I can't recall where or why I first heard Invocator's "Weave the Apocalypse" but I do remember immediately thinking that the first track, "Through the Nether to the Sun," was one of the coolest tracks of European melodic metal I'd heard. More importantly, I still feel that way. I found later that what's even better is that the whole damn album is great. And yet despite all of this, Invocator still remains a relatively obscure blip on the metal map, far out-shadowed by At The Gates, Dark Tranquillity, In Flames, etc. If you have a look on Amazon.com right now, there is a copy of this cd selling for $57.00. Yup. My guess is that they just sounded too different from the aforementioned crop of Scandinavian melodic death metal bands. Maybe too much of an American influence, even. It's not hard to imagine these guys really liking Pantera and Morbid Angel. And really, in terms of technicality and musicianship, I think Invocator had just about everyone in Gothenburg beat. Incidentally, Per Jensen, drummer extraordinaire from The Haunted, played drums on "Weave the Apocalypse."
You probably want to know what they sound like. If I had to come up with a label I might call them melodic technical groove thrash with hardcore-leaning vocals that sound like a pissed seventeen year old. You should probably just check it out. As I said, if you at least give "Through the Nether to the Sun" a chance (especially pay attention 1:45 to 2:05 as it is an exceptionally rad progressions of rhythm-shifting riffs) I think you'll find it worth your while.
Also, it has some rad Dan Seagrave artwork.
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