Fall of Stasis – The Chronophagist (Album Review)

Release Date: February 25th 2022 - Indepandent

Fall Of Stasis - The Chronophagist

Hailing from Montreal Quebec The Chronophagist is the debut album from Fall of Stasis, an ambitious genre-bending album that mixes more than just metal genres, but all of the standards recognized as music.

Not an easy album on first listen, The Chronophagist (time-eater) bristles with energy and brimstone, no musical stone is left unturned from Black metal thorough to the oddity of the ¾ timing of circus waltz. From Power metal through to carnival, it roars past at a speed that doesn’t allow any pause for effect, every musical moment is the effect that at times can leave you feeling battered and wondering what the hell it was you just heard.

When it works it’s incredible. The energy of “Swarm of Casualties” is eminently enjoyable yet the circus zenith of “Twilight Carnival” employs too much of this style. The vocals of Jessica Dupré match the hyperkinetic energy of the music, harsh, melodic, and also downright brutal as on the speed terror that is “Baal Arise”. Its multi personalities are all intense and delivered expertly. The psychedelic, the death metal, the folk music, the cabaret.

The Chronophagist is restless and relentless, a bold and ambitious creative firestorm of an album that defies normal description, it will simultaneously freak you out and entertain with enthusiasm, it’s a rollercoaster high-speed assault with scant regard for weak-minded sensibilities.

It may not settle for long but is an excellent gateway into their world of musical mayhem.

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Release Year: 2022
Label: self-released
Category: Album
Country: Canada

Reviewed by Sparky