Once Godlike

Demo 2010 reviewed by Corazine

2010-07-12T20:13:00.000+02:00

The youngsters from Once Godlike have made a great effort with their 2010 promo. They're still in search of their final sound, and so this release goes off at a different tangent than their previous work (which used to be metalcore).
The band has hoisted the flag of death metal now, and the demo is peppered with sufficient rhythmic breaks and changes to sound strikingly modern. The five tracks are linked with horror-industrial samples, but the tracks themselves can create eddies of atmosphere too - kudos to the guitarmaestro. There's also some experimental juggling going on, but these little tricks are becoming more and more standard fare. The promo has some rawer edges as well: the production is a bit blunt (especially the drums) and at times, the aforementioned rhythmic twists feel too wooden.
But, as far as I'm concerned, this stuff is pretty solid and surely enjoyable. The twenty minutes fly by but you'll just press play again: it's metal without pretensions, and I like it all the more for that. But that doesn't mean Once Godlike has already arrived at their final destination or the peak of their abilities. Perfectionists always seek to improve. The attitude is already present, and time will bring musical splendidness from/for these guys.

Source: http://www.corazine.com/articles/o/once-godlike/reviews/promo-2010.aspx

Interview by Mindview Magazine

2010-07-12T12:39:00.003+02:00

Source: http://www.mindview.be/

Demo reviewed by RMP

2010-06-03T23:09:00.001+02:00

Review score: 80/100

Delen Once Godlike brengt een demo uit in eigen beheer.
Eén song, 20 minuten technical black metal. En dat klinkt best goed.

Author: Once Godlike
Album: Demo 2010
Date of release: 2010
Line up: Joeri, Jannik, Niels & Indy
Genre: experimental, technical death / black / doom metal
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Jack Studio

Once Godlike brengt met deze demo vijf songs die tot één geheel zijn samengesmolten. Het resultaat draagt de bandnaam en duurt een goeie 20 minuten.

Je vindt alle hierboven opgenoemde stijlen gemakkelijk terug in hun werk en de overgangen verlopen vlot. Daar waar de basdrummen overheersen, vullen de bas- en leadgitaar goed aan. Daar waar de basgitaar aangeeft, gaan de drums begeleiden.

De klanken en patronen die je krijgt, hangen goed samen en geven veel atmosfeer en samenhang. Het gaat hen niet om hoogstaand technische stunten met de instrumenten, maar om een goed samenhangend geheel.

De grunts en screams vervolledigen het geheel. Deze songs, in één grote track gegoten, zijn het beluisteren waard. Er valt weinig aan deze demo op te merken. Het is een goede plaat. Ik zou de band alleszins verder willen zien evolueren. Hopelijk brengt de toekomst meer van en voor deze band.

Tracklist
1. Once Godlike

Source: http://rock-metal-punk.org/review.php?id=336&band=once-godlike&cd=once-godlike

Demo reviewed by Fueled Magazine

2010-05-25T18:41:00.001+02:00

Once Godlike - Demo
Written by Marieke Penne
Saturday, 22 May 2010 18:33
In 2006 the band started as a metalcoreband. Because of some line-upchanges they deceided to change genre and they discovered the amazing world of the Belgian black/Death metal!

Band:Once Godlike
Album:Demo
Label:Unsigned
Release:21/03/2010
Genre:Black/death metal

Review:

I first was surprised about the number of songs on the demo. One. Yes the demo concludes only one single song : Once Godlike, a 20 minute track.

I love the demo: why? There is a great proportion between the lyrical parts en the musical parts. The voices are nice tuned and in harmony, which gives the song a whole new dimension. Guitarriffs are brutal, hard and complementary, they fit amazingly well with the drumline and vocals.

I had a quick listen to their previous demo’s and they have made some good progress . It’s a band not to lose out of sight . If they’ll find their own style they can be a successful and powerful Belgian band.

Conclusion:

They’re in the good direction of making some very good music loved by many.

