest suburbs of Chicago, local metal act Genus have decided to call it a day as an act, but not before dropping one last E.P. on the community. “Decay” is a four-track requiem of poignant pugnacity, replete with soaring vocals, crunching riffage, and a stoic metal backbone. Sounding much like the tireless child of more modern Son of Aurelius bred with early At The Drive In, Genus has left us with an excellent release, and though parting is such sweet sorrow, going out in style is still the best way possible, and that’s just what they’ve managed to achieve.
“Decay” starts off with the pleasurable “In Pixels”, and the vocals’ drifting from wailing clean to downright nasty growling are gratifyingly indulgent and seasoned. Next, my favorite track on the release, “Civility” chugs and screams its way into your cranial cavity, inducing head nods and table drumming. After, “The Further We Fall” brings the intensity level back down a notch or two, but the final track, “Self Destroy”, is another high-energy bruiser that aptly closes out the E.P. (and ultimately, Genus’ career) in felicitous fashion. “Decay” is competently recorded and produced, and while Genus may no longer serenade us in an early Human Abstract kind of way, at least we have this last quartet of tracks to savor forever.
Farewell Genus and thanks for the great tunage!
Keep it metal, class dismissed!
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