TIMEWAVE ZERO

"Timewave Zero" is an album length EP release by US, Colorado based music act Blood Incantation. The EP was released through Century Media Records in February 2022. It bridges the gap between Blood Incantation´s second- and third full-length studio albums "Hidden History of the Human Race" (2019) and "Absolute Elsewhere" (2024). Blood Incantation are known for flirting with progressive rock, space rock, and psychedelic rock which they mix with their old school but still technically well played type of death metal. On this particular release though, they have opted to release something which is pretty far from their core sound.

"Timewave Zero" sees all four members of Blood Incantation switching to synthesizers and produce an ambient, atmospheric, and minimalistic sound, which isn´t far removed from some of the most well known 70s releases from Tangerine Dream. There is minimal use of guitars (they are for example heard during the third movement of the "Ea" track) and percussion during the playing time, and zero death metal or in fact any type of heavy metal related elements. The regular version of the EP features two 21 and 19 minutes long tracks, while some editions also feature the 27:37 minutes long "Chronophagia" bonus track. The digital version of the EP splits the two longer tracks from the regular version of the EP into eight sub-division tracks.

Considering the fact that Blood Incantation are usually a very creative band, it´s no surprise that they felt the need to release an ambient music release too, but while "Timewave Zero" is a pleasant and atmospheric ambient release, which transports my mind to the loneliness and coldness of space, it´s still overall a slightly tedious and uneventful listen. Everything is build on slow and sustained synth chords/notes with only little development throughout the tracks and honestly this is best listened to as background music or maybe for meditation purposes. It´s not a bad quality product, I just expect a bit more from a band like Blood Incantation. A 2.5 star (50%) rating is warranted.

(Originally posted on Metal Music Archives).

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