Rating: 71/100

Tracklist:

1. Once godlike

Links:

•www.myspace.com/oncegodlike
•oncegodlike.blogspot.com

Demo 2010 reviewed by zwaremetalen.com

2010-05-07T14:41:00.002+02:00

Once Godlike - Promo 2010
Eigen beheer, 2010
De gewijzigde koers van het Belgische Once Godlike heeft er voor gezorgd dat het viertal zich anno 2010 in een experimenteel vaarwater begeeft waar voornamelijk een death metal-wind waait. Deze demo bevat slechts één nummer die uit vijf verschillende delen bestaat.

Wat me na bovengemiddeld veel luisterbeurten opvalt, is dat de productie van dit schijfje voor een demo goed te pruimen is. We horen in het eerste deel een opgefokte en afwisselende vorm van death metal met schreeuwende vocalen, enerzijds groovende en anderzijds ratelende drums en recalcitrant gitaarwerk. De onderlinge delen worden veelal gescheiden door middel van horroreske intermezzo’s. Het tweede gedeelte scheelt in principe niet veel met zijn voorganger. De screams maken deels plaats voor diepe grunts die ik overigens tien keer liever hoor, en het gitaarwerk is nu meer to the point met wilde solerende uithalen als uitzondering op de regel. Ook het derde deel wordt geïntroduceerd door lege industriële geluidsgolven die overigens zeer succesvol overeind blijven staan wanneer het instrumentale middenstuk van deze demo zijn hoogtepunt bereikt. Dit trucje voeren de heren nogmaals uit in het laatste gedeelte wat zich verder kenmerkt door het hogere gehalte aan melodie. Dit in tegenstelling tot zijn roekeloze voorganger.

De band moet het niet hebben van geweldige skills op technisch vlak en ook qua originaliteit is dit op zich geen hoogvlieger. Toch ben ik positief over dit schijfje waarvan ik steeds vergeet dat het om een twintig minuten durende demo gaat. Op den duur creëert men namelijk een sfeer die mij erg aanspreekt. Graag een betere balans tussen de sfeervolle passages en de opgefokte death metal en laat die langspeler dan maar komen!

Tracklisting:
1.Once Godlike
Line-up:
•Jannik - Vocals
•Indy van de Put - Guitars
•Niels - Bass
•Sloeri - Drums

Links:
•Once Godlike MySpace

Source: http://www.zwaremetalen.com/recensie/15706/Once-Godlike-Promo-2010.html

Once Godlike in Mindview magazine

2010-05-04T15:06:00.003+02:00

http://www.mindview.be

Demo 2010 reviewed by Lords of Metal

2010-05-03T19:18:00.004+02:00

Once Godlike - demo 2010
Self-financed

file under Death metal / Grindcore

Neithan: Once Godlike is a Belgian band that started out as a dark metalcore act. Their last release, ‘Art Of Impact’, sounded like a mix between hardcore/metalcore and thrash. In 2008 the line-up changed: both guitarists, Kristoff and Stijn, left and were replaced by new guitarist Indy, and so the style changed along. It is now called black/ death experimental metal, but I don’t hear that much of black metal in the music, so let’s stick to the term “experimental old school death metal”.

It has been a considerable change of course and this demo is hardly to be compared to ‘Art Of Impact’: nevertheless I will do it anyway by saying that that previous release sounded more dynamic and band-like, so perhaps the new line-up (oh well, three out of four have remained within the ranks) still has to grow into the new style. It is a kind of simple, militant old school death metal with some mathematic riffs. In my opinion it is too monotonous and just a bit too familiar, and this style specifically would have been very fit for a band with two guitarists in stead of one, also to make the riffs sound more massive. It now sounds a bit shallow. A bit of Mortician, Six Feet Under, some old Obitus, add some black metal screams and experimental/mathematic riffs into it, put it in the blender and there you have the mix of the band’s status at the time of recording. This is quite a wide spectrum and as a result of that, the band sounds a little too much like all but lacks a soul of its own (and I don’t even refer to a typical own sound). The old school feeling is enhanced by the sound of the riffing (brutal) and the monotonous drumming: even if the band has a drummer of flesh and blood, it sometimes feels as soulless as a drumming computer.

