Slowly We Rot #9/2016
Total Metal are marketing this release as the band's debut album, but Metal Archives says it's their second; I'd incline towards Total Metal being right because the 2009 release, The Inner Sear, lasts only a bit over 25 minutes, so it would be better considered as EP rather than LP. Anyway, the band is around since 2007 and it seems they've grown into the most respected and biggest Melodic Death Metal band in Taiwan. This album was initially released for the Asian market in 2013, and now picked up by the Ukrainian label for a Worldwide release, and they did good as Diesear are a truly worthy band. Following roads open by band like Childern of Bodom or Arch Enemy, Diesear are one of those bands that rely heavily on melodic guitar leads and solos all over their material, and their advantage is that their guitarists are exceptional in both composition and execution, delivering some of the best guitar work I've heard in a while. The vocals are ok but could have been a bit more versatile to reach the guitars' level, and maybe a bit more comprehensive, too, in order to make tracks a bit more memorable, but I guess the guy did his best on this release and he can't any more than this; not that it's bad what he doesn, but it's not enough, just listen to the last tracks where he's clearly overwhelmed by what he tries. The rhythm section does a good job remaining subtle yet still supporting very well the great guitar work. A very good debut album that should be followed by a second fulllength asap as it's already old although re-released.
8/10
Slowly We Rot #9/2016