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Just to give you some idea of where I'm coming from, I very much like older Hypocrisy (especially Osculum..., which I think has a wonderfully organic/swarming sound that tends to only be associated with Morbid Angel). I don't actively dislike their later stuff, nor am I particularly interested in it. Similarly, I wouldn't consider myself a big fan of the majority of recordings done at Abyss Studios.
Hell, I'm writing the above just to waste some space. I thought I'd have a much more polarized opinion about this since it combines techno/electronica and metal--in most cases, I'm the natural enemy to mutant hybrids of metal and non-metal. I don't like this album, but I don't find it terribly offensive either. The techno influence is so prevalent and dominant over the metal that with the pulsing beats, many parts are essentially heavy club music. In that sense, it's amusing in a silly novelty sort of way. I only found "Dark Fields of Pain" noteworthy with its slower pace and low vocals, as it has a definite Type O Negative vibe (ironic, as I was never a Type O fan. Now, Carnivore, on the other hand...).
Hell, I'm writing the above just to waste some space. I thought I'd have a much more polarized opinion about this since it combines techno/electronica and metal--in most cases, I'm the natural enemy to mutant hybrids of metal and non-metal. I don't like this album, but I don't find it terribly offensive either. The techno influence is so prevalent and dominant over the metal that with the pulsing beats, many parts are essentially heavy club music. In that sense, it's amusing in a silly novelty sort of way. I only found "Dark Fields of Pain" noteworthy with its slower pace and low vocals, as it has a definite Type O Negative vibe (ironic, as I was never a Type O fan. Now, Carnivore, on the other hand...).
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