Ascariasis - Ocean Of Colour

1. Shatter

2. Torchbearer

3. Eleven

4. Ocean Of Colour

5. Carving The World

Ascariasis have released their debut album titled "Ocean Of Colour." This album shows off the band in a very metal way. The band has a very fast and heavy presence to their music, with deep screamed vocals that bring the powerful metal all together. They have a similar sound to that of an Amon Amarth or a Children Of Bodem, so if you are into either of those artists, you could really like this album. They have done a solid job here. When looking at the recording quality of this album, it has been recorded to a fairly decent quality. We can however hear a touch in the guitars that could be upped a bit. The instrumentation on this album is really solid. This band can play and they do it with a woosh right to your face. Really good playing here. Now onto the vocals and lyrics, now the vocals are screamed vocals, but the singer can do them quite impressively. He has the deep growls down pat, but unfortunately for anyone who wants to clearly hear the lyrics, that is not an option in this style of metal. With the lyrics, the band goes for messages about seeing the destruction you caused, No matter how good you are, things will happen if they are meant to happen, When there is nothing left we drift, etc. These lyrics are quite profound and go very well with the style of music the band is creating. We do feel that people will not be able to easily grasp the lyrics, it will take some listening, but music you really have to get into is the best music. One criticism is that the lyrics are a bit too short, that isn;t bad, but we personally would like more to each song. If you are looking for a single to this album, there isn't one, so just pick a song and give it a listen to get the feel of this album. Ascariasis have made a debut, welcome to album that really set the bar high. This band can certainly play and they have all the talent behind them. We do hope that the band can keep this up as it would be a shame to see them take a step down. Hopefully this band can also get out there and get more people to know about them. Solid job here. Listen to this album to decide for yourself what you think of it.

Genre: Death Metal/Metal/Progressive Metal

Release Date: March 1st, 2012

Location: Burlington, Ontario

Label: None