CURSE OF CAIN haven’t just written a debut record, ranging from modern metal stompers to bitingly aggressive, melodic death grandezza, from traditional heavy metal hook magic to menacing soundscapes from a future in ruins, they have created their own universe.

That’s a pretty big statement, especially for a debut album. Curse Of Cain obviously have put a lot of thought into their music. They bring us to the year 2076 were they tell us the story of Cain (yes, the Cain know from the bible) and his interactions with the band members’ characters.

They certainly inspire to make something big. Not only music wise, but also with their live performances as they showed on last year’s Sabaton Open Air in their home town Falun.

But back to the album itself.

Lets start by saying that this a pretty strong album, even more so considering that it’s a debut album. When it comes to debut albums, I don’t usually think of perfection. Most debuts are seriously lacking in quality, at best showing us the potential of what could be. This debut album is different. Maybe it’s because the band members, or at least the ones whose identity is known, have been in and around the music business for a long time. Or maybe it’s because they took their sweet time making this album. What ever the reason, it certainly paid of.

But how do I describe their music? In a way it sounds kinda familiar to me and brings me back to my teenage years.
Might it be related to the fact that at least three people from my favourite band back at that time are also involved in making this album now? Alexander Backlund has done a great job in giving us a very balanced and pleasant mix, even though Curse of Cain‘s music is quite massive at times. The vocals could still be improved a bit, especially in the clean bits they lack a bit of depth. In part it feels a bit like they tried to hide this fact by adding some distortion effects to it.

Now to the music itself: Imagine a blender filled with heavy guitars, movie worthy grandness, some video-game vibes and a bit of sci-fi madness. Spice that musical smoothie with some sudden tempo changes and Curse of Cain is what you’ll get.

My personal favourites are ‘The Mark‘ and ‘Embrace Your Darkness‘ because of their catchiness.

Curse Of Cain is:

The Soulkeeper | vocals
The Timekeeper | guitars
The Pirate | bass
Rainbow | vocals, percussion
The Mechanic | drums

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