Review 2737 : Caliban – Back From Hell – English

Caliban returns to Earth.

Three years after their last opus, Andreas Dörner (vocals), Marc Görtz (guitar), Denis Schmidt (guitar), Patrick Grün (drums) and Iain Duncan (bass, ex-We Butter The Bread With Butter) offer us Back From Hell, their thirteenth album, still accompanied by Century Media Records.

The introduction Resurgence evokes a kind of ancient world where treachery and conspiracy are legion, which is the perfect setting to introduce Guilt Trip, the first composition already unveiled, where the five musicians are joined by Lukas Nicolai (Mental Cruelty) to reinforce the vocal assault. Rhythmically, the quality is there on this infernal track, which unfortunately comes to an end rather quickly after a final wave of violence, but which allows I Was a Happy Kid Once to molest us in its turn with a very marked contrast on the chorus. The jerky riffs allow the screams and clean vocals to work their way through to Back from Hell, where the band unites with Jonny McBee (The Browning) who lends a hand and increase the track’s aggression tenfold. The chorus remains more majestic, but pure violence is at work on the verses before the vocalist allows us a moment’s respite by joining Insomnia and its pure rage that develops between two more melodious and unifying parts. Joe Bad (Fit for an Autopsy) joins the band on Dear Suffering and his heady touches create furious refrains and an uncompromising final break before moving on to Alte Seele where a few aerial elements barely soften the raw energy the musicians deliver. Overdrive follows, staying within the Metalcore codes while ensuring a devastating live passage with a touch of dissonance in the background, then Infection reveals modern tones before charging in and combining catchy Electro influences with its riffs. Glass Cage strikes next with its motivating, infectious energy, but above all its haunting finale, which leads into Solace in Suffer and its disquieting introduction that leads into strangely calm moments surrounding more virulent, driving choruses. Once the ballad is over, the band takes a darker tone with Till Death Do Us Part, which remains quite contrasted but will undoubtedly be appreciated by the band’s fans thanks to its intensity, then Echoes comes to pour out all its snarls, albeit nuanced by the clear vocals of the choruses, and closes the album on an aggressive note.

Caliban is a band known for its quality and consistency, and it can be proud of Back From Hell, which ranks right up there with its predecessors. The album has absolutely everything it takes to rank among the best Metalcore releases of the year!

95/100

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