Descent Into Madness (EP)
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| Released | January 30, 2025 | |||
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| Length | 24:12 | |||
| Label | Self-released | |||
| Producer | Gabe Mangold | |||
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Descent Into Madness is the third EP by American deathcore band Enterprise Earth, released independently on January 30, 2025. It is the band's first release to be released independently.[1] It is also the band's first release to feature drummer Aron Hetsko who joined the band in August 2024, replacing Brandon Zackey who left to join Whitechapel.[2]
Style
[edit]While on this EP the band still mixes deathcore with thrash, djent, and melodic death metal, it pursued a more extreme style with less of those influences.[3][4] The band jettisoned most of the soaring melodies and sung vocals, opting instead for "sheer brutality".[4]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Boolin Tunes | 8/10[4] |
| Metallerium | 8.5/10[5] |
Dan Southall of Hot Metal Magazine said of the recording that "this recording doesn’t set out to create something new or fresh, but it does serve as a new beginning of sorts for the band."[6] He commented that his music taste does include some deathcore, and "sometimes you have to let go of the elitist outlook and just have a moshing good time."[6] Florian Schaffer of Vampster said that for this recording, the band concocted a more cohesive and uncompromising sound compared to prior releases.[3] Hellbiter of Metallerium rated the EP eight-point-five out of ten, summarizing it as "deathcore with everything necessary for one who enters."[5] Nicholas Hayley of Boolin Tunes rated the EP eight out of ten, stating "By and large, it proved difficult for me to find anything negative to say about this one."[4]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "I. The Descent" | 3:46 |
| 2. | "II. Words in Whispers" | 3:13 |
| 3. | "III. Shadows Below" | 4:22 |
| 4. | "IV. Chasms of Hell" | 5:53 |
| 5. | "V. Enough" | 1:45 |
| 6. | "VI. Shapeshifter" | 5:13 |
| Total length: | 24:12 | |
Personnel
[edit]Enterprise Earth
- Travis Worland – vocals
- Gabe Mangold – guitars, production, mastering, mixing, engineering
- Dakota Johnson – bass
- Aron Hetsko – drums
Other personnel
- Jason Suecof – drum engineering[7]
- Chris Maxwell – cover art
References
[edit]- ^ "Enterprise Earth update fans on current record label status ahead of release of new EP". Lambgoat. January 23, 2025.
- ^ "ENTERPRISE EARTH Drummer Leaves The Band, Joins WHITECHAPEL". Metal Injection. August 2, 2024.
- ^ a b Schaffer, Florian (February 17, 2025). "Enterprise Earth: Descent into Madness". Vampster (in German). Retrieved April 10, 2025.
- ^ a b c d Hayley, Nicholas. "EP REVIEW: Enterprise Earth – Descent Into Madness". Boolin Tunes. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
- ^ a b Hellbiter (February 2, 2025). "Enterprise Earth - Descent Into Madness". Metallerium (in Spanish). Quote translated to English via Google Translate.
- ^ a b Southall, Dan (2025-02-09). "EP review: Enterprise Earth - Descent Into Madness". Hot Metal Magazine. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
- ^ "Review: "Descent Into Madness" by Enterprise Earth". Metal Noise. February 3, 2025.