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Oktor - Another Dimension Of Pain (CD)

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Польская doom death metal группа Oktor наконец-то разрождается полноформатным альбомом, после долгих лет творческой деятельности, нескольких успешных мини-альбомов, компиляции и участия в трибьюте группе Scepticism! Длинные, развёрнутые треки, перемежаются изящными фортепьянными прелюдиями, словно вдохновлёнными самим Фредериком Шопеном, демонстрируют богатство идей: здесь и классические плотные рифы, и спокойные проигрыши, разнообразие вокалов (от чистого до гроула), перепады ритма и настроений... Чистое звучание всех инструментов подчёркивает высокое качество многолетних поисков и трудов музыкантов.

Треклист:
1 Another 2:10
2 Conscious Somatoform Paradise 12:38
3 Dimension 1:20
4 Mental Paralysis 17:24
5 Of 0:56
6 Hemiparesis Of The Soul 13:44
7 Pain 1:33
8 Undone 4:45

Артист:
Oktor
Страна артиста:
Poland
Год альбома:
2014
Название:
Another Dimension Of Pain
Стиль:
death doom metal
Формат:
Compact Disk
Тип:
CD
Упаковка:
Jewel Case
Лейбл:
Solitude Productions
Кат. номер:
SP. 096-14
Год издания:
2014
Страна-производитель:
Russia
Review
Crossfire Metal
6/10

Entgegen eines Unkenrufs aus der Phantasie eines dem Unterzeichner bekannten Schreibers dieses Internetportals, der in der Vergangenheit sicher schon mal lustigere Ideen hatte, soll ein Oktor nichts anderes sein, als ein männlicher Tintenfisch. Nun ja, es sind zwar keine Tentakelarme, aber es befinden sich acht Songs auf diesem Album, teils sehr lange. Das Intro darauf wird allein von einem Klavier bestritten, das im weiteren Verlauf noch öfters für ein kurzes Intermezzo auftritt wie in "Conscious Somatoform Paradise", sowie andere akustische Saiteninstrumente wie eine Violine im Siebzehnminüter "Mental Paralysis". Die Growls können tiefer werden als die Gitarren auf "Another Dimension Of Pain", jedoch bindet sich die Saitenfront keinesfalls dauerhaft an gruftige Tiefen. Für Vertreter von Death Metal im Doomsound erscheinen die Polen insgesamt nicht zu derbe fies, denn das verhindern viele entspannte Parts, auch mit Synthies und cleaneren, fragilen Vocals wie bei neueren Anathema. Auf ihrem ersten Album lassen Oktor bei den Hörern aus Enttäuschung wegen fehlender Härtegrade nicht gleich Stränge von Dornen aus dem Schädel wachsen, wie dem Typen auf dem hellen Cover, doch das Material ist schon Doom und auch als solcher zu genießen.

Author: Joxe Schaefer
Review
Stu's Metal Reviews
8/10
17.05.2015

The Polish doom death metal band formed way back in 2003 and are now finally ready to present a full-length album after the years of artistic activity, several successful mini albums, compilations and participation in A Tribute to Skepticism! The long tracks alternate with exquisite piano preludes, as if inspired by Frederic Chopin, demonstrate the diversity of ideas: classical dense riffs and low-tempo interludes, a variety of vocals (from clean to growl), alterations of mood and rhythm … Clean sound of all instruments underlines the high quality of musicians many-years-long searching for their own style.

Well starts with a bloody piano intro as a seperate track and then gets going with the 12 minute piece 'Conscious Somatoform Paradise' and it's pretty good, nice mix of doom, melody and funeral doom like the different vocal styles from growls to clean, works well as does the beautiful slow and melancolic breakdowns with gentle classical precision.

My joy at this first proper song is knocked slightly when track 3 is another short piano filler, which as it acts as an intro to the next song, could (and should) have been at the beginning of the damn song, but anyway lets move to 'Mental Paralysis' (in more ways than one if its followed by another filler).
Now this is a beast of a track at nearly 18 minutes, starts with this almost prog rock sound of guitar and keyboard, then the dark vocals come in and the song begins to move towards some quite epic almost symphonic doom as it goes on some stunning backing vocals are added and then it all comes to a close with some simple and atmospheric piano.

Next track, yep you guessed it: Filler, i can see a pattern here this is a four track album divided into 8 parts!
So to 'Hemiparesis Of The Soul' another slow and quite symphonic intro with great clean vocal, its when the dark vocals come in that this song gets heavy and nasty, well for a while we then gets some quite jazzy basswork and drums in the middle and a mix of styles and samples at the end.

