{"id":35463,"date":"2013-12-10T19:50:10","date_gmt":"2013-12-11T00:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=35463"},"modified":"2014-02-08T08:39:26","modified_gmt":"2014-02-08T13:39:26","slug":"silver-cypher-adfectus-infernus-cd-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2013\/silver-cypher-adfectus-infernus-cd-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Silver Cypher | Adfectus Infernus<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Justin Gaines<\/span>
\n– Senior Columnist\/News Editor —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"SilverAdfectus Infernus<\/em> is the fourth full-length release from Cincinnati-based metal band Silver Cypher. The band bills themselves as a \u201cdark power metal\u201d outfit, a term that brings to mind the likes of Evergrey and Bloodbound. The reality \u2013 at least judging by Adfectus Infernus<\/em> \u2013 is a bit more complicated, and in a good way.<\/p>\n

Adfectus Infernus<\/em> is a very intense, unpredictable and memorable listening experience. Yes there are power metal elements and yes it\u2019s dark lyrically \u2013 albeit in a futuristic, sci-fi kind of way \u2013 but this seems almost like Voivod meets Slough Feg more than anything else. It\u2019s progressive metal in the truest sense of the term. Silver Cypher is pushing the genre boundaries here, and the results are really impressive. The band displays a high level of technicality, and between the unorthodox song structures, strange atmosphere and \u201chere\u2019s an interesting way we\u2019re all gonna die\u201d lyrics, listening to Adfectus Infernus<\/em> is like a perilous voyage to some far flung planet. For all its quirks, there are plenty of moments where guitarist\/vocalist Jon Krech just thrashes away, so the album always maintains that metal spirit.<\/p>\n

As far as highlights go, sample \u201cHiding in the Light\u201d and \u201cMonstro\u201d and you\u2019ll get a pretty good feel for the overall sound on Adfectus Infernus<\/em>. It\u2019s not a \u201csingles\u201d kind of album though. You need to experience the whole thing in one sitting, preferably via headphones so you can catch everything that Silver Cypher put into this album.<\/p>\n

Of course the potential risk of taking such a unique approach is that the album may not have a very wide appeal. Power metal fans might not embrace something this non-traditional. Likewise those whose benchmark for progressive metal is Dream Theater may have a hard time accepting something without keyboards and self-indulgent solos. That said, those who do get what Silver Cypher have done here are going to absolutely love Adfectus Infernus<\/em>. It\u2019s a weird one, but sometimes weird can be awesome.<\/p>\n

Genre: Power Metal, Progressive Metal<\/p>\n

Band:
\nJon Krech (g) (v)
\nChad Brinker (d)
\nMike Lawson (b)<\/p>\n

Track Listing:
\n1.\tFathom
\n2.\tSummer of My Discontent
\n3.\tPride & Despair
\n4.\tAlter-Flow
\n5.\tZombie Apocalypse
\n6.\tGolem
\n7.\tHiding in the Light
\n8.\tMonstro
\n9.\tInferno
\n10.\tAll Good Things
\n11.\tAnomic
\n12.\tEnd of Eternity<\/p>\n

Website: www.silvercypher.net<\/a><\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven rating: 8.5\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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