Imindain released their second demo a year prior to And The Living Shall Envy The Dead. The reason why I chose to review the demo instead of the full-length is because I prefer the somewhat rawer sound the demo has. Monolithium consits of three tracks. All tracks are also featured on the debut album. Now, Imindain are immediately the proof that to achieve a sick sound, you don't have to have a minimalistic or repetitive nature. Monolithium is quite melodious and relatively accessible. Vocally we have no less than four approaches. You will hear standard grunts and blackish screams both are executed very well. Now, the special thing about Imindain are the two other vocal styles. The cleaner ones are superb and it's amazing to find a vocalist in this kind of extreme doom that has such a good voice. Tastefully added are the super high screams. You will hear them seldomly, but that is a good thing, because in that way the effect they are supposed to create remains special. Now, as you might expect these sound quite insane and well...sick.
Monolithium is most of the time mid-paced with some speedier parts to be found here and there, as well as fairly headbangable moments woven into the anguish and gloom. This Empty Flesh starts just like that, up-tempo with clean vocals and generally solid memorable riffing. The first half of the song continues in the same fashion, some small differences in paste and good riffs that will linger in your head for quite some time. Some time in the second half of the song, things take a grim turn, as a melanholic clean breaks presents itself with anguished screams in the background. It sounds like this might be the climax to which the song builds, but you are mistaken. A gripping guitar lead comes into play when the most foul, anguished and insane screaming ever heard is coming from all sides in the background. Absolutely amazing! Black Water features great militaristic drumming and again top-notch vocal performances. A great, saddening riff enters the mix at around one minute, surely one of the headlights of Black Water, while again the venomous vocals spring forward. Towards the middle of the song you'll hear dual vocal action of the standard screams and the higher ones, followed again by a militaristic drumming style. Imindain have continued with their high quality doom on their debut. I urge everyone to purchase that one and be on the look out for the coming split with Ataraxie!
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