Review: Prelude to Chaos – ARTILLERIE
Submitted by IRMP3 on November 25, 2009 – 4:54 PM3 Comments
By: Jitesh Rajan *
When the drum kicks in the first few seconds of ‘phalanx of chaos‘ & the face melting riffs thereafter you do realise that Artillerie
is back with an aural assault to fire things up in our evergrowing metal scene.
After an impressive debut with the “New Offensive” EP last year .. Artillerie is back with a 2 song preview ( Temple of Zeus & Phalanx of Chaos ) to give us a taste of things to come. Although the band was criticized for being heavily influenced by LOG on their EP ”New offensive” it did manage to turn a lot of heads & helped the band to build a loyal fan base in the circuit
This is metalcore thrash at its heavy best. A definite drift from the sound of their their first EP, 
Artillerie is pretty much gone the experimental/ progressive root retaining the metalcore/thrash elements. Using Complex polyrhythmic angular riffs & song structures as made famous by acts like Strapping Young Lad & Meshuggah, Artillerie have managed give a new edge to their sound.
Artillerie is pretty much gone the experimental/ progressive root retaining the metalcore/thrash elements. Using Complex polyrhythmic angular riffs & song structures as made famous by acts like Strapping Young Lad & Meshuggah, Artillerie have managed give a new edge to their sound.Luke’s vocals are a treat to hear on both the tracks with punti’s double bass pounding the living daylights out of you. The 2 axeplayers chug along with brutality as was evident in their first outing. The band has decided to move on & the tracks show a bands maturity & progression in their musical direction.
Arillerie’s full length debue album hits the shelves in Jan / Feb 2010..
Watch out for some serious heavy music from the delhi moshers !
* Jitesh Rajan is a Ad professional by day and a die hard ’Metal head’ by night. He is one of the handful of guys who work selflessly to promote the Indian underground Scene.
Debue? Debut*
way to go..