DIMENSION F3H - Does The Pain Excite You ?

It has almost become a rule for a great number of bands with their roots in Norwegian black metal to switch their direction to the industrial/electro area. For Dimension F3H this is less peculiar, if we consider that the band leader is none other than Morfeus, founding member of the now defunct legend Limbonic Art. Despite the provocative title and the cybermetal labeling, Does The Pain Excite You? is less interesting than I had hoped. Even though this approach allows for a lot of experimentation and improvisation, Morfeus has opted for a rather dull combination of thrash and black metal, seasoned all over the place with all sorts of electronic effects. Unfortunately, the riffs (while pretty solid in places) tend to be repeated obsessively until the songs become boring, and the “cyber” parts are nothing to write home about. Brutal and aggressive most of the time, the album fails to keep one’s interest for all its 50 minutes. Maybe if Dimension F3H had combined in another way aggression and unconventional elements, the album could have been truly appealing. However, the way it is, it’s nothing but a run-of-the-mill thrash/black metal album with electro elements on top and an industrial-style production.
(+)  some of the guitar riffs
(-)   nowhere near how original it might have been, tedious

Dragos P. Nota: 7.5