REVIEW: ECZEMA - SOLEDAD, EL LLANTO DE LA MUERTE

 

ECZEMA - SOLEDAD, EL LLANTO DE LA MUERTE (Independent, 2001):

Technical data:

Recorded at Estudios El Jardín Paramétrico

Produced by Michael Antonov and Ens Cogitans

Artwork by Ilya Trusov.

Track List: Soledad, el llanto de la muerte: 1- El tiempo, 2- Un instante..., 3- Un recuerdo, 4-...una eternidad, 5- El miedo

Al otro lado del Espejo: 1- Esencia de odio, 2-Crees despertar, 3- Sacrilegio a Vivaldi II 

Here we have in one CD the two latest works of this Spanish band. They are called "Soledad, el llanto de la muerte" (Loneliness, the cry of death with one 29 minutes track divided in five parts) and "Al otro lado del espejo" (The other side of the mirror"). This band is a very good example of the new scene that I would like to call Iberic extreme metal scene. Eczema makes a technical kind of death/black metal (there are elements of death metal in the guitars riffs which are more rhythmic, say in the vein of Death and also a lot of black metal in the vocals and certain melodies). What I like from this guys is that they use speed as a complement and not as their main element. They have a profound sense of what is constructing a track and they have structured their songs really well while using a lot of different parts within the same track. There are also a lot of guitar melodies which help to make the songs more interesting , and also millions of rhythm changes (excelent!!!). This is another of my favorite CDs of the month. Favorite tracks : The whole CD. Contact: ivaneczema@yahoo.com