Origin almost takes a "two steps forward, one step back" approach to their new album, and Nuclear Blast debut, Entity. Allow me to put an emphasis on the "one step back" part. To question how a sound so unique, so high caliber could advance, evolve could reach further limits. How Paul Ryan came up with the music that Origin plays alone sometimes is an anomolly. On Entity, Origin decends from the heavens and takes on the kind of death metal that other people play. Yes, they wrote parts that almost (gasp) sound like more 'straight forward' bands (But can Origin ever truly be considered straight forward). Instead of shredding in a way the band only knows how, they incorporate parts they seem to have passed through during, maybe, the first Origin practice ever. I'm talking break downs (that still sound better than any core band to date), Nile-esque guitar solos (what? No raking arpeggios?). But doubters, do not fret. Anything seemingly 'less than Origin' caliber has their sound dancing all over it. C'mon, do you really expect the band play anything normal? While this album in large parts more straight forward, the band's technical prowess still dominates. The band's decision to bring it down (to earth) works really well. Hearing human drum-machine John Longstrength play anything other than mind bending blast beats and otherwise (one trick pony?) makes this not just another Origin album, and potentially menoutenous but more diverse. There's still plenty of the band's signature sound all over this album, but trying new things has definitely paid off for this band. This is a band that has been relatively so ahead of the curve for them to retrace their steps and put their mark on the things other bands have been doing for a while now is amazing. And the fact that this album is going to be played live as a four piece (only one guitar) will surely be nothing short of mind boggling.
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