{"id":3143,"date":"2017-02-01T14:40:19","date_gmt":"2017-02-01T14:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-construct-the-deity\/"},"modified":"2018-03-22T22:43:54","modified_gmt":"2018-03-22T22:43:54","slug":"review-construct-the-deity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-construct-the-deity\/","title":{"rendered":"Review:\u00a0Construct –\u00a0The Deity"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It\u2019s difficult to do prog-metal right, and it\u2019s fair to say that to many, prog-metal is difficult to like whether done right or not. \u2018The Deity\u2019<\/i>, the debut album from Stoke-On-Trent\u2019s Construct<\/b>, demonstrates exactly how problematic this struggle can be.<\/p>\n

Catchiness, conventional song structure and familiarity have never been characteristics of prog-metal, resulting in the esoteric nature of it as a sub-genre. Ask a stranger in the street to name a prog-metal band and they would struggle. But access points come in many forms, and bands at the top find theirs in the true depth and creativity of their work. Something Construct<\/b> are to be found sorely lacking in here.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s over a fifteen-minute wait before the first real impact is felt. The pounding \u2018Justify The Means\u2019<\/i> providing respite from the boring soloing on opener \u2018When Conscience Calls\u2019<\/i> and \u2018The Molecular Level\u2019<\/i>\u2019s dreary vocal melodies.<\/p>\n

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The snaking riffs of \u2018Coalescence\u2019<\/i> are crying out to be thrown into an irregular time signature or otherwise developed. But this lack of willingness to venture from their one-dimensional comfort zone is very much Construct<\/b>\u2019s problem.<\/p>\n

There are signs of life in the title track\u2019s lively central guitar lick, although these are quickly extinguished courtesy of another deadwood chorus. The one memorable melody is to be found in \u2018Whole Again\u2019<\/i>, but even here Callum Howie\u2019s voice is colourless, overly produced and drowned in more landfill guitars which abrasively dominate the mix.<\/p>\n

\u2018Forgotten\u2019<\/i> is the eleventh and final track, and that title might be an apt summary of what could fast become of \u2018The Deity\u2019<\/i>. In order to be a successful prog-metal act, Construct<\/b> require much greater scope for innovation, invention and imagination. Sadly this particular deity is very much a false God.<\/p>\n

2\/5<\/p>\n

‘The Deity’<\/i> by Construct<\/b> is released on 4th February.<\/p>\n

Construct<\/b> links: Website<\/a>|Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a>|Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Peter Stewart (@PeteStew_<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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