Concealers

Daath | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 21, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Century Media
• ASIN: B001UJIMP0
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #94,123 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brutal Sophomore Perfection, April 27, 2009

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Bradley J. Wilson (Redmond, WA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Concealers [+digital booklet] (MP3 Download)

Daath's first album The Hinderers showed a very polished and highly technical style that few in American death metal could match, but it did have a bit of a meandering problem.

Not so with their 2nd release The Concealers. After an online search for a new vocalist, they seem to have comfortably slid into a full-frontal massive sound that is both shocking and enveloping. The material seems more coherent, and if anything, the technical precision and polish are so high that you might be tempted to call them a fusion of death and math metal. No matter what you call it, it's face-meltingly awesome!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars At last heavy meets some melody, August 27, 2010

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Scott Hedegard "Scott" (Fayetteville, AR USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Concealers (Audio CD)

I bought a new car recently and it came with satellite radio. I hadn't heard much satellite radio up to now because my average drive time doesn't merit the cost. However, three months come free with this car, and I have enjoyed farting around checking out various formats, although none of them particularly stand out. To get to my point, I settled on Liquid Metal, the heavy station from Sirius, and a few things come to mind: far too many metal bands have lapsed into the same trap everybody else does, and that is mediocrity. I listened sometimes for several songs at a stretch and I won't name names, but the tunes, while they were heavy enough, were so by-the-numbers that it was difficult to tell the bands apart, if not impossible. Only Opeth stood out at first, and that's because I already have several of their CD's. Out of dozens of bands that all sound exactly alike, especially with those stupid grunting vocals, only one stood out over the last three days as having a shred of originality, a real beat, and some great melodic moments that most metal reviewers seem to really hate nowadays. That band is Daath, the Atlanta metal outfit that is probably the most technically proficient metal outfit out there right now.
"Concealers" isn't prog rock, either. Daath are extremely heavy, but they share a musical adventurousness with Opeth that makes them stand apart and above their contemporaries. This band doesn't sound like Opeth, but they aren't afraid to mix in moments of melody, some of the best guitar slinging out there today and even a simple beat instead of the blast beats that are contaminating everything in metal anymore. Some intolerant reviewers knock Daath for these qualities, but to me it makes them recognizable and offers an actual individual sound, something most bands can't do anymore.
Now, I double dog dare this fine outfit to employ some clean vocals. Fear Factory does it to no harm, Killswitch Engage does it, and these bands have much more of an identity for it. Voices are unique - vocalists who sound like they have extreme irritable bowel syndrome do not sound "evil" or tough. They just sound stupid, and I'm sick of it. I'd never go near death metal, black or metalcore based on vocals - if the music isn't good and original enough to override the belching, I'm not listening. Daath have the chops and real vocal melody would add a great dimension to an already impressive style. Why sound just like everybody else? Being a clone band ain't rock and roll at all.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easily One of the Best New Groups, May 21, 2009

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C. M. Gillum (Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Concealers (Audio CD)

Technically this is Daath's fourth release and their third full length album. Futility dropped in 2004 and was their one and only self released album. After some grueling touring for a couple years they were snatched up by Roadrunner Records and thus released The Hinderers and followed that with a stint on Ozzfest, yes I was there. My first time hearing Daath was at Ozzfest and I have been a fan ever since.

Like The Hinderers (by the way, note the strange similarity in the names) The Concealers is very fast paced and like its predecessor the music is extremely difficult to label. Their is a Death Metal base but yet the band mixes in Industrial, Thrash and even a moment or two that may remind one of the Progressive genre. But that is the reason they are so amazing because they blend these styles flawlessly, and the right accessible touches that should secure them a solid fan base.

They took a step in the right direction on The Concealers by making the leads more a focal point compared to the previous release. Tracks such as the roaring epic "The Unbinding Truth" is practically four minutes of face melting leads. Where as others such as the chaotic opener "Sharpen The Blades" is straight forward balls to the wall Death with their turn on a dime tempo changes. Near the end of the album we even get a short bit of Technoish keyboards with "Duststorm" whose melody carries into the following track.

All in all this is an amazing album and as already said one of the best of 2009. So if your into brutal music this should be right up your alley. Also this might be interesting to those of you whom listen to more timid groups as though the music is heavy they tend to keep it fairly catchy. When it comes down to it all fans in my opinion should at least give this band a try and if you enjoy this make sure to pick up their previous release. These guys continue to impress me and from what I can hear they have no interest on slowing down, Easily one of the best bands to emerge onto the scene in the past several years. Thank you for reading.

-A very loyal Daath fan!!!