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Here a review of the FAUST's new album "From Glory To Infinity", by Maria Loreto (ciudadmetal.cl):


Faust
From Glory To Infinity
Paragon Records
2009

Muchas veces las esperas prolongadas se justifican cuando se está frente a un producto meritorio. Así parece suceder con la banda italiana Faust, cuya historia consigna un largo hiato desde su formación a principios de la década pasada hasta la publicación de su primer álbum. Aleister, cantante y guitarrista, fundó el grupo en 1992. Al año siguiente editan un demo y el 2001 un MCD, justo cuando Ancient lo recluta como miembro oficial para sus presentaciones en vivo.

No hubo noticias de Faust hasta 2008, cuando Aleister se armó de un ejército de músicos de notable trayectoria para registrar su debut en el formato de larga duración. Ghiulz Borroni (guitarra/Profanatum), Luca Princiotta (guitarra/Doro, Blaze), Steve DiGiorgio (bajo/Sadus, Death, Iced Earth, Testament) y Darek “Daray” Brzozowski (batería/Dimmu Borgir, Vesania, Neolithic) encaran la grabación de “From Glory To Infinity”, mezclado y masterizado por Juan Urteaga.

La pieza posee un sonido muy pulcro. Si bien en el estudio emplearon los dispositivos tecnológicos contemporáneos, el álbum todavía suena orgánico, sin las pretensiones que convierten a ciertos discos en monumentos al plástico. “From Glory To Infinity” rememora a los grandes del género y recurriendo a los mismos elementos no parece anacrónico. Sus nueve tracks ensamblan una variedad de estilos que sorprenden a quien escucha y espantan cualquier atisbo de aburrimiento.

La ejecución de los instrumentistas reunidos por Aleister es acabada. En el combo destacan las guitarras, que llenan cada espacio con lujos musicales que no por su maestría se convierten en un tedio. En la voz, el infatigable Aleister interpreta de modo brutal e inteligible. Un material por completo recomendable para quienes gustan del death técnico abierto a otras influencias. Si alguien escuchó a Scarecrow, los rumbos inesperados que adoptan las cuerdas les recordarán a esa antigua banda californiana.


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Here a review of the FAUST's new album "From Glory To Infinity", by Masta (www.metalizer.ru):


Faust - From Glory to Infinity

Очень неожиданный релиз попался мне в руки. Дебютный альбом группы Faust - "From Glory to Infinity" представляет ничто иное, как очень качественный олдскульный Melodic Death Metal (а по обложке и не скажешь). В качестве этого релиза не приходится сомневаться, зная что в состав этого коллектива входят музыканты таких групп, как Vader, Death, Ancient, Doro, Profanatum. Великолепные соло! Шикарная работа ритм секции. Потрясающий вокал! Идеальный альбом!!! Я просто не нашел плохих сторон в нем, ну разве что он будет не совсем интересен любителям современного MDM / Metalcore. Крепкая "пять"!


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Here a review of the FAUST's new album "From Glory To Infinity", by Dave Schalek (www.the-plague.net):


FAUST
From Glory To Infinity
(Paragon Records)

Opening the package from Paragon Records, I immediately had mixed feelings about this one. Paragon Records from New York usually has excellent, if relatively unknown, acts on their roster; however, From Glory To Infinity, the debut full-length by Italy’s Faust, sports a rather cheesy album cover featuring a nun with a boob job (sort of a poor man’s version of a Repka). I wasn’t initially encouraged.

At any rate, I threw this one in without a second glance and forged ahead. To my great surprise, From Glory To Infinity is exceptionally well-played progressive death metal with masterful guitars, bass, and drumming. Within about the first two minutes of the opening track, I was thinking to myself that the album compares very well with late period Death, and other classic Floridian bands of the progressive death metal genre such as early Cynic, Atheist, and so on. The bass is so well done, in particular, that I said to myself, “This guy’s taking a page from Steve DiGiorgio.”  And no wonder. About halfway through the album, I finally got around to looking at the booklet, and, sure enough, DiGiorgio is the bassist. In addition, Vader refugee Daray Brzozowski is behind the kit and it becomes clear that Faust is made up of some heavy hitters. Obviously, at this point, I really sat up and took notice as From Glory To Infinity is the best, 90s era progressive death metal album that I’ve heard in quite awhile. This is an excellent throwback to the days before “modern” death metal became overly technical, yet moved away from death metal’s more brutal side.