The last 2; 'Pain' (yep filler come intro) and 'Undone' really are an odd way to end, just very very quiet piano and a near whispered vocal.

Author: Stu Tovell
Review
Zombie Ritual
10.06.2015

This album is surrounded by a quite peculiar dark atmosphere. If you ask me, I’m not very into the so called funeral doom metal. Although I admit that some bands make a great work in literally painful tunes, and distressing guitar lines.



Coming from Warsaw, Poland, these guys formed the band in 2003 but they have huge experience since they’ve been playing under other names since 1996. After a couple of Eps this is supposed to be a debut album and it really surprised me because of high quality and extremely well done concept. All tracks are forged in slow tempo atmospheres and gloomy lines. Actually, I have to say that the band transmits a high octane doom death in specific parts, among heaviness and orgasmic guitar riffs. Also, I have to say that the album sounds quite epic and they know how to balance distinctive structures into dark atmospheres and cathartic walls of sound. It’s not bad at all for a debut album although it’s clear that the band features quite experienced members. It’s highly recommended for those who still worship the most tormented and venomous side of the genre.

Author: Victor Varas
Review
Teeth of the Divine
19.05.2015

A slab of brute force melancholy from Poland, Oktor’s full-length debut after a string of mini-albums is a grandstand of kiloton riffs and lighter shading. They straddle the fence of sadness without getting too weepy for their own good and bring some of the heaviest guitar work I’ve heard in the death/doom across the eight tracks of Another Dimension of Pain. Cross the dirty grooves n’ somber atmospheres of Celestial Season with the hellbound dirge of Skepticism and some of My Dying Bride or even Morgion’s dynamic songwriting qualities, presto chang-o, you’ve got the illusionary madness of Oktor.

After setting the atmosphere proper with a trippy piano ballad “Another,” my ears were cast headlong into the riff dancing flames of “Conscious Somatoform Paradise.” These power chord salvos are HEAVY, like a dump truck full of anvil being dropped on your head. Once the meat of the track gets cookin’ it opens up into melodic, tranquil seas of textbook gothic doom with touches of psychedelia, a pounding percussive presence and the bass puncturing through the mix like a spear in the side of Christ. Vocally, the growls take hold first and they thick, sick n’ and destructive. The music is a very two side beast, dropping off into low frequency clean instrumentation where every note plucked is audibly classical in nature with the vocals turning into double-tracked narration (both spoken and distantly shouted…a pretty cool effect). Tucked deep beneath the veil is the slightest hint of Sabbath, which always perks my ears up. This isn’t stoner-rock by a longshot, but these guys swing and dip more than a lot of these morose sounding, in desperate need of a hug gothic-doom bands.

The album definitely unfolds in an arc of overlapping, interconnected ideas, yet another element that works to the band’s advantage. “Dimension” returns to piano after midnight instrumentalism (do you understand the placement and naming of these interludes yet?), giving way to the 17+ minute monster and easy album standout, “Mental Paralysis.” Patience is required for this one and the payoff is better than most promised Christmas bonuses. Violins, intricately threaded clean textures and sorrowful vocals will get you blowin’ in that hankie, until all sadness is ripped to fuckin’ shreds by hard-ass riffs that push-forward, throttle your neck and practically slam your ass up against a concrete wall. The harmonic guitars still weave their way into the mix as the song evolves into a Darwinian twist of iron-clad doom grooves and well-tapered melodies. At the 9:00 minute mark the driven power-chords really reach a crescendo, tossing n’ turning in the throes of a night terror while the vocals project straight from the bowels of Hell. Keyboards are tasteful and tasty, never tasteless throughout… If you’ve never heard the band before, this is the song you need for a proper conversion.

“Of” returns to wistful piano, calming the storm for the funeral parlor, melodic sludge heard on “Hemiparesis of the Soul.” Again the riffs are all about taking a groove and slapping it to shit with a bullwhip as vocals morph from expressive cleans to festering growls. The guitar work rises to some fantastic heights and the rhythm section locks into a death knell with last rites included. Cathedral and Celestial Season are coming into play pretty hard on this ashen dirge. Lead guitar lines continually cycle hypnotic, perpetual motion ripples that enhance the downtrodden drudge with a fistful of LSD. The couplet of “Pain,” a piano ballad without vocals and closer, “Undone,” a piano ballad with vocals ends the record on a subtle note, giving the battered mind a refrain from the grinding riffage.

