"Right off the bat this band impressed the **** out of me. Perfect production (not too clean or too dirty), impressive instrumentation, riffs for days and great vocals have me sitting here wondering where the hell these guys came from. If you took parts of Behemoth, Origin, and Deeds of flesh and baked a cake with a little Nile sprinkled on top, this is what you would get. This actually reminds me of the post from few days ago about Cryptopsy’s None So Vile. Specifically, the part about writing songs that are technical without sounding wanky or sacrificing song structure. There are some super sweet riffs on this album too, like the one in the intro of “Chikkhai Bardo” (U Wot?). - Jack Bauer for ToiletOvHell dot com "At once savage and at another melodic, Narada are a band that’s going to draw a lot of comparisons to heavyweights in the death metal genre. Not the least of which, more recent Behemoth and Nile. Narada are a band of shifting tendencies, as the technical aspect oft follows. The marriage of aggression, jumping spats, and melody are old hat. However, Narada play the game like they’re already PhDs genre-heads. When a band can crack open an album with a track like ‘From Zenith To Nadir’, they’re doing a lot right. The sweeping six-minute blaster is riddled with expert musicianship. From the eerie intro, complete with wailing leads, until the immediate blast of business that Narada smears all over the speakers, it’s a track that never showcases a section of boredom or lack of inspiration. Instead of repeating a lot of rhythms and riffs, the band simply moves on from where they were as the song kicks forth. It slows down, it chugs, it speeds up but it never loses momentum. It’s a near perfect introduction. The production walks a fine line between raw and clean. The album never sounds so rough that it’s like they recorded in a tin can in the dead of winter, but it also never falls onto the dangerous route of vanilla. Dead Waters is a bombarding experience. Tracks like ‘Universal’ pure shots of adrenaline that barely relent. The pinch harmonic guitar riffs and thundering drums are simply frothing. It never loses momentum. Even when repeating itself, it still manages to be fresh. The band’s love for death metal both recent and classic really shines through in their sound. Sometimes they can sound as frantic as Cryptospy (see: ‘Cadavers In The Pit’). A later riff in ‘Chikkhai Bardo’ sounds a little Chuck Schuldiner-esque (I’d give it Human-era status). But perhaps the most interesting riff is the intro to ‘Sons Of Kashyapu And Kadru’, which sounds straight like it’s off an Opeth record. A beautiful little progression that quickly escalates into a technical gargle of double-bass punches and groovy guitar riffs. Hell, the clean lead even sounds a little Dillinger Escape Plan. But I make too many comparisons. Narada are a band that deserves to be heard on their own merit. They have honed an incredible grip on technical death metal and unleashed a slew of banging tunes. Dead Waters is one of those Bandcamp gems that crops up every so often. An album that is miles above its peers. It deserves recognition, just not from the Russian government. But from you? Absolutely. Dead Waters is an album brimming with life. Narada are a band to keep an eye on." - Christopher Luedtke for Echoes And Dust dot com