Clearly, this is a great album, but I do have a minor complaint. Although loud, guitarist/vocalist Aleister’s vocal delivery is sort of just generic death metal grunts/burps that really don’t add anything, or take away anything for that matter, from the music. Take it or leave it, essentially, but, Aleister more than makes up for this with his guitar work wizardry (along with two other guitarists), though. Fast riffs, liquid soloing, and acoustical passages abound throughout From Infinity To Glory, making this a top notch release all around.

Bad album cover aside, From Glory To Infinity is highly recommended.


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Here a review of the FAUST's new album "From Glory To Infinity", by Mike SOS (http://gearsofrock.com):


FAUST: FROM GLORY TO INFINITY

Displaying a dastardly dichotomy of tumultuous technicality and savage bludgeoning, the latest nine-track offering from veteran unit Faust demonstrates the barrage of intense and involved guitar runs, unearthly vocal growls, blazing tempos and cascading melodies that helps to round out this seasoned crew’s multifaceted evil attack (“Carnal Beattitude”). Emitting a enriched and refined aura while blasphemously blasting the masses with the type of hellaciously hate-filled vitriol heard on cuts like “Golden Wine Countess”, this band pounds out aggression with a sense of progression at the forefront of their blistering assault, interchanging dynamic musical interplay with dramatic atmospheric swings that masterfully captures the wicked grace and grave glory of the pioneers of death metal in their heyday.


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Here a review of the FAUST's new album "From Glory To Infinity", by Terry Bunch (www.metallife.com):


FAUST's From Glory To Infinity Out Now On Paragon

FAUST represents death metal in the true spirit of what the style stands for, with intelligent and well-crafted passages and brutal, in-your-face approach. The songs found within have been meticulously fine-tuned. All who question the state of modern death metal need to witness From Glory To Infinity.


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Here a review of the FAUST's new album "From Glory To Infinity", by Goz (http://gaspetc.com):


FAUST
From Glory To Infinity
Paragon Records

Italy's Faust finally brings forth their debut full length, after having been around since 1992 (with some time off here and there). Band founder/frontman Aleister has recruited an all star caliber troupe to play on this disc, including bass master Steve DiGiorgio and super drummer Daray. Together with guitarists Ghiulz Borroni and Luca Princiotta, they form the incarnation of Faust that recorded From Glory To Infinity.

Faust is all about brutally technical death metal. Right from the first track ("Purple Children"), the band blends a monstrously brutal attack with all sorts of insane musicianship - from slick guitar solos and rolling bass lines to some downright insane drumming. All of this meshes together seamlessly, unlike many of the newer technical deathcore type bands out there now that always sound as if their songs are chopped to pieces in order to fit some crazy ass guitar noodling somewhere that it doesn't belong. Here, Faust sticks all the guitar calisthenics in the proper places where they enhance the song, not detract from it. "Golden Wine Countess" is a great example of all of this. From the froggy bass sound at the beginning, through the heavy verses, the brief bit of acoustic guitar layered in the middle, and to the stereo swapping guitar melody bits towards the last half of the song (not to mention the soaring solos that follow), the song just flows perfectly from one part to another. "Pig God Dog" is an instrumental track, and everyone gets to stretch their instruments as far as they can go here - not that they don't throughout the disc, but this song they just let loose for most of it.

This disc is absolutely mandatory for fans of Necrophagist, Morbid Angel, Death, and pretty much anyone that likes really good technical death metal. Faust has the style down perfectly, and this disc shows just that.