Oktor is pretty sick. No complains to be had here. If you vibe on a combination of sludgy and serene, Another Dimension of Pain will give you a lot of mileage. I’m only somewhat into this type of stuff, so being blown away was a cool surprise. Damn killer stuff is you ask me…

Author: Jay S
Review
Doom-Metal.com
8/10
07.04.2015

Hailing from Warsaw, Poland, Oktor is a 3-piece, self-proclaimed Funeral Doom band formed in 2003. Although the band has been around for over a decade and have an EP and a split under their belts, it wasn't until late 2014 that their debut full-length, 'Another Dimension Of Pain' would see the light of day. And it seems well worth the wait, as it was released on the prominent Doom label, Solitude Productions. In fact, I find it quite a challenge to come across a genuinely atrocious delivery from said label, and Oktor does a fine job upholding the Solitude legacy.

The album artwork depicts a man gripping his head in agony as numerous thorny branches erupt from the top of his skull. This sort of dark imagery not only does justice to the title, 'Another Dimension Of Pain', it also gives an accurate visual interpretation of what is to be expected aurally. Of the eight songs at hand, four of them are short piano interludes that precede each full track. Each interlude takes as its name one word from the album's title, and although it may seem silly to have a song called 'Of', it is indeed an interesting concept.

One might prefer to call this an EP considering it is in reality four songs with separate intros. Despite this fact, the album boasts three songs that are over ten minutes long and tops out at nearly an hour. The final track, 'Undone' is just over four minutes in length, but is probably the prettiest song on the album. The keyboard intro (not including the 'Pain' interlude) has an almost lullaby sort of feel to it, followed by soothing vocals reminiscent of more Gothic Doom bands like The Foreshadowing or Novembre.

While the album does lack the usual 50-60 bpm drum beats and minimalist approach prevalent in a lot of Funeral Doom output, it is rich with mournful keyboards and guttural vocals. There is even a guest appearance by none other than Matti Tilaeus of the mighty Skepticism. It should also be noted that the band does a fairly decent cover of the Skepticism classic, 'The Organium' which can be found on their previous compilation, 'All Gone In Moments'.

It's refreshing to hear such a powerful debut full-length from a Polish Doom band when so many of the more well-known acts reside in Scandinavian or Eastern European countries. All genre disputes aside, Oktor conveys a style that will potentially appeal to fans of Funeral Doom, Death Doom and Gothic Doom alike. If you are looking for a band that delivers sound waves of sweet suffering, I highly suggest entering 'Another Dimension Of Pain'.

Author: Chris Hood
Review
Pitchline Zine
7/10
14.07.2015

Tras un largo periodo vagando por las entrañas del Underground los polacos Oktor han decidido ofrecer su debut discográfico bajo el nombre de `Another Dimension of Pain´. Ha llovido desde que el combo polaco empezó a dar sus primeros pasos hasta llegar a este debut, más diez años, que se dice pronto, pero al fin lo hicieron, ya tienen disco debut, al fin muchos podrán saciar las ganas por conocer más de estos polacos.

Ante esto podemos asegurar que ya era hora de comprobar el verdadero poder que la banda atesora tras más de diez años en la escena y un puñado de grabaciones en formato EP o splits y alguna participación en tributos concretos (Skepticism) que realmente no median el nivel real de un grupo como Oktor. Ahora con este material posiblemente podamos medir las aspiraciones reales de un grupo vivo pero agazapado bajo la bruma de Varsovia.

Cuando Oktor, un grupo que lleva como decimos más de diez años funcionando, al fin decide editar su disco debut, existen ciertas ganas de ver que escondían tras el oscuro manto que envuelve su zona de creación donde las ideas fluyen y se les da forma decadente para luego mostrar y atormentar las mentes más débiles. Muchas ganas de presenciar la capacidad de transmitir lo que siempre les gusta y que es la razón por la que deciden escribir música, un gusto que radica en el género Doom / Death el cual han querido amoldar a su propio gusto.

