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Complexant – Apex Review By Andy-War-HallSome bands just know what they’re about right away. Australia’s blackened death metal band Complexant poise themselves as a rising star in the continent/country/island’s extreme metal ecosystem, storming the scene with “a sound defined by weight, darkness, and unrelenting intensity.” There’s little fanfare to Complexant’s promo around their debut full-length Apex: in so many words, they merely promise to kick as much ass as they can fit in a thirty-four-minute session. They’ve tormented their home country since 2022, but Apex aims to make Complexant a global menace. But can Apex raise Complexant to the cream of the blackened death crop?
That Apex is a debut isn’t too shocking. Complexant play a dense, modern-sounding brand of brutal death metal dusted with black metal vitriol and (slight) deathcore stank. Think Cordyceps—restless riffing, crushed production, murderous intent, etcetera—but with more human-sounding vocals and a willingness to let their boots off your neck from time to time. Apex is heavy, raw, and blunt, but Complexant’s greenness shows in some undercooked ideas and seriously ham-fisted moments. Clean vocals worm their way onto “No Angels Weep” and “Afterlife,” which aren’t nearly as vital as vocalist Dan Greigsy’s screams and tack on an unwanted Stone Sour butt rockiness to the latter track’s ending. Endings are another issue. Although it’s worth celebrating Complexant’s realization of the power of editing, “Heretical Supremacy” and “Critical Mass” both end before they’ve hit their stride. Add some clumsy lyricism—”Cyclops, you only see through one perspective.” (“Cyclops”), “My head is at critical mass. One more thought and my cranium will surely collapse.” (“Critical Mass”)—and Apex’s rawness sometimes doesn’t work to Complexant’s benefit.
But more often than not, Complexant uses Apex’s bluntness as a proper instrument of devastation. Under the oppressive fury of drummer Seb Su’s blast beats, guitarists Shannon Zivkovic and Gavin Bradley and bassist Chris Tuckley churn out seething, brutish riffs one after the other, underpinning Greigsy’s incensed performance across Apex. Songs like “Swing Myself to Sleep” and “Eye for an Eye” attack with a balanced approach of imposing, dissonant blackened chords and neanderthal death chugs, the former deploying some fucked up noodling bits in the bridge and the latter ending in seriously caustic heaviness. Complexant’s mix highlights Su’s drums, who complements the guitars with a similarly dynamic balance of concussive speed (“No Angels Weep,” “Apex”) and groove (“No Hope for Sanctuary,” “Eye for an Eye”) while littering just enough fills across Apex for good measure. Finally, Complexant utilize breakdowns conservatively and effectively to punctuate dramatic moments in their songs (“Swing Myself to Sleep,” “Cyclops”) rather than writing everything tailored to the breakdown. Apex is a thematically uncompromising record, and thus benefits from the unsophisticated sound Complexant bestows it.
Not to be cruel, but Apex sounds best to these ears when Complexant sound just miserable. Apex features some truly harrowing and uncomfortable lyrics, and these moments usually encompass Complexant’s best material. From the suicidal ideation of “Swing Myself to Sleep,” to the vengeful murder fantasies of “Eye for an Eye,” to the proclamations against life itself on “Afterlife,” Complexant don’t endear themselves to you with their sunny dispositions. When Greigsy screams, “Eye for an eye when you take a man’s life. You brought a weapon, a weapon to a fist fight,” (“Eye for an Eye”), you best believe the instrumentals rise to meet his vitriol. At times Apex reminds me of Whitechapel’s The Valley in both sound and in barefaced confessional lyricism, reaching its emotional zenith on closer and album highlight “No Hope for Sanctuary.” Relaying the speaker’s childhood home life, his early claim of how he “was raised by fucking vandals” is bolstered by scenes of harrowing domestic violence and abuse, offering up an apt metaphor of being trapped under debris for the unstable environment he came up in. Apex doesn’t reach greatness as a whole, but in these uncompromisingly bleak moments Complexant reach the mark.
I had a good time having a bad time with Apex. Proving further that everything from Australia wants to kill you, Complexant can bring the hurt with the best of them, and Apex is a more than adequate exercise in hostility. Even where songwriting faltered, Apex is still enjoyable through the simple joy of the disgusting riff. Now, if Complexant hone their songwriting further by the time they’re ready for album number two, we’ll have something truly worth watching. If for our own safety, at the least.
Rating: Good!