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Here a review of the FAUST's new album "From Glory To Infinity", by Sameerah (www.ectomag.com):


Faust
From Glory to Infinity
Paragon Records
 
Faust's From Glory to Infinity may take a moment of two to get used to but once you get there it is a perfect storm of Black Metal brutality and bestial sacrilege. Staying true to their Black Metal roots there is no love lost for the tenants of organized religion. What sets Faust apart from the rest of the horde is their approach to a religion free world. Instead of bludgeoning you with claims of infinite evil and pledges to dark masters Faust instead infuses their sound with horror. Dragging you through the shit and mud to the chaos of the abyss. No where is that more apparent than the track Holy Hole. A song that is a thought provoking as it is brutal. Filled with the gore of busted hymens, piss, blood and cum. It can be easy to dismiss Faust as just another Black Metal gore band. But if you peek behind the lyrics there is a lot more going on than that. They are using these  images to get you to think of a world free of the confines of religion. Almost saying hey you wouldn't eat shit and blood just cause some old dudes tell you to right? So why do you hate, kill etc for some dudes with an old book? In there lies what makes Faust awesome the gore is a tool to draw you in and hopefully bring you a bigger message. Still some people cant get past the whole scat, piss blood thing. And for those that cant you'll be happy to know that Faust is just as brilliant musically as they are bloody. You would have to be an enemy of music not to love their thick heavy riff and catchy hooks. Instead of assigning roles to the band membersAleister and Ghiluz take turns on solos. Their styles both conflicting and complementing each other to give the album more depth and texture. As they switch from power metal inspired licks to black metal savages. In From Glory to Infinity Faust have created a perfect storm of intellectual brutality that is as interesting as it is entertaining.


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Here a review of the FAUST's new album "From Glory To Infinity", by Scott Alisoglu (www.teethofthedivine.com):


Faust
From Glory to Infinity
(Paragon Records)

Italy’s Faust brought in the big dogs for the recording of From Glory to Infinity. Luckily, the musical aspects of said disc far exceed the visual ones (i.e. the cartoon cover of the amply bosomed nun). Feast your eyes on this lineup and you will understand why the musicianship on the album is top notch: Vocalist/guitarist Aleister (Ancient), bassist Steve DiGiorgio (Testament, Autopsy, Sadus, Death, Iced Earth, etc.), drummer Darek “Daray” Brzozowski (Dimmu Borgir, Vader, Vesania), guitarist Luca Princiotta (Doro, Blaze Bayley, Clairvoyants), and guitarist Ghiulz (Profantum, Obscurity). Not too shabby, eh?

So you figured it is a good bet that the playing on From Glory to Infinity does not suck. You figured right. But what about the songwriting? It is better than average and if one views this more as a series of melodic death metal instrumentals that just happen to include growls with indistinct patterns then you are less apt to be disappointed. That probably sounds worse than it was meant. The point is that these compositions are rife with soaring melodic leads, triumphant galloping rhythms that at times border on trad-metal, the sinewy bass lines of DiGiorgio, and beautiful sections of acoustic layers underneath breathtaking leads. Being so smitten with the instrumentation makes the vocals seem like an afterthought, which is not so much a criticism of the throat-work (it is like a mid-range, throatier Luc Lemay), as a recognition of the compositional acumen involved. “Wet Veils” and the aptly titled “Carnal Beatitude” are two shining examples. The main melody of “Golden Wine Countess” is noteworthy as well. It is worth mentioning again that DiGiorgio’s playing throughout is fantastic.

In fact, each cut is a dazzling display of brilliant musicianship and melodic sensibility. Even with those high compliments, the album becomes marginally redundant after a while and not quite as memorable as it could be. These are minor criticism though, as From Glory to Infinity is a fine work that does not sound quite like anything else out there right now, the occasional (vague) nods to melodic tech-death acts like Gorod and Anata notwithstanding. Definitely worth checking out.


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Aleister
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