Thematically beautiful yet fitting for a death metal album

I just love the focus on life, that alone makes it feel so unique

Dan Seagrave, famous for his artwork for metal albums, made this for Decrepit Birth's 2017 album Axis Mundi

Though DB fans probably prefer their previous 2 albums, I just love Axis Mundi, it has such an organic feel to it

The sound is warm, the drums have so much life in them, not just playing fast, but eg check out the drums in the end part of Transcendental Paradox (when the 8 bars repeat the 2nd time, but you should hear it from the start of the section for context) those small cymbal hits feel like splashes of joy - or life