Scar Symmetry – Dark Matter Dimensions (2009)

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After Christian Ãlvestam left the band, I was very excited since I always like the band’s music but his vocal range was a bit annoying obscuring the band’s great musical abilities. The band now has two new vocalists that are each in charge of only one style of vocals. Roberth Karlsson from Pan.Thy.Monium fame now handles the harsh vocals, and newcomer Lars Palmqvist is in charge of clean vocals.

“Dark Matter Dimensions” in my opinion is a far better album than “Holographic Universe”. It features 50 minutes of brilliant Gothenburg style Melodic Death Metal, you will find yourself playing this album over and over. The band has only been getting better since their first full length “Symmetric in Design”.

The band can easily be compared to Into Eternity or even Tracedawn (without their bombasticness), this album features very good music, and now the vocals finally match the band’s efforts. While the clean vocals are pretty similar to Christian’s vocals, their pitch is a bit lower making them in my opinion more suited for the music. As for the harsh vocals, they are very similar and effective enough.

The guitar melodies are probably the most appealing element of this album for me, I greatly enjoy well written guitar driven songs and Scar Symmetry excels at this. The solos and riffs are top notch and are very well complemented with the clean vocal harmonies that the band has interleaved with the music.

The drumming and the bass guitar line are very well mixed and present in the right moments boosting the music’s overall sound. Great production is another of the main things I like about Scar Symmetry albums, and for “Dark Matter Dimensions” the band’s label has spared nothing in order to achieve another brilliant production.

In overall, “Dark Matter Dimensions” is one of my favorite Melodic Death Metal albums from 2009, since it features very well written music, and a very good mixture of vocals styles. The band has finally managed to achieve a good balance between both styles of the vocals and the melody of the music.

Band: Scar Symmetry Album: Dark Matter Dimensions
Label: Nuclear Blast

Release: October 20, 2009

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Genre: Melodic Death Metal

Country: Sweden

Rating: 90/100
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