i listen to a lot technical death metal as of late. i am really in the mood for fast picking, proggy bass play and exessive drumming. when i checked my collection to re-visit a few tech death pearls i came across the first two inanimate existence records. when i listened to them again, i was reminded of how fond i actually am of their music. furthermore their latest full length was brought back into my focus. "underneath a melting sky" was not released through their long-time label unique leader records but through the artisan era.
when the record came out in 2017 only u.s. stores carried vinyl versions for the band's fourth full length. thus shipping prices were mean and i didn't want to bite the bullet. i wanted to wait it out for some european distro to have it in stock. fast forward a few months and i was browsing the hhv.de metal vinyl section. i stumbled upon a copy on clearance and in no time i clicked the add-to-cart button. excitement grew because there was no indication of the colour of the vinyl.
the first copy arrived unsealed in a loose mailer with the vinyl inside the cover sleeve. thus a big top seam-split stared back at me. thankfully hhv sent me a new one without problems. what does "underneath a melting sky" sound like? well, it's a thirty minutes long banger without any flaws. they dropped the female vocals, which is a shame in my eyes but they still have this medieval occult, alchemical touch to their sound which gives them a hint of uniqueness. still, i think this is more for fans of the genre. i am really happy with my blue and green merge vinyl out of 100 copies. the artisan era. 2017.
