{"id":88079,"date":"2019-08-12T14:00:34","date_gmt":"2019-08-12T13:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=88079"},"modified":"2023-04-07T14:25:52","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T13:25:52","slug":"review-unprocessed-artificial-void","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-unprocessed-artificial-void\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Unprocessed – Artificial Void"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Another day, another tech-metal band looking to wriggle their way into a scene that\u2019s honestly gasping for air at this point. But apparently Germany\u2019s Unprocessed<\/b> are being more hotly-tipped than others, partly for the precociousness they\u2019ve already displayed, and partly their new album, \u2019Artificial Void,\u2019<\/i> apparently goes that next step and establishes them as something great.<\/p>\n

And on the whole, this isn’t a bad album, but the ever-present boundaries of tech-metal still apply, even if they\u2019re ultimately adhered to well. Of course, there\u2019s notably a technicality on tracks such as \u2019Prototype\u2019<\/i> and \u2019Antler\u2019s Decay,\u2019<\/i> that lends the impressively clinical jaggedness that\u2019s always a selling point. Then there\u2019s the adoption of more atmosphere and melody of \u2019Fear\u2019<\/i> and \u2019Avatar\u2019<\/i> that shows off the subtleties in Manuel Gardner Fernandes\u2019 vocals well. It gives Unprocessed<\/b> the dimensionality that bands like this often need. Even if there\u2019s not a great deal of uniqueness, all the tech-metal beats are hit with excellent accuracy.<\/p>\n