Besides the occasional barrage of ambient noise that the listener needs to wade through, Deathconsciousness is filled to the brim with simply fantastic riffs, memorable musical motives and innovative vocals. Ultimately, the above faults can and should be quickly ignored simply because of the immense emotional weight that emanates from the speakers during a song like "Bloodhail". I do also wish they used that song structure from the Comsats' "Dark Parade" less often than they do. Not all directions are successful, even if they do appear on the record for legitimate conceptual reasons. Being a double album with a clear concept (described in the 75 page booklet attached to the release), it certainly meanders a lot. This is not to say that Deathconsciousness doesn't have faults. Therefore, although not stylistically ground breaking, Have A Nice Life don't actually sound like a rip off. While not an entirely new approach (Lycia and Kill The Thrill have been wading similarly murky waters for years), this particular combination of amorphously textured riffs, inhuman rhythms and detached vocals can be extremely powerful. Have A Nice Life sound like a mixture between the Comsat Angels' Sleep No More and early Coil, but recorded in the lo-fi aesthetics familiar to ambient black metal fans. After reportedly five years in the making, this lo-fi masterpiece conjures a mood so harrowing and overbearingly sombre that it makes funeral doom records sound like Barney's theme song. Waiting For Black Metal Records To Come In The MailĮven though it slightly overstays its welcome and is not nearly as original as the blogosphere would like to have you believe, Deathconsciousness by Have A Nice Life is easily the most important album of the year so far and should be heard by everyone. Who Would Leave Their Son Out In The Sun?Ġ1. A Quick One Before The Eternal Worm Devours ConnecticutĠ6.
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