Indesinence - _Ecstatic Lethargy_
by: Pedro Azevedo (4 out of 5)
A brief intro leads to two tracks totaling 22 minutes of
Indesinence's brand of doom metal, and it soon becomes apparent that
you will see no sunlight on this one. There is a cavernous sound to
the music, both in the abyssic guitars and the vast growls. Bringing
Evoken to mind, Indesinence punish the listener with desperately
bleak riffs and vocals. There is no respite for the duration of the
demo, not even when the guitars become less crushing and
slightly more melodic. Indesinence are serious about their doom metal,
and aren't about to compromise any of it. The production
suits their style very well, the playing is good in spite of the
difficulty of some very slow tempos they occasionally use, and the
result is remarkably strong through the sheer despondency that
radiates from the music. The music isn't snail-paced throughout,
though: it's mostly a slowish, pronounced mid-paced affair, and
Indesinence even include brief outbursts of speed towards the end of
the first track after the intro (following what is possibly the
slowest and most painful passage of the whole demo) and early in the
second. Although Evoken is perhaps the main reference, there is some
old My Dying Bride thrown into the mixture as well, but Indesinence
retain sufficient individuality throughout the demo. Indesinence leave
no doubt that they are fast on their way to becoming a very good doom
metal outfit, but _Ecstatic Lethargy_ is one of those demos worth
keeping in your collection for what it's worth rather than just for
what it promises.
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