Metal Blade’s newest release comes to us in the form of Allegaeon’s  (pronounced uh-lee-juhn) debut album Fragments of From and Function.  This is a band that is destined to push the melo-death genre to new heights. These melo-death Messiahs have released a debut that delivers everything metal fans love: crushing guitar riffage, maniacal drum beats, gnarly groove and, enough face melting solos to make anybody cream their gitch. I would compare this album to Behemoth’s most recent release Evangelion. They have a lot of similarities mostly in the tone but also some drum and guitar riffs, subtle enough not to be a rip off and present enough to know that Behemoth is an inspiration. Lyrically and structurally the album is very well written. With subjects ranging from the theory of human origins, time/dimensional travel and the grand question of life itself, it’s clear that there was just as much time and effort put into the songs lyrically as there was musically. Quality song structure is a rare gem in the extreme metal genres these days and is present through out this entire album. Accented hooks make for catchy songs as well vocalist Ezra Haynes I feel has the perfect metal voice ranging from deep grows to audible mid range tones also he posses fantastic lyrical concept writing skills. If fans of metal go another day without this album then they are doomed forever. This solid debut has made it in my personal top 20 metal albums to date. Highlights of the album are songs “Biomech-Vals No.666″  particularly because of the nice acoustic ending and the other is the album’s closing track and my personal favorite  ”Accelerated Evolution” with a nice hint of prog and extended instrumental sections that will surley get you up and windmilling around the room! Solid debut from a band on a road to a bright future.
9/10

• Genre: Melodic / Technical Death Metal
• Label: Metal Blade Records
• Link: http://www.myspace.com/allegaeon
• Year: 2010