Melodic Death metal is a delicate balance. The intertwined guitar melodies are alluring at first, but their musings often become too saccharine for my tastes. It's like the musical version of cotton candy. The first few bits might be a sweet novelty, but then I'm stuck massive wad of sugar the size of my head, and a stomach ache. Here we have a Connecticut-based band of riff wielders, the curiously spelled SVN SEEKER , with a debut EP that proudly boasts of the melodic death metal moniker. And guess what? It's not terrible! It's not terribly original, either, but for now we'll focus on its strengths. This five-song rager begins with an instrumental piano piece, "The Plot," which sets the expectation that this is death metal from the minds of thinkers, not cavemen with HM-2 pedals. The band blasts in with "Pilfered," and waste no time showcasing their powerful drumming and shredding abilities. Vocalist and guitarist Nikita Khrenev switches betwee...