Today I'm going to review a band that plays a genre that I don't like very much, I'm talking about Symphonic Black metal. Triump ov Fire offer us a various Black metal album, but with many Symphonic Black metal influencies. The main thing of this band is the voice; to me the voice is adapt to this musical genre and listening I thought that was perfect and In the Name of the Black Principle is a good album also for the instrumental stuff. Unfortunately I could have enjoyed all this more if it had been composed in a better way, in my opinion there's just a few of originality and the recordings are not so good. It's not a bad album but it's neither a masterpiece. It could have been done a better work if it contained more guitar instrumental parts and riffs and if it was recorded better...
After 17 years without releasing albums, the norwegian Black metal band Crest of Darkness finally releases a new album, In the Presence of Death. Probably most of Black metal lovers had already listened to this band, and whit this album also Progressive metal and Power metal listeners will know this band, because the singer in this album was also singer of the Power metal band Conception. It's a great leap to play Black metal after having singed in a Power metal band for many years, in facts the sound is much more clean than in other albums of this genre, and you can hear the bass better than in a normal Raw Black metal song. This is a traditional Black Metal album, but with Death metal and Doom metal influences. The powerfull riffs, the violent drums and the angry screams create a sort of incredible musical vortex, rich of strange atmospheres and showing also an excelent musical technique. In my opinion the best tracks of this CD are obviously the title track, "In the Presence of Death", "Demon Child" and "Welcome to my Funeral"; these song are able in a particular way to improve the technical level of the album. I think that this is absolutely a good album, but this band needs to do a quality leap that will improve again the level of the band, because to me they can't show totally their abilities.
Today I'm gonna review Mutilanova, which is a french Symphonic Black metal band. If I speak about french Symphonic Black metal some of you might think at bands such as Anorexia Nervosa or Le Grand Guignol, but also Mutilanova may offer you some good stuff, if you like this musical scene. Their music is fast and violent, but at the same time are melodic and harmonious and the merit goes to the choruses and to the keyboards; Nera Lux has very good and heavy rhythms, characterized by harsh riffs and heavy drums lines. The guitarist plays typical Symphonic Black metal riffs, violent and melodic at the same time, that may attract the listener in a particular way and that are the main characterization of Symphonic Black metal; the drums constantly executes fast rhythms, broken out by strange musical passages or rhythmical time changes. The singer has a particular scream and his way of singing is angry and suffered at the same time, and listening better you can hear that the singing part are a little less important in this work, probably because the players gave much more importance to the perfect instrumental execution of the songs, but it doesn't ruine the work. To me is a very good album also if it sounds a little incomplete. Anyway I recommend you to listen to this band! RATING: 7/10 -SADIK- (-Dom-)
Torture Ascendancy is a Death Metal band coming from Pennsylvania. To review an only 2 tracks ep is quite strange because the quantity of the material is scarce and often can not be good to understand the band's style; but I'll try. The first track "Reversing Creation" has influences from bands like Decapitated, especially in the drums due to fast and distinct passages; the guitars perform sharp riffs that -especially in the intro and in the rhythmic changes- perfectly follow the line of the drums; in both songs there is a very good throaty growl with often angry scream in the background. Piece that completes the disc is "And Darkness was cast", a song more extreme than the previous one: the notes that characterize the song compared with "Reversing Creation" are as first the stronger and faster rhythms, harder but speeded up riffs complete the work with influences of bands like Deicide and Cannibal Corpes. Nothing new or innovative, but still a good product.
