There's nothing flat out objectionable here, but perhaps if the band spent a little more effort on this demo rather than putting everything together half-assed at the last minute like a 9 year old's science project, the band's potential could have been more present here. Then there's the obligatory crappy, rehearsal version of a track that later appears on another release with slightly better production.Īs I said, depending on your mood and your opinion with this band, you may find some of this interesting, at least in an esoteric sense, but that's pushing the envelope. The second version is merely without the vocals! Depending on how badly you hate the vocals here, that should determine which version you like better. Why did they make two versions of "Fire of the Eternal Time". Ultimately, everything is somewhat tolerable here, but that can be pushing the envelope. For what it's worth though, I do find the atmosphere it produces interesting enough. I suppose the end product is pretty creepy but as far as making dark ambient is concerned, if you've heard your fair share of it before, then this is nothing too substantial.
The vocals are sort of a harsh-spoken voice type. Again, the creepy synths appear and are accompanied by dull accoustic guitar performance. "Nothing (Monologue) " sounds like something from a demo from the LLN. I don't know whether it's a production issue, but the vocals are nothing more than cloudy, thick grunts that add very little to the music. In the midst of it all, bad vocals triumph. It seems the members are fighting each other to see how can claim victory over this mess of sound and this happens during the rest of the track. And that's about where I decide to skip to the next track. Then, all of a sudden, the heaviness pops in and the music becomes a chaotic wave of noise. It starts off quietly with eerie synths - it sounds like something from a 50's horror movie! This is well complemented by the ever accelerating drums and accoustic guitars. I love the buildup for "Ad Infinitum (Dark I) ". If I had to name a perk of this demo, it would be about how creepy it sounds sometimes.
Nevertheless you sure won't find anything like this on most of Astrofaes' other releases.
Most of Ad Infinitum is a random mess of ideas that can be interesting if you're open minded, but otherwise not very essential for anyone's collection. I am actually not sure what they were trying to accomplish here. Where Astrofeas is usually known for making heavier, faster driven black metal with a touch of ambiance, their first demo borders on the line of experimental music, featuring a number of effects that don't appear on other albums, and some strange songwriting. Ad Infinitum sounds nothing like the traditional work of Astrofaes.
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