#2026 #30 #Apex #AustralianMetal #BlackenedDeathMetal #BleedingArtCollective #BloodBlastDistribution #Complexant #Cordyceps #DeathMetal #Jul26 #Review #Reviews #StoneSour #Whitechapel
DR: 4 | Format Reviewed: ???1
Labels: Bleeding Art Collective and Blood Blast Distribution
Websites: complexant.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/complexantband
Releases Worldwide: July 31, 2026 -
Se você não tem se sentido bem ultimamente, fica aqui a mensagem do Corey Taylor, vocalista do Slipknot e Stone Sour.🤘
Este é um lembrete de que, mesmo nos dias mais difíceis, sempre existe luz no do túnel. 🎗️❤️🩹
#música #music #StoneSour #reflexão #coreytaylor #rock #rockandroll #metal #show #Slipknot #vida #mensagem #diaadia #cotidiano #SetembroAmarelo #amor #cuidado #vidareal #setembro #saudemental #psicologia #depress #frescura #ansiedade #autoestima
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A belated song of the day! Sorry we missed a couple. I've not been very well. But for the comeback I've got a beautiful version of Wicked Game. Originally I believe by Chris Issaak, this song was a classic during my childhood. The Stone Sour cover im sharing is a fantastic expression of it in my opinion. If you've not heard it then now is a good time to do so.
https://open.spotify.com/track/3V1H6liHwCDcWeqdPJabOM?si=CVJvbNxATRWYWkJS362miQ
#wicked #game #cover #song #chrisisaak #stonesour #somgoftheday #music
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Today In Metal History 🤘 September 7th, 2024🤘
MERCYFUL FATE, METALLICA, THE WHO, QUEENSRŸCHE, PINK FLOYD, LED ZEPPELIN#Metallica #MercyfulFate #TheWho #Queensryche #PinkFloyd #LedZeppelin #BuddyHolly #LeonardHaze #KeithMoon #NeilPeart #CarmineAppice #SteveVai #AgnosticFront #Megadeth #StoneSour #SuicidalTendencies #MichaelAngeloBatio #Lacrimosa #Cauldron #Clutch #Counterparts #Korpiklaani #Krisiun #Manimal #MetalAllegiance
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13 Nü-Metal Side Projects You May (Or May Not) Need To Knowhttps://metalinjection.net/lists/13-nu-metal-side-projects-you-may-or-may-not-need-to-know
#NüMetal #SideProjects #Device #BigDumbFace #Murderdolls #Crosses #Hellyeah #StoneSour #APerfectCircle #LoveAndDeath #FortMinor #ScarsOnBroadway #SevenHoursAfterViolet #DarkNewDay #FieldysDreams
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https://youtu.be/Q-pXD0FXLQ8?si=2PJb7Anl6H0MJEj1
La meva #CançóDelDia per al divendres 19 de juliol és aquesta dels #StoneSour #DesMoines #PostGrunge #HardRock #RockAlternatiu 🥀!
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Un disco de lados B y covers de Corey Taylor, vocalista de Slipknot y Stone Sour. «CMF2B... or Not 2B»
🎧🔗 https://songwhip.com/corey-taylor/cmf2b-or-not-2b
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NICKELBACK On Past Feuds With Other Bands: 'Regrettable Things Get Said On All Sides And Everybody Kind Of Looks Stupid'#Nickelback #Feuds #Bands #Egos #RegrettableThings #MusicDiversity #ChadKroeger #StoneSour #CoreyTaylor #Gimmicks #RoadrunnerRecords #SLIPKNOT
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Got reminded of this song https://youtube.com/watch?v=K73-hmaHPHY
And this show on that tour... feels like forever ago...
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Otro de los buenos discos cosecha 2023, el segundo álbum solista de Corey Taylor titulado muy originalmente «CMF2».
A mi me gusta mas Stone Sour que Slipknot, pero creo que me gusta incluso más la faceta solista de Corey Taylor. El espectro por el que se mueve es mucho mas amplio. Tiene cosas que se parecen a Slipknot otras que se parecen a Stone Sour y otras que no se parecen mucho a ninguna de las 2. -
Looking at You Through the Glass Rear Window
#MashupHorrorFilmsAndSongs #12DaysOfHalloween #HashTagGames #ThroughGlass #StoneSour #RearWindow @hashtaggames
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Corey Taylor Has Retirement on His Mind, Says Hes Almost in Constant Pain
Getting old sucks.#CoreyTaylor
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Corey Taylor Says Legendary Producer Rick Rubin “Wasn’t There” for Work on Vol. 3#CoreyTaylor #RickRubin #Vol3 #Slipknot #StoneSour #HeavyMetal #Producer #MusicalProduction #Musician #MagneticRecording
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un cover que tiene sus méritos (bonus)
Stone Sour - Wicked Game (Live Acoustic)
https://youtu.be/N0kDuZ2mcyg
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Inadvertently hurt a kid's feelings this morning already. He asked me if I approved of a certain #Slipknot song, I informed him that the last true Slipknot album was #Iowa and everything else is #StoneSour in masks. He went on to defend himself and I had to walk him back off the edge explaining music taste is subjective and that he can enjoy whatever he likes Although he is clearly incorrect for doing so with that song, that's his opinion and I can act like I respect it even though it's trash.
