I was quite content with Abstract Deviation‘s last album, Layers. Even with all its flaws, it was a fun listen and it was something just a bit out of the norm: djent with progressive, electronica elements, and female-fronted. This time is now gone.First major change: the singer. No more female voice. I’ll admit that she wasn’t the best singer out there, but it was something uncommon among djent bands. The new [male] singer, despite his good voice, doesn’t bring out that “uncommon” element, and makes the band sound much more familiar than it should be. Familiar like … Read more
From Mother Russia, Abstract Deviation are making a lot of noise in the modern progressive a.k.a. djent scene. Mathy polyrhythms, changing time signatures, insane musicianship and female vocals are what distinguishes them when you first listen to them.
