Echidna - Manifests of Human Existence (2010)^{Release ID: 10762}

Some pretty promising Greek technical death metal with strong jazz influences. Needs to tighten up a bit before they can compete with the big boys. There is a very strong Atheist/Cynic influence although Echidna are differentiated by the use of blast beats on occasions. The vocals in particular sound very similar to Kelly Shaefer (Atheist). Ultimately the songwriting is not quite strong enough to maintain interest for the whole album but I can see potential. It will be interesting to see what they can do with some label backing.