Debut album by the Belgian band from Dibeek and active since 2002. “You Are What You Swallow” is a classic pure thrash metal old school album, where personality and originality are almost always left aside in favor of classic songs but damn smooth and enjoyable. Already the initial "Aberration Mandatory" makes it clear immediately the potential of the quintet, with excellent drums, well cadenced lead rhythm guitars and the wonderful voice of Kenny Molly for seasoning the whole. The tracks I recommend are absolutely "Once You Cross", really beautiful; the bestial "Taste of Decay" with excruciating solos and the title track in the end, even if finally, if it were not for these details, the songs resemble each other and there isn't any that can really emerge. It remains an album that I recommend to lovers of classic Thrash who want to use 47 minutes of their time in an intelligent and entertaining way. This is one of several groups which shows us that the '80s Thrash is coming back to the fore, though not like the old times. RATING: 7,5/10 -ULTHAR- (-Mara-)
Forlorn Chambers is a Finnish Death Metal band. Theoretically founded in 2012, in January 2013 they give birth to their first debut: "Unborn and Hallow," Demo of only three tracks but with good atmosphere. The sound is monotonous and is often prolonged, a Death Metal with Death insights laying on Black structures that can give atmosphere to the songs. As the first song we have the homonymous "Unborn and Hollow" already precipitous from the begin due to Black/Grind drums parts, it slows down at the end but without losing the initial violence; beautiful idea of the male choirs in "And we hail the ones who fall" that embellish the atmosphere already created by the guitars keeping the line of the previous track. As last song, "Desolate Resolution" is a slower track than the other but with greater technical capacity on the part of the bass. Up to here an excellent performance,but there's something unperfect: unfortunately the vocal part is not at all suitable, we find a guttural growl almost pig squeal that always keeps the same tone throughout the disc, it is not bad in itself, but does not bind with the band. Nothing extremely new, but still a work worthy of note. RATING: 6,5/10 -SADIK- (-Mara-) VIDEO
One Sense Too Much are a Progressive metal/Deathcore band with members coming from Germany and from Malesia; their music is undoubtedly heavy and destroying, but has also got many melodic musical passages. The first things you can hear listening to Her Neverland are two main things: the members of the band choosed to use a drum machine, probably programmed in a bad way because it sounds too static and almost fake, but besides this many times it goes out of time. The other main defect is that the exhale growl of the singer is more fit to a Brutal Death Metal band and the scream is not made in a "natural" way, but seems to be forced and false; the exhale can be improved. Despite these defects the guitar riffs are very good and shows a good technique. The vocal tone of the singer adapts itself at the heavy genre that the band plays and the clean singing immerses the listener in the musical purity of the group. Surely there are many things that might be improved: in particular the drum machine, but the composition is very good, I think that the band could do a better work than this one, so I wait new news from this powerful and very good band. RATING: 6/10 -SADIK- [-Dom-]
Slovenly World is a Groove/Death Metal French band. The group mixes the violence of Gojira and the good groove of Machine Head, making out a compact and ferocious product with some Metalcore influences. Since the first two songs you can very well understand the trend of the album: a heavy groove accompanied by rumbling drums with fast and violent pace; a good performance of the bass that perfectly follows the double bass rumbling even more tracks; sincerely for the vocals I would have preferred a softer voice, hoarse and gloomy, but the present voice does not ruin the album. The tracks "Alternate Ending" and "Choose your end" are the only ones with Nu Metal influences into Mudvayne style, through slower riffs with breaks between each other and with double bass and bass more noticeable. A band that has all it takes to emerge fairly well, nothing new, but still a good job. RATING: 7/10 -SADIK- (-Mara-)
We are facing a real musical evolution by Nostalgia. I remember them due to "512 Devil Music Vol 2", essentially a Punk disc slightly influenced by Depressive and Crust, and now I find them to perform a DBM with Black Metal and Blackgaze elements. The particular and varied sound is almost gone, giving room to more dark and hard sounds; the homemade and low-fi is greatly improved even if the quality of the voice (by choice) has been maintained. The clean vocal part has been replaced by a suffering scream/growl, the drums are extremized and the hardcore riffs are passed to a cross between Black and Blackgaze. Surely the band has matured and changed a lot, but you still have to improve a little bit. RATING: 6.5 / 10 -SADIK- (-Mara)
Small premise to begin: what you read in this review has been written without to find and therefore listen to two tracks of the disc. "Fuckaholics" is the second (and released last year) album by the Mexican thrash metal band Commando. At the first glance it may seem superficial and the usual disk "for fun", because of the title of the album, of the songs and the cover nothing short of "tamarra". But carefully listening to it you'll quickly notice their worth. Their proposal is a classic thrash metal inspired by Anthrax with atmosphere and pace, absolutely insane, with fluid and flowing songs that never last more than 6 minutes and that you are generally well laid out, with excellent solos and really pleasant to listen to. The tracks I recommend are absolutely "Rambo The War Machine" (do not consider the ridiculous title)with very good drums and one of the best solos of the disc; the exaggerated "Counter Strike", with some of the famous quotation "Arise" of the old Sepultura and a refrain that you will not forget; "The Corpse Collector", at the limits of technical thrash madein Havok. Finally, there is "Kill The Posers", with José Luis De Paro as drummer who gives the best of himself and with guitars that drive the track into an absolutely hilarious and fast way. But I'm lying if I said that this album has no defects: the biggest one are the vocals of the bass player/singer Cesar Zavala, who in some tracks are a little subdued, almost listless, and ruin a decent song as "Scarface". The second flaw (which technically would not be), is the aforementioned lack of being able to listen to the entire album, because the tracks "Intro" and "Night Stalker" can not be found on Youtube. However, it remains an album that deserves much, at least listen to it to hear how much this fun as great band knows how "to hit hard" in his own way. RATING: 7,5/10 -ULTHAR- (-Mara-)
The project In the Frost was born in 2011 in Poznań by two friends. Their music expresses a strong sense of melancholy and anger; strongly influenced by bands like Darkthrone or Katatonia, their black metal is able to budge from the classical hardness and coldness managing to touch more melodic parts and light atmospheres. The aid of a melancholic guitar as a backdrop to a more distorted guitar manages to give an interesting Blackgaze touch to the songs, although sometimes the second guitar may be slightly out of time; the drums often vary pace, from a classic Black succeeds to turn into Depressive parties, to finish off a rough scream singing on a base that fits perfectly to it. Good record, I'm looking forward a new one.
