My Dominion - Consumed

My Dominion

All Fall Down

by Daniel Fox at 10 October 2014, 2:14 PM

MY DOMINION are a fresh, new band out of Essen, Germany; a country known for its blistering repertoire of Heavy and Thrash Metal, very recently having released their debut full-length, "Consumed". A brash release, it combines a robust array of styles of Metal, and is sure to contain its fair share of thrills.

"All Fall Down" gets the metal going, with an intriguing, and perhaps a little confusing, mash-up of styles; weaving a masterful selection of riffs, ranging from savage Death Metal attacks to heavier, groove-based chugs, the entire track is actually arranged in a splendid fashion. This track, along with "Someone Else", are perfectly examples of how excellent under-produced Death Metal can sound. The latter also features some powerful, at the very least unique-sounding clean vocals; smatterings of which are found dotted throughout the album. "War Machine" features this album's tendencies to venture gloriously into blistering Melodeath environments, featuring a few Thrashy throwdowns; interestingly, this track features some of the heavier moments on the record.

"Alone" begins with a fist-pumpingly-powerful opening riff, reminiscent of classic heavyweights such as ACCEPT; it is only fitting that metal with sledgehammer riffs like these be fitted with gruff and rasping coarse vocals, that compliment the already-raw productions perfectly. These tendencies are also touched on in "Killing Spree", one of the album's personal highlights for me, and alongside the brutal march of "Belive". I strongly recommend a substantial bass system for this album, along with quality headphones, because the rhythmic reverberations of this band are a sound to behold.

This album isn't a perfect effort; the tracks themselves range from 'alright' to thoroughly enjoyable; the way some of the vocals are mapped to the lyrics come across as a little unconvincing, but overall, I would consider this a stellar effort for a first release.