365 Days of Metal: The Tide Has Come In

Day 3

Beneath the Massacre - Marée Noire (EP)

Band Origin: Montreal, QC, Canada
Genre: Technical Death Metal
Label: Prosthetic Records
Running Time: 13 minutes
Release Date: September 14, 2010

Best Part: Black Tide 1:43-2:00. Sweeeeeeeeeeeeps.

Favorite Tracks: Designed to Strangle, and Anomic

Grade: 3.5

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Marée Noire in 20 words or less:

Take two cups of brutality, two teaspoons of technical wizardry, add a pinch of frenetic pace and let simmer for 13 minutes.

The Band:

Beneath the Massacre is a four member group hailing from the North American Mecca of Technical Death Metal, Montreal. Known for their equal measure of brutality, speed and technicality, BTM frontman Elliot Desgagnés has indicated in a number of interviews that the band has been working since the release of their debut EP to find that perfect sound. All the while the band has managed to add their name to a long list of French Canadian talent.

Beneath the Massacre's previous releases include: Evidence of Inequity (2005), Mechanics of Dysfunction (2007) and Dystopia (2008)

Jay's Take on Marée Noire:

Desgagnés described Marée Noire as being a selection of five of the best songs Beneath the Massacre has ever written. Clocking in at only 13 minutes long, and featuring five tracks, Marée Noire is a short but intense listening experience. People familiar with BTM's previous releases will recognize that their sound has not gone through a massive amount of change. Their songs are still fast, technical and brutal. Desgagnés vocals are particularly more brutal on this release however, which alters the tone of the EP, but not in a bad way at all.  

Marée Noire was meant to be a short release while the band kept writing for their third full-length record slated for 2012. If the new record continues in the footsteps set out by this EP, it's bound to be BTM's best release to date.

Sample of the Day:



- J