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2001 saw the formation in Holland of a young band by the name of Control Human Delete. Strange name who released a strange demo in 2003 called Error Spectre. The words/music was out and caught the attention of Italian kult underground label Code666. Terminal World Perspective is CHD debut and this opus is a collection of music those Dutch boys could be very proud of. Lasting over 70 minutes, one those nine tracks, the listener is brought into a cinematic, progressive & futuristic black metal journey. Blending together harsh, slightly screamed vocals, distorted & crushing guitars, spaced out / ambient keyboards, rumbling bass, samplings, industrial tones and drum machines in a very surrealistic décor. Even if the drum machines sound mechanical in the faster / extreme parts, they are not too distracting from the modern soundscapes. Calmer moments with nice musical interludes are offered too. I really enjoyed the more ambient long lasting instrumental pleasures called Transpherium and closing track (Absolution). Both of them come in a right place to overweight the more extreme songs and moods. Even in the faster and more kicking pieces, nice calmer parts are present like in those great compositions: Sin Tide Manufacturing (another long lasting pleasure) and The Creation of Equivalence Principle.
Terminal World Perspective is definitely an album I recommend and I'm looking forward to the evolution of those Dutchmen.
8.6 / 10