Fragments of Unbecoming - Skywards/A Slyphe's Ascension
2004 - Metal Blade
http://www.fragmentsofun becoming.com/
Reviewed by: George

Tracks:

Up From the Blackest of Soil
The Seventh Sunray Enlights My Pathway
Shapes of the Pursuers
Skyards - A Sylphe's Ascension
Mesmerized
Entangled Whispers in the Depth
Scattered to the Four Winds
On a Scar's Edge to Infinity
Lour Pulse
Fear My Hatred
Insane Chaosphere
Life's Last Embers

Opinion:

This sounds like At The Gates style Swedish death metal. Are they from Sweden? I don't know. I can't find their bio right now.

The vocals are really kind of typical so far, I don't think they will be a selling point.

The guitars however are pretty cool, and since this is produced fairly well it could save this disc.

Well, their website says they play "Swedish styled death metal" but it doesn't say whether they are actually from Sweden. I'm guessing probably not. If they were, they probably wouldn't call it Swedish styled, it would just be death metal from Sweden eh? No matter. It sounds like it is from Sweden regardless of whether it actually originated there.

The thing with this style death metal is that I'm much more forgiving of mediocre vocals because the music is so cool. That is the case here. The vocals are pretty average, but they at least fit the style and since the music is pretty rockin' I'm into this.