It is an interesting concept, but there is a lot to be done if they want to impress this genre. Yet in no way I would suggest the band to call it a day when it comes down to this style: I think they recorded the demo a bit too early, because this style demands a lot. I do think that the band has possibilities, it is just that they are too impatient…

Rating: 55/100 (details)

http://www.myspace.com/oncegodlike

link: http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/showreview.php?id=16208&lang=en

Demo reviewed by Fatal Grind

2010-04-28T22:28:00.001+02:00

ONCE GODLIKE - Demo 2010

Der Bandname scheint etwas vermessen, jedenfalls in Anbetracht der musikalischen Ergüsse. Selbige bewegen sich zwischen Death und Black Metal und enthalten ansprechende Killerparts so wie auch infantiles Geschrubbe. Die Songs sind also zum einen interessant gestaltet und haben das Potential amtlich in den Nacken zu schlagen, beinhalten aber auch Riffs, die sich im Proberaum verstecken sollten. Da werd ich nicht ganz schlau draus. Generell betrachtet muss ich der Band aber schon zugestehen, dass sie für viel Abwechslung sorgen, eine gewisse Atmosphäre transportieren und sowohl düster als auch brutal spielen können. Vielleicht sind sie der Zeit auch voraus und haben das Schubladendenken hinter sich gelassen, dann wären diverse Stilbrüche und songtechnische Eigenheiten legitim. Die stärkeren Momente, ich trau es mich kaum zu sagen, haben die schwarz angehauchten Phasen in denen das Kreuz auf Kopf hängt. So manches brutale Death Metal Riff ist aber auch nicht ohne. Zwischendurch gibt es nur immer mal wieder bedauerliche Einbrüche, die Schwung und Glaubwürdigkeit etwas ankratzen. Das Demo ist insgesamt betrachtet aber durchaus ansprechend, muss ich gar nicht dran rumdeuten, das Schlagzeug zum Beispiel hat den entsprechenden Prügelfaktor und klingt sehr versiert. Fakt ist aber auch, dass da noch einiges nachzuholen bleibt, ich zweifle jedoch nicht daran, dass die Jungs bei ihrem Potential in der Lage sind noch einige Schippen Kohle in die Glut zu schaufeln. Dieses Release enthält 5 Songs, die wie ein Weihnachtsgeschenk in ein Gesamtkonzept mit diversen akustischen Einschüben und Spielerein verpackt sind. Der Sound ist zu dünn. Der Mankos sind die Musiker sich scheinbar auch durchaus bewusst, sagen sie doch selbst von sich, dass sie noch nicht am Ziel sind. Das rechne ich mal positiv an und bin gespannt, was da noch so kommt. Für eine anständige Portion brutalen Radaus reicht es bisher aber ganz sicher! www.myspace.com/oncegodlike

6/10

http://fatalgrind-reviews.blogspot.com

One Godlike on Brutalism (web)Radio

2010-04-25T12:19:00.002+02:00

Show 16 2010 | Brutalism

This weeks show is dedicated to Pete Steele.

1. Soldiers Of Hell - Impious
2. He Who Fights Alone - Nordwind
3. Leaving The Mortal Flesh - Keep Of Kalessin
4. Entre Sangre De Muertos - Inferno
5. In Mourning For The Night - Godless North
6. Oksana Is Cemodano - PKIKT
7. Inn I Virvelen Av Brennende Sjaktene Av Skjaersilden - Dodkvlt
8. New World Odour - CUFF
9. Kingdom Of Wan - WAN
10. Deviant - Morbid Carnage
11. Creatures Of God - The Jokke
12. The Cleansing Ritual - Christ Beheaded
13. Part I - Once Godlike
14. Prostration - Mind Asylum

To download the radio show as a MP3 file: http://www.mediafire.com/?yyyigyxndzi

Once Godlike on Asylum Metal Radio

2010-04-22T23:12:00.000+02:00

Once Godlike on Asylum Metal Radio! 18/4

Download it here: http://www.mediafire.com/?lmmm2zgzdvy

Asylum Metal Radio is a part of WCNI Radio and broadcast live in Oakdale, Connecticut, USA. Our part: Asylum 2 - 4min 2s.

For more info:

http://www.myspace.com/thepaddedcell666
http://www.WCNIradio.org

Once Godlike Moshpit Metal Radio

2010-04-22T22:09:00.008+02:00

Once Godlike on Moshpit Radio Show nr.86!

