Western Front Forum
Australian Metal => Western Australia => Topic started by: KingOfLoss on January 29, 2010, 06:45:55 PM
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Hey everyone,
For those of you who couldn't make it to the CD Launch on Saturday or have not picked up a copy of the new album "Decimator" yet, please have a look at our Myspace. I have put up three new tracks from the album plus the new recording of "Burned To Ash".
If you are interested in purchasing a copy of the new album you can speak with any member of the band or Daz and we'll sort you out. Album = $20
Also if you didnt get a chance to pick up a new Neverborn Tee-shirt we have them for sale as well $25
Cheers
Matty
www.myspace.com/madnessmyfriend
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can anyone speak German i need a translator for something
IM Me
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can anyone speak German i need a translator for something
IM Me
http://translation2.paralink.com/ (http://translation2.paralink.com/)
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just had a listen, not bad at all. The Nothing track was pretty original and had an evil carnival feel, nothing generic about it. The Decimator track was a bit more straight forward but still pretty cool, with some nice grooves. Good work lads.
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Cool, thanks for that. :)
An interesting fact:
Decimate seems to have two meanings. One such definition is To destroy or kill a large part of a group. To inflict great destruction or damage to.
This was the meaning we had in mind for our song "Decimator" and subsequently the Album title.
However, I have discovered that the original use of the word has its roots in ancient Latin, and was used to describe a punishment in the Roman Empire for failure. Decimation meant to seperate one soldier/person in every ten and execute them. It seems obvious in retrospect, deci being latin for 10, ie Decimal, Decade, Decilitre, Decennary, December (the tenth month in the roman calendar), Decemvirate and so on.
Thus calling our album "Decimator" in the context of the song could be considered an misuse of the word.
Ok, maybe not such an interesting fact. ::)
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The second review of our new CD. The first was in German, couldn't understand a word of it.
http://www.thedwarf.com.au/nd/albumreviews/decimator_neverborn (http://www.thedwarf.com.au/nd/albumreviews/decimator_neverborn)
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Just a quick update:
We have had too more reviews, on more in German - and I think he hated us - and one in Spanish I think, hard to make out but it seems positive.
Last night had a song played on JJJ's "full Metal Racket", I think it is the first time Neverborn has been on there.
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can anyone speak German i need a translator for something
IM Me
i speak german :laugh:
wheres this review??
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Please do. :)
The first german one is here:
http://metal.de/cdreviews.php4?was=review&id=14392 (http://metal.de/cdreviews.php4?was=review&id=14392)
The second is here, and he is NOT a fan. ;D
http://www.musikreviews.de/reviews/2010/Neverborn/Decimator/ (http://www.musikreviews.de/reviews/2010/Neverborn/Decimator/)
The third is here, I correct the Spanish thing, I recognise it as being Italian.
http://www.silentscreamzine.com/ReviewShow.asp?ReviewsID=7900 (http://www.silentscreamzine.com/ReviewShow.asp?ReviewsID=7900)
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ill have a go at the translation 2night.
but this bit here "Erw?hnt werden muss auch noch, dass die Atmosph?re dabei zumeist ein wenig d?ster wirkt, jedoch (zumindest durch die Texte) auch immer wieder einen Hoffnungsschimmer erkennen l?sst, selbst wenn die Band keineswegs eine christliche Weltanschauung besitzt, obwohl durch einige Textpassagen dieser Eindruck entsteht"
they think your lyrics are very gloomy but have a glimmer of hope and hint at a christian world view in some passages!!! :rofl:
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Yeah, I picked up on that bit. What a stupid fuck he is. ;D
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the track on full metal racket last night was really cool. there's some great drumming on this album. great production too, who produced/mixed it?
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Thanks mate, appreciate it. The song was "After the Thunder", the third song on the new album.
The CD was recorded and mixed by local metal identity Geoff "Hollywood" Eaton. He has the shabbiest most fucked-up looking studio in the southern Hemisphere and yet somehow is able to do miracles.
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Thus calling our album "Decimator" in the context of the song could be considered an misuse of the word.
