A progressive death metal reissue is the order of the day from Lament. Lament
has been a stalwart in the Mexican underground extreme scene for quite some
time. Starting out as a death / grind outfit called Beheaded, the band changed
its name to Lament as it embraced a more progressive / melodic death metal
sound. Lament followed up their debut album "Tears of a Leper" with "Through the
Reflection", released on Finland's Little Rose
Productions in 1999 in limited
quantities. The album has a melancholy, almost doom-like aura about it, while
maintaining more of a mid-tempo progressive thrash sound. The vocals have
more of the shouty thrash feel with some death moments, and the bass playing is
some of the most remarkable that you will ever hear on an extreme metal
release, almost stealing the show and becoming the lead instrument. The drumming
is also fantastic and very progressive, with many tempo and time signature
changes, while also mixing in the band's Mexican heritage with some
Flamenco influence. Overall, this is a very solid album that was
unfortunately not heard by many due to its initial short run, and Bombworks
Records is ready to let the world hear how great of an album this is. The
release features all new artwork in digipak form and, as a bonus, will also
include the original 4-songBeheaded demo that was only ever previously
available on cassette and provide a glimpse into Lament's brutal beginnings when
they were playing allout grind / death. Fans of Dark Tranquility, Manowar,
Mortification, and Ethereal Scourge should look no further for a death metal fix
with a twist.This product was added to our catalog on Friday 13 February, 2009.
