Dementia Praecox (Dusktone)

 Suicidal Black Metal in most tragic expression is what this Turkish duo formed in 2009 delivers at this debut EP entitled “Dementia Praecox”. Acrosome plays an intense and atmospheric form of Depressive Black Metal with great emphasis in subtle atmospheres and obscure melodicism where disturbing interludes complement the intense and blurry riffing that sets the overall dreadful aura of this work… there’re here a reasonable amount of Doom Metal influences as well, which gets reflected at the cadent tempos, some crawling guitars and agonizing drumming, while the demented vocal work delivers one of the most asphyxiating elements with its desperate and ripping high pitched shrieks. The constant use of atmospheric interludes interestingly harmonize with the metallic elements, and even when may diminish the whole tension of this EP at some passages, the most of the time sounds like a coherent and logic accompaniment, enormously improving the continuity of these compositions… A remarkable aspect of this release is the relatively short duration of the featured tracks (the longest one doesn’t reaches the five minutes), which makes this EP much more accessible for those who are into the Black and Doom Metal but aren’t so deep into this particular depressive tendency. The whole production is quite remarkable as well; the whole music sound clear and balanced, which allows the listener to get completely immerse into the whole grim and tragic proposal of this band during the more than twenty minutes this work lasts… “Dementia Praecox” is a solid debut, Acrosome shows here a very interesting proposal, that even when is not 100% original, will easily thrill not only those into the Depressive Black Metal trend, but also those into the Ambient, Black and Doom Metal as well… (AP)