Belie My Burial was formed in Pittsburg in 2005. They have released a few EPs over the years, and Pale Beyond is their first attempt at a full length. Needless to say, these guys deliver one killer album. Some highlights include “An Abstraction”, the album opener, “Nihil Sub Sil Novum”, the first song the band released from Pale Beyond, and “The World Infernal”, my personal favorite track on the album.
Pale Beyond is an extremely progressive album, but steers clear of the “djent” subgenre that most of the progressive metal bands I listen to tend to fall into. This, of course, has a great deal to do with the musicianship, which is top notch. The chord choices and riff progressions are expertly chosen, and it keeps most of the tracks interesting and feeling fresh, because you are always hearing something new. Brette Ciamarra absolutely destroys on the drums, with painstaking precision and frenetic fills, making the drumming one of the Pale Beyond’s strongest assets.
My only problem is that a few of the tracks songs tend to run together, and I can’t really discern which is which when I’m not looking at the title. This is easily made up for by the caliber of the rest of the album though, which is insanely high.
All in all, Pale Beyond doesn’t reinvent the metal wheel, but it is definitely worth checking out if you are a fan of progressive metal, or metal in general. These guys definitely have good things in their future.
B+
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