Some things just defy expectations. Even if you walk into an album with a great idea of what to expect down to the very tuning of the guitars, surprises are still something that can happen when you turn any corner with nothing ever truly off the table until you make it to those final closing moments. Given the track record that they have impressively thrown down over the last decade, Orbit Culture is a name that many should find themselves familiar with by now for one reason or another. Be it you can't stand them because their brand of metal is too "modern" and produced or you're incredibly into them because of the same reasons, the name of Orbit Culture is something that we always hear more of at least once every few years, if not quite often in some instances. It is with their fourth full-length record, though, that Orbit Culture seems to have truly outdone themselves.
When your discography is as compelling and hard-hitting as what we have been blessed with by Orbit Culture, it's a wonder to see the band not have a much bigger fanbase. All of the ingredients for a truly massive presence are there from the sound, the power, and the approach of everything lining up beautifully. Yet, Orbit Culture still finds itself with a devoted cult following, and even as we find ourselves staggered by what the band has already thrown down it is my firm belief that "Descent" stands the tallest among everything that's come before. The pinnacle of everything that Orbit Culture has been bringing to the table since the beginning as every aspect of the band's sound comes to a glorious head in all ten of these tracks, Orbit Culture has conjured something that is not to be taken lightly. From the dense nature of the album itself to the melodies that permeate the very soul of Orbit Culture's cultivated approach to the sound that stands firmly within the bounds of melodic death metal but never once allows the trends or roots of the genre to confine the band for all that it can be, "Descent" is a massive slab of intensity for the modern listener by all accounts.
The tenacity and reach of Orbit Culture has never been something to underestimate whatsoever, but "Descent" sees the act not just further honing their sound to become even more of a name that demands your respect, but an entity whose immeasurable strength cannot be ignored by any who claim to be paying attention to what's going on anymore. I was expecting quite a bit when I came into this creation, and it's clear that Orbit Culture refused to half-ass anything in the creation of this record with each track having something to lose yourself in as the dynamic soul of Orbit Culture leaves nothing to chance. By the end, you'll wonder why Orbit Culture's power is not more widespread across creation.
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