A couple of years ago Dååth released “The Hinderers” a cracking set of metal tunes infused with subtle keys and a great appreciation for melody. “The Concealers” is a natural follow up to this and if anything the melodies have been focused and intensified. Melodic death metal has always been the heart of Dååth’s game and here this continues with opener “Sharpen The Blades”, an appropriately named track that cuts a Zorro like impression on your ears. The build up to “Self-Corruption Manifesto” is suspiciously tuneful as new vocalist Sean Z snarls and barks vehemently until the double bass kick lashes out. Never shy to incorporate a catchy riff, one appears smack in the middle of the track and has a thrash like vibe to it as their twisted trademark keys make their appearance alongside the solo.
The sweet beginning to “The Worthless” relents to the groovy laden pace the band employs as a template on many of their songs, and it is this aspect that is so engaging in their music and thoroughly enjoyable. There are some weird yet absorbing moments on “The Unbinding Truth” being less intense overall but very weird towards the end of the song. “Silenced” blasts for a few bars and alternates with the powerful melody in sporadic tangential episodes.
A Swedish style tone is emitted by the guitars on “Wilting On The Vine” and here again the band adds a few touches of experimentation and influences such as the heavy metal hooks and a great solo. However my appreciation for this band has always been in those infectious groove elements as on “Day Of Endless Light” complete with micro second machine gun drum blasts and a face stomping beat.
It is fair to say that Dååth has lost a touch of momentum since “The Hinderers” but it also fair to add that they come up with a decent melodic death metal that is injected with their flair for jazzing things up but keeping the core of groove intact throughout, though “Of Poisoned Sorrows” is a little bizarre in places.
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