by Eduardo Rivadavia
Detroit, MI's And Hell Followed With claim to seek individuality with the chosen title of their sophomore album (and first for Earache), Proprioception, which essentially means having a singular perception in relationship to others, but, in fact, nothing could be further from the truth. No, sadly, the album's opening instrumental, "Mara," already makes for a terrible first impression by cycling through every overused gimmick in the deathcore catalog: Cookie Monster vocalizing, more breakdowns than one can shake a stick at, severe abuse of pinch harmonics, endlessly circular mosh riffs, and rampant complexity ultimately going absolutely nowhere -- all of which recur with disappointing frequency in subsequent cuts like "In Vastness, I Transfigure," "A Welcome Displeasure," "From Burning Sentiments," an so on. Rare highlights like "Rotting Procession" and the surprisingly memorable "One of the Swarm" take the left-hand path into black metal Sturm und Drang (courtesy of fellow Detroit natives » Read more