Review by Lumina on January 16, 2026.

Decarnata is a technical/melodic death metal band hailing from Canada and Finland, featuring well-known musicians Alice Simard and Eetu Hernesmaa.

Decarnata was formed after Acanthosis, a previous tech-death project of theirs, disbanded for reasons that I shall not go into, since I was not present. Either way, the material here is undoubtedly the Acanthosis sound, further supported by at least track 3 being found on an Instagram post from 2023 on the now inactive Acanthosis account. I assume the others were written for it as well, but I have no real proof of that, so do with that what you will.

Anyway, that aside, as already mentioned, what we have here are four technical/melodic death metal songs in the much familiar sound of Alice and Eetu's writing, yet a decent Gothenburg-esque melodic death metal flair is quite present here as opposed to other works of both. Eetu seems to be Alice's go-to bassist when it comes to technical death metal, no change here, making me quite happy, as is typical with these two, the bass is present plenty and does not get left out as many other bands do, and has plenty of spots where it takes the lead, so to speak. It's really just a thing I love about technical death metal in general. Guitar-wise, it's really just what you'd expect from a Gothenburg-esque technical/melodic death metal EP. I can't really think of much to say about them, but let that not make it seem like they are not good. As always, the guitar work laid down by Alice Simard is phenomenal.

Vocals are, as usual, done by Alice, who is really just one of the most versatile vocalists I have ever heard. But in this EP especially, I think they are done beautifully. My favorite performance of theirs would most likely be in the first track, 'Bloodsoaked Avian Feast'. Drums are programmed, which I don't mind; they lay a good groundwork for the rest and sound quite nice. The production, I feel, deserves a mention as well because everything just sounds so neat together, and I quite like that. Another thing I like is the last track being instrumental, because, as I always say, instrumental tech death works are the best kind of music there is for me.

In conclusion, any fan of technical/melodic death metal will have fun with this release, and it's definitely worth checking out!

Rating: 9.4 out of 10