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Neuraxis – Asylon

NEURAXIS play Monday (April 18) alongside Sepultura at the Opera House. See listing. Rating: NNN


The sixth studio album from Montreal’s Neuraxis is a technically strong offering that’s sure to please followers of their 17-odd-year career. Focused and relentless on tracks like Left To Devour and meandering on tracks like Resilience, the group seems comfortable at both ends of the metal spectrum, but at times a little lost.

Perhaps it’s the emergence of recent idiosyncratic math-metal acts like Chthonic – bands that have fully realized their own personality and sound – that’s raised listeners’ expectations, but Asylon feels over-familiar. As a bread-and-butter death metal album, however, it’s quite good.

Alex Leblanc’s vocals are menacing and consistent, while Olivier Beaudoin’s work on the double bass gives the album impressive complexity. A fun listen and a worthy addition to the group’s catalogue.

Top track: Left To Devour

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