I think it was able to give the vocals a bit more of a broad sound. Live Chris does some back up stuff and on the CD Cole and I do some tradeoffs and he does some great highs. Chris and Cole both have some pretty killer vocals. I did try to take advantage of the strengths of the band. After recording the first demo song, I scrapped that whole deal and just said fuck it, I’m gonna do what I do. So I went into it thinking I was going to do more of a “core” vocal approach. When you joined Face of Oblivion, were there any elements of your vocal work that you approached differently from Incinerate based on the style both bands write?įace of Oblivion: Kinda funny actually, when we initially spoke about me joining the band, Ogar had said they wanted something a bit more understandable for the vocals. TO: You’ve been in Incinerate since 1998. Cole did some sick trade off vocals with me and he full on came into the studio, I said, here’s the words dude, follow this pattern, and he one-taked almost all of it. I am very proud of the work on the new CD. I spent a lot of late nights and long weekend days working on it. I also had to learn a handful of songs from the first CD for a couple shows. I think I officially joined the band in August and wrote the lyrics, patterns and had everything completely recorded by the end of December. At what stage of the writing process were the songs that would end up on in ‘Cataclysmic Desolation’ in? How long did it take to complete the material once you joined?įace of Oblivion (Jesse Watson): Thanks for giving us the time to speak out! When I joined the band, they had already recorded all of the music and were just waiting on vocals. Transcending Obscurity (Chris Dahlberg): Thanks for taking the time to answer these questions. ‘Cataclysmic Desolation’ is out November 11 th on Comatose Music and you can pre-order it below: There are the brutal riffs and guttural growls that every fan of this style wants, but the instrumentals come through as just a little more nuanced and diverse and that makes all the difference. It may have taken them quite some time to complete the follow-up to ‘The Embers of Man’ but the wait has been worth it, as this is easily Face of Oblivion’s strongest effort yet. He has those guttural growls that only seem to get lower and lower as Futility progresses, and guitarist Cole Gunther throws in some higher screams to shake things up. Though the instrumentals were written with the previous vocalist in mind, Jesse Watson fits these songs perfectly. With so many groups in this genre focused on endless brutality and slams, the variation makes a difference and makes Face of Oblivion more distinguishable. It’s a subtle nuance, but the quick switchover to some melodic leads gives a more foreboding atmosphere and gives a slight break from the attack, before leading into a blistering solo. The instrumentals come in with the type of intense blasting and precision drumming that you’d expect from death metal of the more brutal and technical varieties, but a little ways into the song you’ll notice that a hint of melody sneaks in. We’re excited to bring you an exclusive stream of the fifth song on the record, Futility, alongside an interview with Jesse that discusses what went into the new album and much more!įutility flies by fairly quickly in just under three minutes, but what I like about Face of Oblivion’s approach to death metal is that they keep things brief and don’t drag things out longer than they need to. Now Face of Oblivion is finally ready to release their sophomore effort ‘Cataclysmic Desolation’ on November 11 th, and it’s a real heavy hitter. In the five years that have passed, vocalist James Lee left and was replaced last year by Jesse Watson from Incinerate. One of the groups on their roster that has been quiet for a while is Minnesota’s Face of Oblivion, who released their debut full length ‘The Embers of Man’ in 2011. Over the past fifteen years they’ve established a roster of quality, particularly when it comes to bands from the United States. When it comes to quality death metal that skews towards the brutal side of the genre, Comatose Music has become one of my go-to labels.
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