Pues bien, acertadamente podríamos decir que el debut mereció la pena. Han grabado un buen disco de Doom / Death con ciertos giros que nos hacen mirar de frente el Funneral Doom. Un trabajo completo donde han sabido combinar varios aspectos que han hecho del disco una pieza entretenida para los amantes del género. A los decadentes golpes lentos y desesperantes propios del estilo, han añadido voces intercaladas donde tanto las voces limpias como las guturales quedan acertadamente expuestas en cada aparición en escena. La presencia de teclados en determinados momentos también dan un ligero aire sinfónico que ayudan a ensalzar la música. Las guitarras trabajan bien fabricando constantemente ritmos tanto para momentos duros y potentes como en momentos de auténtica meditación. Es tal la elaboración musical de estos tres músicos que el disco lo forman ocho temas de los cuales cuatro de ellos son cortas piezas instrumentales que actúan de antesala de lo que son los temas realmente principales. De los cuatro restantes, tres de ellos sobrepasa los diez minutos siendo el último corte el más breve de los cuatro no llegando a los cinco minutos de duración. Así que estamos ante un trabajo de casi una hora, cosa también casi predecible sabiendo el estilo del que hablamos.

Como dato, señalar que Matti Tilaeus de los míticos Skepticism aparece como artista invitado en el tema “Mental Paralysis”, un dato revelador de hacia dónde va la dirección de la música de esta banda polaca. Ahora la duda está si tendremos que esperar otros diez años para escuchar nuevo material de Oktor. Tras el buen resultado de este debut esperemos no haya tanta demora, el tiempo y el viento son una peligrosa combinación.

Author: Leviathan
Review
The Pit of the Damned
5/10
30.06.2015

Io proprio non riesco a cogliere la decantata “altra dimensione del dolore” in questo primo full-lenght dei polacchi Oktor che giungono a questo risultato dopo dieci anni di attività ed un solo EP a inizio carriera. Il disco si basa su tre corpose tracce principali (“Conscius Somaton Paradise”, “Mental Paralysis” e “Hemiparesis Of The Soul”) a cui vengono affiancati in preludio e coda degli intermezzi strumentali, ove è protagonista un plastico, brillante e fastidioso pianoforte. Nonostante una necessaria competitività della prima delle tre, la proposta è alquanto scontata e presenta alcune parentesi decisamente fuori luogo con la totalità del lavoro, che rendono ancor meno appetibile quel poco fatto validamente. Il cantato in lingua madre è intrigante ma fatica ad esprimersi in modo eccelso a causa di una musicalità discordante che non riesce ad amalgamarsi ad esso. Una gamma di parti frammentate tra loro, impediscono a tutte queste idee miscelate, di condurre da qualche parte questo album della durata di ben cinquantacinque minuti, che si chiude, ironia della sorte, con un brano intitolato “Undone”. Non ci siamo.

Author: Kent
Review
Aristocrazia
20.05.2015

Riceviamo nuovamente notizie da parte della Solitude Productions, etichetta che ormai è un saldo punto di riferimento per un pubblico musicale affamato di sonorità meste e funeree; e anche questa volta, come da buona tradizione, il gruppo preso in esame proviene dall'Europa Orientale e più precisamente dalla Polonia. Tuttavia, nonostante le proposte estreme originarie di questo Paese siano rinomate per essere spesso pregne di brutalità e blasfemia, tale recensione riguarda gli Oktor: il trio è attivo da una decina d'anni circa e "Another Dimension Of Pain" è il loro debutto sulla lunga distanza.

Il disco — ovviamente in linea con il campo d'azione dell'etichetta russa — è un compendio di tratti ereditati dalla struttura melodica del classico Death-Doom di matrice britannica, ai quali viene sovrapposta una consistente trama Funeral; purtroppo però quest'ultima non è così opprimente e soffocante quanto sarebbe lecito aspettarsi e il pathos ricreato viene troppo spesso interrotto dai malinconici intermezzi strumentali ("Another", "Dimension", "Of", "Pain"). L'impressione generata dall'insieme è che i Nostri non vogliano gettarci in un oceano di invivibile e soverchiante sofferenza, ma che desiderino piuttosto farci vagare all'interno di un limbo cupo e desolato, però paradossalmente ricolmo di venature ariose e speranzose.

La suddetta ambigua dicotomia è quella che si potrebbe considerare l'unica — purtroppo assai consistente — pecca di tale lavoro, poiché troppe volte pare venga eccessivamente diluito quel senso di dilaniante condanna esistenziale che dovrebbe invece essere il fulcro di un album Funeral: il suono è talvolta troppo morbido, non sempre incide e scava a fondo nell'anima dell'ascoltatore, mentre gli interventi in voce pulita sembra abbiano la specifica funzione di far calare la tensione psicologica fino a quel momento evocata. Per quanto musicalmente ben concepito, per quanto toccante sia la costruzione melodica presentata e per quanto formalmente interessante dal punto di vista compositivo, "Another Dimension Of Pain" non sempre assolve al compito di ricreare quel continuum empatico che dovrebbe instillare nell'uditore la tipica voglia di vivere che è caratteristica fondamentale di ogni opera di questo tipo; al contrario soltanto alcune — peraltro notevolissime — sezioni di pezzi come "Mental Paralysis" e "Hemiparesis Of The Soul" riescono a raggiungere vette di coinvolgimento davvero degne del percorso musicale intrapreso.

