DISARMONIA MUNDI : SOILWORK :: SOILWORK : IN FLAMES
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 at 4:30pm by Vince Neilstein
There’s nothing terribly innovative or groundbreaking about Italy’s Disarmonia Mundi but sometimes a healthy dose of pop-melodeath is just what I need (and God no, I’d never listen to that Sonic Syndicate abortion). More known for often partnering up with Soilwork vocalist Bjorn “Speed” Strid than anything else, Disarmonia Mundi are actually quite good at what they do even if they are essentially to Soilwork as Soilwork are to In Flames, a slightly poppier version of their forebears. I stumbled upon Disarmonia Mundi years ago because I was totally obsessed with Soilwork — ok fine I still totally love everything Soilwork do — and uncovered their linked histories via that bastion of music minutae AllMusic.com.
So Disarmonia Mundi have a new album on the way December 9th called The Isolation Game. The new record does in fact feature guest appearances by Speed Strid, a press release tells us, but to what extent isn’t quite clear. The band has a couple of new tracks streaming up on their MySpace. If you like this sort of music I imagine you’ll eat this up. If not… sucks for you.
-VN
wow, that album cover is lame
Lame? It’s wonderful – pack a bowl with some double O, watch Pan’s Labyrinth – then come back and look at this cover again. I think you will come to dig it.
I thought of Pan’s Labyrinth also.
I actually agree. I sort of dug it at first, but it just seems too sloppily pasted together to really do anything for me.
I love this band. I must have this now.
at the very least, it’s a nice contrast to the tuneless br00tality of most modern metal.
I like all those bands. They’re right up my alley!
You, Vince, are the man! Your musical tastes perfeclty coincide with mine. Will you marry me?
On another note, Disarmonia Mundi is the only band I like in my country.
sounds like you have horrible taste, buddy!
If only everyone was as wise as you when it came to personal taste, chief.
Fragments of D-Generation is one of the finest examples of (modern) melodic death metal.
I wonder if Bjorn thinks to himself “why can’t Soilwork write music this damn good?”
I agree, didn’t have too much, didn’t have too little. Fragments is probably one of my top metal albums. If Soilwork had a more Fragments-esque sound I’d listen to them more
Album art is lame, lame, lame. And we all know to judge an album by its cover.
I dunno, A Predator’s Portrait is way cooler and less “poppy” than anything In Flames have ever done. Granted, everything else by Soilwork sucks…but Bastard Chain is a fucking sick song.
Are you kidding? Haven’t listened to The Chainheart Machine? That album rips just as much as Predator’s.
I must admit, I’ve never heard the whole thing. If it’s anything like APP I’ll have to check it out.
Thank you, was just gonna say that.
Machinegun Majesty in particular is a beast.
Also check out anything by Finland’s Mors Principium Est.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwwfgstoSlQ
Some MPE for ya.
Ye olde MeloDeath fuckery ? NEXT !
Album cover is a’ight.
“I stumbled upon Disarmonia Mundi years ago because I was totally obsessed with Soilwork”
I can relate..
Disarmonia Mundi sounds very formulatic at times, but I guess they can be fun once in a while.
By the way, as far as I can tell the only track from the new album is “Perdition Haze”. “Across the Burning Surface” came with the Last Memoirs EP and the other songs are from previous albums.
Slightly interested, will give listen.
I hardly think Disarmonia are as poppy as In Flames are these days…
New albums rules so so much. One of the best melodic death metal albums of the past decade, it’s that good.