Download it here: http://www.mediafire.com/?mmtjzyzeg5z

Moshpit Radio is a webradio of the College of Engineering in Porto, Portugal. This webradio saw his light early 2007 and is broadcasted every Monday at 11.00h PM (GMT Porto) and is repeated on that same hour on Friday. Our part: at 45min.

For more info:

http://www.myspace.com/moshpit_er
http://radio.aefeup.pt/moshpit

Demo 2010 reviewed by FUY-zine (deathmetal.be)

2010-03-31T21:39:00.009+02:00

ONCE GODLIKE – promo2010
Self-released – promo2010

Like most bands these days, changes are something to be dealt with and put into something positive. Once Godlike started out as a hardcore-outfit and have evolved (because of some crucial line-up problems) to a more mature type of playing. They released an EP in 2007 which contained some heavy songs packed with memorable riffs but unfortunately they hadn’t caught much publicity then. 2008 was another milestone when two of the main characters left the band. The addition of new blood made them go into another direction, of which ‘promo2010’ is the first example. Technical dark metal (overlapping with doom/death metal) with a high passion for amorph riffing and a fascination for highly complex black metal. This promo isn’t something one can capture by just listening to it once, and they still keep surprising me with every listen.

The base for Once Godlike is deathmetal, with its stomping drums and over-the-top singing, but the band is truly all over the place. Very skilled musicianship with a taste for renewal is what they bring and they bring it for free! Fans of the earlier work can find a shot of technical melodic metal (Art of Impact) and fans of a more diverse sound packed with different impressions can gladden themselves with the new fine piece of strange and utter unique metal. Although this promo is a work in progress, they are obviously talented and eager to improve.

[85/100]

Written by Tom Dejonghe

http://oncegodlike.blogspot.com/ (for the downloads)
http://www.myspace.com/oncegodlike (for a first impression)

source: http://fyu.deathmetal.be/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1427&Itemid=26

Once Godlike - Demo (2010)

2010-03-30T19:02:00.010+02:00

Today we release our newest demo on the internet: Once Godlike - Demo (2010). This demo contains 5 songs packed in one big song! We made a big evolution and this demo shows our changes. This demo sounds more experimental, technical and more death / black and even doom metal! For you to check out the new sound! We aren't at the final stage yet!

Author: Once Godlike
Album: Demo 2010
Date of release: 2010
Line up: Joeri, Jannik, Niels & Indy
Genre: experimental, technical death / black / doom metal
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Jack Studio

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?ntuyjmommmk

Once Godlike - Art of Impact (2007)

2010-03-30T18:23:00.008+02:00

This is our first record released! Our mcd 'Art of Impact' (2007) contains 6 songs and an interlude. Like already said in the biography this cd sounds metalcore with deathmetal influences. You can download this mcd for free and check it out yourselve.

Author: Once Godlike
Album: Art of Impact
Date of release: 2007
Line up: Joeri, Jannik, Stijn, Kristof, Niels
Genre: metalcore with deathmetal influences
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Jack Studio

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?gtdjtqjb1ma

Once Godlike - Biography

2010-03-30T18:11:00.007+02:00

Once Godlike is a band hailing from Mechelen, Belgium.
At the start (2003) we played a darker type of hardcore.
The line up till 2006:

Joeri - drums (In better days)
Kristof - guitar
Jannik - vocals
Tony - bass (Leng tch'e).

Once Godlike (2006): We evolved from hardcore to metalcore with deathmetal influences. A nice example of our sound is the 'Art of Impact' mcd (2007).
The line up till 2008:

Joeri - drums
Kristof - guitar
Jannik - vocals
Stijn - guitar
Niels - bass

Once Godlike (2008): Stijn and Kristof left the band and Indy joined. This fact meant another big change for Once Godlike. With this new line up we made the first steps into a more experimental death / black metal project. At the end of 2009 we recorded a five-piece demo which will be downloadable for free.

Current line up:

Joeri - drums
Jannik - vocals
Niels - bass
Indy - guitar

Discography:

2007: Art of Impact (mcd - Self Released)
2010: Demo 2010 (demo - Self Released)