Illdisposed - There Is Light (But It’s Not for Me)
I don’t know how these things happen, but Illdisposed managed to drop off my radar a decade ago, after 2000’s all-cover-songs CD, Retro. Since then I’ve missed five full-length albums, and a live DVD. Fuck. I suppose that it only makes sense that There Is Light… sounds more “modern” than I was expecting, with a very crisp production and keyboard embellishments. I’ve unintentionally skipped too much of the band’s work to say with any authority that this is Illdisposed’s best album, but it would be tough to beat. Musically this is perhaps somewhat Thrashier than I remember (which is not a complaint), but the riffs are better, and Bo’s vocals are perfectly savage and throat-maiming, although it does sound as if he has a little effect/multi-track help (once again, not a complaint). The keyboards and other f/x provide additional nuance, giving these Danish Old Schoolers exactly what I wasn’t expecting from them: a 21st century version of Death Metal that I actually like. Now to go track down the half of their back-catalog that I’m missing…
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