Just gotta hope most metal heads haven't recently touched up on their latin ;)
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Erm.... probably not an issue. The Lion's share of them can't even speak English with any real aptitude. ;D
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Last night had a song played on JJJ's "full Metal Racket", I think it is the first time Neverborn has been on there.
Someone NSW enjoyed it so much that they've bought a copy from IGI. ;D
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ooo if uve got em, i might grab a copy off you then :hmm:
seeing as im stuck up at work for 2 more weeks :'(
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If Rowland doesn't sort you out let me know and I will get one to ya.
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Decimator is also available on iTunes if anyone is interested :headbang:
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I was actually going to post that review this morning but my phone line was down. ???
In any respect I actually asked the guy himself if he would translate it to english for us after I attempted to and some of it came out a bit questionable. He said he didn't usually but was kind enough to. Similar to what you put but some points are more positive in his interpretation:
NEVERBORN
DECIMATOR (53:05 min.)
WESTERN FRONT / AUSTRALIEN-IMPORT
No, this pretty coloured comic-cover that looks that much like the Hollywood-movie "Transformers", does not fit in any way its musical content. Colours and cliches stand in offence to the mad, crazy music which this western Australian quintet present on its third output named "Decimator".
Easy listening definitely sounds different. Neverborn are at home in the niche between very heavy thrash and melodic death, but do not ignore elements of other styles also! Here are a few downbeats and hardcore-shouts of the metalcore, there some blastparts ("After The Thunder") of Grindcore, even electronic elements ("Why?") or complex keyboardsounds ("Nothing") and Black Metal-elements like the screaming in the very last song. Also a production which sounds very dry and would also fit modern metal-productions.
But anyone who`s now expecting that the band tries to reach the fans of metalcore with roaring shouts and complete aggression on the one hand and fabulous melodies and harmonies plus melodic refrains by various musicians should not overlook the unusually breaks, the many changes in tempo or the crazy structures and arrangements which put Neverborns music in a fastidiously (in the meaning of complex) corner.
Comparisons to bands like Meshuggah, Soilwork, Carcass or Pantera, all drawn in the past, are definitely not wrong. A bit of everything of the above is in that music. But never that much that there would be no own identity.
All in all a fantastic, intelligent release? Not at 100%... that's cause the guys don't make it easy fort he listener to follow the 10 songs and the musical ideas behind them. At some points a little bit less would have been more! On the other hand there's always something new to explore. Possibly "Decimator" could be too much for some listeners, but you won`t get rid of it soon!
9 out of 10
http://www.obliveon.de/pn-om/modules.php?op=modload&name=tplcdimport&file=index&req=showcontent&id=15021&cfletter=N
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heh i was spose to tranlsate this review :laugh:
been so busy with work i totally forgot
ill have a read of these other translation and see if mine is any better :headbang:
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Hahahhaa my translation was WAY off the mark, huh? I am deleting my crappy version right away. ;D
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Check out this review:
http://mysticmetal.com.au:80/review.aspx?review=102 (http://mysticmetal.com.au:80/review.aspx?review=102)
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You may as well post it Jez, its a fucking sweet review:
From Mystic Metal:
Today we delve into some metal from Western Australia. I have never heard these guys before today and all I know is what I can read in this bio. It seems they have now released three albums; '1000 Miles Of Hell', 'Madness My Friend' and 'Decimator'. It also states their music is filled with vioent riffing, machine gun kicking and blackened vocals. Intrigued? Let us indulge...
Always Watching Me - The introduction to this album infuses a very heavy tone with a slight tinny sound. You know from this it is about to get hectic. Keyboards make an appearance amidst the firing guitars and war ready drums. The vocals present somewhat of a hardcore/death crossover. Throughout the track is a basic guitar melody, cloaked within a most brutal sound. The lyrics are mostly decipherable. A good, heavy track to start us off.
"They say I'm paranoid, psyche in disrepair, Feeling them all around, follow me everywhere, But I know the awful truth, too deep, too dark to hide, Acid at boiling point is chewing me up inside..."
