Paindemonium is a Technical Blackened Death metal band that originated in Egypt in 2007 and is currently located in The Netherlands and Germany. After releasing their debut EP titled Demonipathy in 2010, the band has returned fourteen years later with two new singles, which are part of their forthcoming album Latent.
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Paindemonium, Conflation Review: This review will evaluate every aspect of the single, from its intricate musical composition to its production. Our analysis will provide valuable insights to help you determine if this album is worth adding to your collection.
The First Three Sins of Conflation
Let’s start by discussing the first three sins of Paindemonium and their single, Conflation
The First Sin, The Strings/Keys: Features weave a tapestry of heavy, intricate, and melodic riffs, enveloping the listener in a dark and intense atmosphere. This time, the guitar work adds an extra punch, enhancing the overall intensity, while the bass lines reverberate, shaking the very core of the sound. The Second Sin, The Vocals: Involves in vocals that interplay with harsh vocals and powerful clean screaming vocals. The Third Sin—The Percussions: The drums explore the expansive realm of rapid double bass drumming, featuring complex patterns that infuse the music with technicality and sophistication.
The Fourth Sin: Overall Discussion:
Re-inviting the audience to explore the depths of its complexity and its four corners of its dark realm, that’s more darker
Before delving into the review, it is important to note, this is the second of two reviews, this review focuses on the band’s second single Conflation. While the first part focuses on the band’s debut single, All Hail the Despot. However, before we proceed with the review, let us take a moment to consider the themes and concepts surrounding the upcoming album “Latent” by Paindemonium.
Latent takes the listener on an epic journey that explores humanity, both as a species and an ideology. It depicts humans’ deeply rooted proclivity towards Atrocities throughout the ages, and until the present day. And it ends with a personal interpretation of the fate of humanity if the same patterns persist. Each song provides the thematic soundtrack for the chosen “scenes” consequently. A mixture of different subgenres is incorporated within the album, to create a soundscape that helps tell the story and give it the proper dramatic texture.
Continuing with the review, the moment the listener hits the play button, they are greeted by an aggressive and powerful instrumental and clean vocal introduction. This provides the listener another composition, that is different, then the bands’ debut single All Hail the Despot. And this difference, we will get to this good part, shortly.
As before, Paindemonium delivers an exhilarating experience with their second single, Conflation, enveloping listeners in a meticulously crafted instrumental landscape. The powerful guitar riffs intertwine melodic finesse with technical prowess, creating a rich auditory tapestry. The intricate drumming elevates the overall complexity of the sound. Thus leaving us with the vocal section. Now for the highlight and fruit of art feature of this single, setting it apart from their debut single, is the presence of pristine screaming vocals that captivate the listener right from the beginning and continue to resonate throughout the track. These powerful vocals belong to none other than Tim “Ripper” Owens, whose dynamic range adds a thrilling edge to the music.
Unlike their first single, this single showcases a remarkable shift with the introduction of crystal-clear screaming vocals that immediately grab attention. Tim “Ripper” Owens delivers these electrifying performances, infusing the song with an intensity that keeps the audience engaged from start to finish. At the same time, the listener will hear and encounter moments of harsh vocals, then screaming vocals. At the times, the listeners’ ears will encounter moments in the composition where Raaf‘s dark, harsh, and aggressive vocals intertwine with Tim “Ripping” Owner‘s soaring, clean screams.
This captivating fusion of sound and vocal devilmanship draws the audience into a whirlwind of emotion, where the haunting depth of the vocals collides with the electrifying energy of clean vocals. This creates this dance to the devil atmosphere, especially when the exhilarating guitar solos come into play.
Each note and breath of the vocalist, resonates with an undeniable force, leaving an indelible mark on the listener’s psyche, as they are swept away by the sheer power of this musical encounter.
Again, Conflation comes with robust wall-of-sound production encapsulates the very essence of the music, ensuring that every note, chord, and breath resonates with intensity and clarity. At the same time, the musical arrangement and instrumentation crafted by this fruit of art devilmanship, captivating the listener, guiding them through a profound exploration of themes like apocalypse, philosophy, nihilism, and the more shadowy facets of the human experience.
Before wrapping up the review, I would like a moment, to say that introducing Tim Owens’ vocals, infused the track with an added layer of richness, elevating the single’s intensity and giving it a more robust, darker, heavier and sinner edge.
As the single slowly disappears, we want to give a shoutout to Paindemonium for letting us review their single Conflation. Now, we are going to conclude the review by talking about the final three sins and concluding the review.
The Last Three Sins
Let’s discuss the last three sins of Paindemonium and their single, Conflation
The Fifth Sin, The Memorabilia:
As I journey through the track Conflation, I find it to be a refreshing departure from anything I’ve encountered previously. While I’m familiar with Tim “Ripper” Owens and have typically associated his powerful vocals with Judas Priest, gues and solo work. Where this work, usally are either heavy, power metal project. But his contribution to a technical blackened death metal song is a fascinating twist. His signature style brings a unique flair to the piece, making it stand out in a genre where innovation is often difficult to come by.
After experiencing both singles, my anticipation for their forthcoming release has only intensified. The blend of Owens‘ distinctive voice with the band’s dark, intricate instrumentation and devilmanship has piqued my interest, and I can’t wait to see how the new album unfolds.
The Sixth Sin, The Artwork:
Like the All Hail the Depot artwork (by Aldo Yu Design), the Conflation, again captures the same, sense of darkness and unease, enveloping the viewer in an atmosphere that is both haunting and reminiscent of a nightmarish realm.
The Seventh Sin, Disrelish:
Nothing to disrelish within the musical spectrum of Paindemonium and their single, Conflation. Therefore, this concludes Paindemonium and their single, All Conflation review.
Members
Raafat “Raaf” Atasi : guitars & vocals, album concept and lyrics
Yazan Ju: bass
Track-Listing
01. Conflation
