La Morte Viene Dallo Spazio

Trivial Visions

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Genre: Rock.
Released: 26/03/2021
Via Svart Records

Album Review: La Morte Viene Dallo Spazio – Trivial Visions

La Morte Viene Dallo Spazio (Death Comes From Space) are here with their unique take on the world of Rock. The band have a very Sci-Fi esc presence in their music and the Italian quintet are hoping to make a cosmic impact in the music industry. It’s not every day you get a band like this to come around so I thought I’d give their new album ‘Trivial Visions’ a try. Here are my thoughts on La Morte Viene Dallo Spazio’s new album.

The journey begins with the eerie sounds of ‘Lost Horizons’. It’s made abundantly clear from the start that they are not your average band with a heavy reliance on the synth to create their intended sound. The song features a space like instrumental to set the mood of the rest of the album. It demonstrates the band’s ability’s well and is a nice way for newcomers to decide on whether or not they like the sound. This is then followed by the title track of the record ‘Trivial Visions.  Here you are introduced to the unusual vocal style that is caped in reverb and synth. It works well for the sound and creates a sense of deep exploration. 

‘Cursed Invader’ feels a little all over the place and basic. The song wouldn’t sound out of place in an 80’s space arcade game with a very repetitive rhythm and a lack of innovation. The song seems to drag over 5 minutes with very little change which leaves the listener with an undesired urge to skip past the song. If the song was condensed I think the repetition would not be such a big issue. Unfortunately, the issue of repetition continues into ‘Oracolo Della Morte’. The song is very stale and doesn’t feature anything to write home about. Very simplistic rhythms and melodies jumbled together with a slightly out of place sitar sounding synth miss the mark.

Thankfully ‘Ashes’ offers a little more sustenance over the previous two tracks. The song is once again fairly repetitive however there is a good demonstration of technical performance throughout this song which could intrigue fans of music theory to check it out. The more distinguished vocals are a welcome addition as they add a level of depth to the music that hasn’t been present in the previous tracks. The same cant be said for ‘Spectrometer’ however. The sounds used for this track sound like stock plugins that you’d find on Garage Band and it sounds more like a high school project than a full-fledged release. There isn’t much more to add about this song. It’s very underwhelming. 

The penultimate song ‘Absolute Abyss’ is a step up from most of the record. A nice soothing opening followed by a decent arrangement of guitars, bass and synth make for a much more enjoyable listening experience. The song is fairly long coming in at just under 7 minutes however there is a decent amount of contrast to keep the listener interested throughout. To finish the album off is ‘Altered States’. A unique track that has its highs and lows. I’m not a fan of the tacky sounds that feature throughout however the main instrumental is decent and worth a listen. 

Overall, The album isn’t anything to shout about and could do with a lot of revisions. An over-reliance on repetition makes the record blur together the use of generic sounds leaves the album feeling unfiltered and uninspired. La Morte Viene Dallo Spazio has a lot of work to do to really break the mould with an album of this nature. But hey, Never say never.