DECAPITATION Ryan explains. “I might not write any “Positivity, if anywhere, would defiriffs, but arrangements change big nitely be in the subconscious,â€? time when I bring lyrics into play, and Ryan notes. “There’s absolutely we’ve all adapted to writing catchier nothing positive about our lyrics. songs. They keep me in mind when But there is positivity in the way writing choruses and I keep in mind we approach writing and recordthings I could be doing when they’re ing now, something that was never writing, and it all ends up coming there before. We have a renewed together, mostly in the studio. We’re vigor going on in the band the last making honest-to-god albums now couple years, and I haven’t been instead of collections of songs. Not this happy with everything since I to take anything away from the pre- don’t know when.â€? đ&#x;’Ł đ&#x;’Ł đ&#x;’Ł vious albums, it’s just different. We’re more experienced now.â€?
As dark as Death Atlas is (and rightfully so, for Cattle Decapitation has always proved to be a voice of reason – and now more than ever, we really need that voice), positivity and mindfulness abound on the album. The record exudes an organized and fluid form, reverberating in the creative process, and sending warm vibes down your spine. The album’s message may be death for us all, but the vitality contained within is pure enlightenment.
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