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Content Introduction This is the fifth full-length album from the technically brilliant deathcore band, Rings of Saturn. Their extraordinary ability to play bizarre phrases at lightning speed is beyond human capability. This is truly an example of alien deathcore. In 2019, this is the pinnacle of technical deathcore. Rings of Saturn is a deathcore band from California. Formed in 2009 around guitarist Lucas Mann, they have perfected a technical and unconventional style. Their style, which they themselves call "alien deathcore," is deathcore + space, in the vein of CARNIFEX, SUICIDE SILENCE, and WHITECHAPEL. When their song "Abducted," released online, took the deathcore world by storm, Lucas and the other two members were all still in high school, which is astonishing in its precociousness. Their self-produced debut album, "Embryonic Anomaly," caught the attention of Unique Leader Records, the mecca of technical death metal. The reissue of their debut album by Unique Leader spread Rings of Saturn's name not only to fans but to extreme metal enthusiasts worldwide. Their fast, complex, and incredibly precise playing raised suspicions of extensive editing. However, they actively undertook large-scale tours, including The Summer Slaughter Tour, effortlessly reproducing these technical tracks on stage, effectively dismissing such misguided criticisms. They subsequently released their second album, "Dingir" (2012), and third album, "Lugal Ki En" (2014), also through Unique Leader. The latter achieved the remarkable feat of reaching number 126 on the Billboard 200 chart, leading the band to sign with Nuclear Blast Records, one of the biggest labels in extreme metal. Released in 2017, their fourth full-length album, "Ult? Ura," was a masterpiece with a striking contrast between its eccentricity and melodicism. Now, approximately two and a half years after that album, their fifth album, "Gidim," is being released. The content of this album is encapsulated in Lucas's statement: "This time, we wanted to create something that would please our long-time fans." As mentioned earlier, their previous album, "Ult? Ura," heavily featured the melodic side, and as a result, Rings of Saturn succeeded in gaining new fans. However, on the other hand, some long-time fans felt that it lacked "heaviness and technicality." Come to think of it, the elements that made the band so popular in the first place were technicality and eccentricity. This time, they decided to return to their roots. But what's amazing about them is that they don't simply go back to their roots. They become even more technical, even more eccentric. This is a work in which they challenged themselves to break their own limits. That is "Gidim." Incidentally, the members have all changed since the previous album, except for leader Lucas. Featuring vocals by Dan Watson of Enterprise Earth, guitar by Charles Caswell of Buried Alive, and Yoki, renowned as Japan's fastest shredder, this album showcases shredding guitar work filled with bizarre phrases and excessive use of diminished and whole-tone chords. The double-bass drumming is incredibly fast, and the song structures are utterly strange. This album, a refined and upgraded version of early Rings of Saturn, is a true embodiment of alien deathcore, almost superhuman in its artistry. It represents the pinnacle of technicality and complexity in the extreme music scene of 2019. That is "Gidim." [Includes Japanese liner notes] [Members] Lucas Mann (guitar/bass/synthesizer) Joel Ormans (guitar) Ian Bearer (vocals) Marco Pittorzella (session drums) [CD track listing (planned)] 01. Pastures [feat. Charles Caswell | Buried Alive] 02. Divine Authority 03. Hypodamis Glitch [feat. Dan Watson | Enterprise Earth] 04. Bloated and Stiff 05. Tormented Consciousness [feat. Yoki] 06. The Husk 07. Mental Prolapse 08. Genetic Inheritance 09. Face of the Warmhole 10. Gidim [instrumental] Media reviews and more Rings of Saturn, the incredibly technical deathcore band, releases their fifth full-length album. Their extraordinary ability to play bizarre phrases at lightning speed is simply superhuman. This is truly alien deathcore at its finest. In 2019, this is the pinnacle of technical deathcore. (C)RS