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The aggression is generally toned up and the melancholy is toned down in comparison to "The Unborn," though ".And Death Said Live" doesn't quite match the depth of both aggression and melancholy that "The Unborn" had achieved.Īfter a short intro, ".And Death Said Live" kicks off hard and it never really lets up, with the only exception being a slower instrumental section around the middle. ".And Death Said Live" managed to truly be a Mors Principium Est album while also having its own distinctive flavor that sets it apart from its predecessors. This is true even with the line-up change, which is an impressive feat on its own. While it does not offer any major improvements over the near-perfect "The Unborn," it stays true to the Mors Principium Est sound. This particular album features many of the elements that were adored on "The Unborn," most of which were covered above. You'll find melodic passages, haunting atmospheres, blistering tremolo sections, shredding solos, blastbeats, pounding drums, and more - often within the same song! Mors Principium Est has truly created a winning formula that stays true to both the melodic and aggressive sides of melodic death metal. The background keyboards provide a dark atmosphere that somehow enhances both the violence and the beauty of the whole package. Still, it bothers me that so many bands are labeled as a form of death metal when they so clearly borrow nothing except perhaps harsh vocals or an occasional tremolo riff from their parent genre.Įnter Mors Principium Est, one of my all-time favorite bands ever since I heard "The Unborn." Their music is melodic and epic while retaining an almost terrifying level of aggression. I even enjoy the "Christmas keyboards" that are hated by the masses here on Encyclopaedia Metallum. Don't get me wrong - I love those kinds of melodic death metal, too. It seems like it has more or less been replaced with "extreme" power metal (Children of Bodom) or musical melancholy with screaming and some softer passages (Scar Symmetry).
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Jarkko will still be a member of the band but he wont play any live shows with them.I have often wondered what happened to the death metal aspect of modern melodic death metal. The name of the band means "Death is the Beginning". The new album "Liberation = Termination" was released in March 2007. Jori left the band towards the end of 2006 and was replaced by Karri Kuisma as a session guitarist and who later joined as rhythm guitarist.
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Album was released at spring 2005, except in USA it was released at the end of 2005. Their second album "The Unborn" was recorded at Tico-Tico Studios, in November 2004 and mastered at Finnvox Studios, in December 2004. The debut album "Inhumanity" was recorded & mixed by Ahti Kortelainen in Finland at Tico-Tico Studios, in December 2002 and mastered at Finnvox Studios, in January 2003. 2002 Listenable Records offered contract and the band signed a contract for 3 albums. Two more demos and few gigs were made and finally the hard work got rewarded. In the year 2001 Teemu joined the band as the bass-player. The first demo was made without a bass-player, and when Listenable Records expressed interest in the band, it became neccessary to find someone able to fulfill that role. He contacted the band and after an audition he became the new vocalist. Meanwhile Ville Viljanen had just left his old band and was looking for something new. The band played for a while with this set, but in the beginning of year 2000 Jori got tired of singing and wanted to concentrate only in guitar. Jori was playing lead guitar and vocals, Jarkko guitar and Toni keyboards. Percussion instruments were missing, but later in the same year Mikko joined the band to play the drums. In the beginning, back in the year 1999 in Pori, Finland, Mors Principium Est was established by the three founding members Jori, Jarkko and Toni. Mors Principium Est is a melodic death metal band from Pori, Finland.