Decimator - The keyboard brings us into this track with mind warp style effects. The overall structure of this one is almost Mr Bungle like as it creates a warped mental state. It is easy to get into and even poses a reminiscence to Death at times. It has that heavy sound which would be very powerful to hear live. Basically, it has an uplifting atmosphere to its brutality.
"I was built by lunatics, To enforce their will, Created in hate, Engineered to kill, Slicing rusty blades, Cables twist and writhe, Churning across the land, Leaving none alive..."
After The Thunder - The piano begins with a haunting, old horror movie type atmosphere. It is quickly overpowered by the relentless assault rifle ensemble. It is loud, heavy, confusing and spiralling. The piano seems to represent the spiralling into insanity while the guitars seem to portray the inner madness imploding. It is truly a crazy and most vile musical creation.
"Rattle of machine gun fire just blocks away, Innocent bystanders die getting in the way, On the corner there's a guy who's selling dust of dreams, Tonight his batch is poison, Hear the dying junkies scream..."
Coming After You - Again, the piano creates a horror movie style atmosphere until the true intensity begins. It tends to make it sound like you are watching a horror movie in fast forward. So throughout the track you can visualise the carnage and the bloodshed. You even get what sounds like the typical love/sex scene at about 03:00 which of course ends in brutality. How does it end? Like the killer walks off happily into the sunrise. It is an interesting track indeed.
"Look at the world, what do you see? (Failure) Depraved, deranged insane, profane, It's all your fault, now it's come to this, Forever displayed a world decayed..."
Why? - This song possesses true metal spirit. It is atmospheric in parts where it has a Scandinavian feel. It even plummets into some serious death like persona. But overall it is infusing many genres of metal into this one track. It is easy to follow and not as messy as it may seem as you read this. It has been constructed very well and it manages to balance a variety of metal genres perfectly.
"A true destructive force of nature, I leave such wreckage in my wake, Leading you to annihilation, Sweet devastation we will make..."
Seven Levels Of Hate - With a title like this one can only expect one thing; sheer brutality. You can truly feel the intensity of the hatred being dispersed here. As when one is fuelled and intoxicated by so much rage, things get confusing, irrational, sporadic and incorporate so many emotions into one massive explosion, that you cannot be coherent. The structure here represents this incoherence perfectly. It flows on its crazed emotions. It has a very in your face type feel to it.
"Level 1. A rising tide of distaste, a sickness seeing your face. Level 2. The Smell of your rancid breath, this feeling burning within me. Level 3. A conscious feel of bloodlust, a sickness found in my heart..."
Nothing - This track starts with an essence of melancholy which soon sounds like it is being dealt with by utilising the pain and strengthening it into anger. Perhaps seen as the only way to get yourself out of such a depressive state. And when one is in such a state, you really need to draw on anything you can to get out of it before you are completely consumed. The only problem with this, is your body can adapt to depression becoming anger and every time you feel depressed, your body will start to view that as anger. This track tends to relay that confusion and emptiness which remains from this struggle.
"I've been in pain before, Depressed right to the core, But never felt I'd welcome death, I feel like hammered shit, Tearing my guts to bits, No will to draw another breath..."
I Am The Cure - The intensity of this track is captivating. It is the type of track you can lose yourself in as you release your inner angst. A great moshpit track as most of these are.
"Self inflicted pain, just another cry from society, Another death, another shame, If you run in hell, come run with me..."
Burned To Ash - More crazed atmosphere can be found here. There is even a hint of In Flames behind this track. It is as this whole album has been; very intense, heavy and burden releasing.
"Into every life comes some tragedy, Into every sky comes some rain, So many times I have been tortured, Maybe I'm immune to the pain..."
Everyone Will Pay - The last and longest track on the album at 07:51. It is also the only track you can truly hear the Australian accent through its spoken verses. It is a great end to the album as it is like its final release; the finale of a crazed killers mission. You sit here listening in wait to find out what their last kill method will be. However, there are of course many kills along this last path of destruction. But the last one, how does it end? I think this is to be left to the listener's interpretation. You know it was slow and glorious as this was the last. Suicidal perhaps? I think so, as there was no walking away sound like that previous track had. To delve into the mind is a fascinating thing! Great track!
