Abiotic - Cast Into the Depths

     It's Monday again, and if you're a regular reader of Loud Noises, you know what that means. Yes, it's time for another alliterative post! And what 'M' word am I going with today? Motherfucking 'Metal', that's what. Nothing too fancy, nothing too clever, just straight up heavy.

     So it's to be a Metal Monday, then. In particular, it's going to be a techy, vaguely proggy, death Metal Monday, courtesy of the latest from Miami's Abiotic. "Cast Into the Depths", taken from the band's forthcoming Casuistry, is a relatively brief blast, at less than four minutes long, but that just means that nothing overstays its welcome. There's some solid riffing, at least one really cool groove, and even a touch of the jazziness that permeates a lot of modern tech/death/prog.

     I've read quite a few complaints about the production on this one, especially concerning the somewhat thin-sounding bass drum, but I'll just shut up and let you be the judge of that. Crank this one and see what you think.