Insomma, il terzetto di Varsavia ha dunque dato vita a un lavoro che — lungi dall'essere disprezzabile — non convince appieno e non riesce a soddisfare a dovere le voglie dei navigati ascoltatori di Doom funereo. Non dimentichiamo comunque che questo è appunto un esordio e gli Oktor hanno quindi tutte le capacità e il tempo necessari per limare le ingenuità e i tratti più acerbi della loro proposta: attenderemo la prossima prova per valutare se saranno in grado di trasportarci davvero in un'altra dimensione di dolore.

Author: Dope Fiend
Review
R.U.M. Zine
17.03.2015

Poctivá porce tradičně pojatého doom metalu, žádný šok ani extáze, zkrátka solidně odvedená práce bez bonusů. A kdo vlastně jsou ti OKTOR? Pro mě osobně doposud neznámí Poláci, jež se na scéně pohybují již od roku 2003, ovšem až doposud bez řadové nahrávky. K té se tahle trojice hudebníků dostala až v průběhu minulého roku a pokud se nyní podíváme na její složení, zjistíme, že se skládá ze tří dlouhosáhlých kompozic, několika inter a finálního rozhřešení s názvem „Undone“. Celkově to tedy znamená, že na své si rozhodně přijdou milovníci pochmurných žalmů, a to v té nejstandartnější doomové podobě.

Vláčné kytarové riffy, úsečné melodie, murmur/recitace, malebné klávesy atd. Zkrátka všechno, co lze rozhodně najít i u konkurence, bohužel, v mnohem lepším provedení. Když bych třeba tuhle nahrávku srovnal s počinem našich ET MORIEMUR, můžete si být jisti, že našinci jsou oproti polské družině mnohem nápaditější a ve svém projevu rozhodně přesvědčivější. OKTOR mě zkrátka svou hudbou nikterak nesejmuli, nedostali se mi pod nehty ani do hlavy, zkrátka mě nepřesvědčili o tom, abych si jejich materiál opakovaně připomínal.

OktorNaproti všem nedostatkům, které zde spatřuji, nelze „Another Dimension Of Pain“ zcela zatratit, neboť koncept lidského úpadku nepostrádá patřičnou image a taktéž grafická stránka CD nabízí zajímavou podívanou. Překvapivým tajem je poté i invaze polského jazyka v kompozici „Hemiparesis Of The Soul“, rozhodně nejautentičtější skladbě kolekce. Škoda, že těchto autentických záchvěvů není na nahrávce povícero. Kapela by se tak alespoň částečně vyměnila ze zástupu „bezejmenných“.

Co však rozhodně stojí v souvislosti s nahrávkou za pozornost, to je s určitostí účast několika hudebníků v roli hostů, přičemž tím nejznámějším je bezesporu Matti Tilaeus, lídr kultovních SKEPTICISM, jehož hlasivky lze zachytit ve skladbe „Mental Paralysis“. Myslím, že pro goodwill kapely snad ani víc udělat nešlo :) Ale tak…každý se snaží dle svého a pochopitelně je skvělé, že se OKTOR dokázali prokousat právě k takovéhle formě spolupráce. Jak už jsem ale výše uvedl… regulérní debut není pohříchu ničím výjimečným a v mých očích představuje spíše lepší průměr. A jak to bude u Vás ???

Author: All
Review
Atmosfear Magazine №15
7/10

Прошло 10 лет с выхода первого EP этой группы и видимо по этому случаю в этом году музыканты всё-таки издали наконец-то свой первый полноформатный альбом. Что ж можно только поздравить поляков с выходом их дебютника и пожелать им, чтобы их труды не пропали даром, т.е., дабы их диск не затерялся в огромной массе подобных релизов. Особую изюминку этому релизу добавляет лирика на польском языке, хотя её тут совсем немного, только в припевах. В остальном же, типичный doom/death metal продукт, который не является таким уж дефицитом в наше время.

Author: CS
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