"In the space between the beats of a dragonfly's wings an eternity can pass, A void in time which all that is or will be can be altered..."
In essence, listening to this album is like walking alongside a killer. You can witness his madness without coming to any harm. Yet you feel every part of his emotions curdle up inside. It is a fantastic expression and method of release for any edgy fellow. It is heavy, brutal, powerful and soothing all in one. The musical structures are intense and interesting. I love music I can lose myself in and this has certainly set my mind soaring. The CD cover represents the insanity I spoke of; the minds idea of how they might like to destroy. Inside the sleeve are all the lyrics, thanks and band picture with corresponding names and positions. The CD itself bares a tribal image and track listing. A most impressive CD indeed! So much so, I can only recommend you give them a listen and support this brilliant Aussie band.
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Another, albeit short, review, this from a music/horror webzine:
NEVERBORN - DECIMATOR
(10 track CD) WESTERN FRONT
Emerging from the dark depths of Australia comes NEVERBORN. These guys are an extreme Death Metal band, but in no way are your typical Death Metal band. You can tell these guys are into many styles of Metal after one listen. They ground themselves in the Death Metal genre, but pull influences from Black, Doom, Thrash, Hardcore, Industrial, Grindcore & many more. There is rapid fire machine gun blasts, violent chaotic riffing & harsh aggressive vocals. The music is all over the place, kind of like a controlled chaos. This band must be heard! Smash together the best elements of FEAR FACTORY, THE FACELESS, DIMMU BORGIR, CARCASS, PANTERA, MESHUGGAH & SLAYER, to get a rough idea of what these guys are all about. With a comparising like this you that you want to get this disc now & blast it! A must have for Metalheads
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Another review here, this one from a UK based Webzine:
http://www.metalteamuk.net/may10reviews/cdreviews-neverborn.htm (http://www.metalteamuk.net/may10reviews/cdreviews-neverborn.htm)
Somehow, this highly original Australian crew have slipped under my radar. `Decimator? is their third full-length studio album, and yet I?ve never come across the name before. Not knowing anything substantial about the scene in Western Australia, I can only assume that it takes a long time for bands to be known anywhere outside of their local scene, and that these guys have spent a long time deep in the underground...It is a genuine surprise that a band that can produce albums of such decent quality, and yet I?ve not seen a huge advertising campaign all over the net, magazines etc.
Regardless, here is their third album ? and I?m guessing that they must pretty proud of it, all things considered. It seems to me that Neverborn must have purchased special `clich?-avoiding instruments? especially for the recording of the album; not one song contains any kind of banal, run-of-the-mill sub-genre metal clich?, and instead the band dazzle us with their diversity, creativity and musical skill.
It?s difficult to pin down the sound of Neverborn, but I?ll try. I?m aware that just listing a swathe of band names is lazy journalism, but this might give you some idea of how diverse they are; imagine the insanely catchy riffing and musical gymnastics of Children Of Bodom, the muscular thrashing of Testament, the progressive, dark shredding of later-period Death, all combined with dashes of atmospheric Dimmu Borgir, the odd Pantera-like crunchy swagger (if` crunchy swagger? is possible!), a dose of classic metal, electronica, and a few other things besides! I can think of very few other bands who mix such a huge range of influences; only French avante-gardists Misanthrope, and Derbyshire?s Cruel Humanity spring to mind to the mind at the moment.
Never predictable, Neverborn keep us guessing on each track ?the guitar riffs swing violently from catchy to brutal and back in the blink of an eye. One minute they have their arms round your shoulder in a group headbanging singalong, the next minute they are tearing you face off. One thing I am particularly impressed with is the use of keyboards ?a fair majority of bands with keyboards either have an ape in a cloak playing one note throughout each song, or believe that keyboard players are to be seen but not heard.
http://www.myspace.com/madnessmyfriend
Jon Butlin