EXOCRINE

Molten Giant UNIQUE LEADER Deathly French technicians design a brutal new future

There are few things more satisfying than a well-executed technical death metal album. Sonically pristine but spiritually tethered to old-school principles of songcraft and imagination, Exocrine’s precise assault marks them as one of their generation’s most fascinating bands. Having found the perfect home at Unique Leader, the Frenchmen’s sound hasn’t changed radically from earlier albums, but Molten Giant is their most refined and immersive effort yet. For all their virtuoso wizardry, songs like Hayato and

Backdraft are weirdly accessible, as melody, texture, dynamics and superhuman drumming collide, mutating into something close to futuristic death metal perfection – with a side order of mathcore perversity. In and out in a wonderfully succinct 35 minutes, it’s a solid lesson in the power of brevity. Even at their most extravagant, on epic closer

Shape Of New World, Exocrine’s meticulous approach will leave you wanting more. FOR FANS OF: THE FACELESS, INGESTED, ABYSMAL DAWN