This is Between The Buried And Me's first EP, The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues, the first of two planned, related concept albums.
1. Spectacular Reflection [11:21]
2. Augment of Rebirth [10:19]
3. Lunar Wilderness [8:22]
First of all, I think it's a pretty damn good EP. At just over half an hour long, there's plenty of material to listen to, and some of it is brilliant. I feel that there's not enough diversity throughout this EP; the majority of the time, if you listen to a part of a track, it sounds too similar to almost any other part of the album.
Just because I find it repetitive doesn't mean the music itself isn't bad; this is how death metal should be done. Very technical stuff, as usual for BTBAM, with a focus on how the song flows and sounds, as opposed to, I don't know, Cavalera Conspiracy. God, that last of theirs album turned me off metal for two whole fucking weeks! But I digress.
Overall, I love the length of the EP, and the progressive, technical song structures. In short, it's perfect for head banging. It's a concept album, which I'm always a sucker for, but I couldn't tell what the hell this album was actually about. Like I mentioned above, it does consist of large portions I feel don't stand out for themselves, but honestly, it's a great listen overall.
Final Score:
81/100