I have loved this album since the first listening. A great disco. Last and recent release of the Italian band active since 1994. Advice: listen to it over and over again, so it will well penetrate in your ears. Heavy and violent, naughty riffs with a dirty sound, almost at the level of the famous Fallen Angel of Doom, or any of the first Darkthrone album; It is inspired by the Norwegian tradition and it is due to the "raw black" sounds of 90s that becomes even more interesting. In my opinion it could be a mainstay album of underground Black Metal. Great shot for My Kingdom Music, I confirm the judgment of others feedback found in other web sites: masterpiece.
Here I am to review the latest work of FrostAgrath, Egyptian DSBM project carried out by Lord Mist. The title of the Full Lenght expresses the soul of the composition: A Journey To Infinite Sorrow. The disc begins with the title track, you are immediately struck by the excellent composition of the piano, overused in DSBM but still effective and acid guitars immerse you in harrowing atmospheres. Here we are at the second track: The Passage To Helplessness; here the particular setting of FrostAgrath voice is heard strongly: remote voices full of suffering that serve as the underlying theme of the entire piece. And now the third track, an interlude of about two minutes, resting your ears but not your mind, dark, it certainly will please Ambient and Neofolk lovers. The fourth song, In Cor Silva is my favorite of all: a great piano intro, heartbreaking vocal, guitars more defined than the previous tracks, and you can finally hear the drums...A small pearl. Buried Among Bloodsheded A Shrine, the fifth song of the disc, makes you feel even further drumheads and increases the speed of the guitars, a style that differs a little from the rest of the album, very linear as DSBM wants. Last Track, A Solitary Death In The Lost Pathway: a note of aggression is present in this passage, dark despair that relates perfectly to thunderstorm frame offered by intro and outro. A good job, not innovative, but is there a more static genre than DSBM? Well done, but with only one point: the low-fi is fine, it creates a great atmosphere, but be careful not to become chaotic and undefined ... And especially not to create too many headaches! RATING: 6/10 -EXCIDIUM- (-Mara-)
Split between Twilight Fauna, Atmospheric / Depressive Black Metal one man band from Appalachia, and Filsufatia, another band with a single component that provides a melancholy Atmospheric Black Metal. Although the two artists are physically far to compose, they manage to convey a bond of depression and hope in every song. Dark and distorted guitars alternating to melancholy guitars, a "rotten" and consumed voice with almost tribal drums are the main aspects of Twilight Fauna, thereby expressing a real state of abandonment and despair. Filsufatia has excellent atmospheres which accompany a guitar with an hellish sound; it often gets lost in something more melodic that embellishes the final work. Good split, the two bands are well promising.
Культура Курения is a Black Metal project with Post-Punk influences. It was born in Russia in 2011. During the listening of the album can be noticed some Doom influences in the instrumental base and there are Depressive Black interpretations by the vocalist. Guitars often start from a distorted and cold sound, ending with sad and melancholic parts; the same about drums that begin with more Black rhythmics and lead to classic rhythms of Post-Punk. One of the strengths of the band is definitely the vocal part due to a crude and often suffering scream. Great band; the ep lasts only twenty minutes, but they deserve a lot. RATING: 7/10 -SADIK- [-Mara-]
Hard Stoner Metal enriched by a lovely "ignorant" Sludge and a touch Doom: here is what is the Camion band; suitable for a warm and long journey in the desert, maybe even with some crates of beer. A hard and rocky riffing that sometimes is exchanged with rock-chords, that give a lighter touch to the tracks, is one of the strengths of the band; the strong dragged pound of the drummer makes it even heavier. Very good the bass that makes rumble more and more songs and excellent the idea to use the scream instead of the classic clean vocals. Despite the whole is hard and solid there are darker or influenced by Doom parts adorning the disc, by going beyond the classic roaring and heavy rhythmic. Very good band, absolutely recommended. RATING: 7/10 -SADIK-
Brain Washed is a Polish Thrash / Speed Metal band born in 2011. Their music is fast and aggressive, their roots are firmly attached to the style of Anthrax with some minor reference of bands like S.O.D. or Vio-lence. Among the strengths of the band there is the nor too basic or too complex technical capacity, and one of those shots that makes you appreciate the songs on first listen. The instrumental part is mostly based on a fast riff and full of Groove, a double bass often used with devastating and fast rhythms and finally a bass that frequently can surprise the listener. Very good band, recommended. RATING: 8/10 -SADIK- [-Mara-]
Tomb is a Depressive Black Metal project entirely supported by the Chinese Pest Production. There is a big difference between this EP and the previous full-length “Witches Sabbath”, in fact this new disc transmits pain and tormenting emotions. Due to distorted and melancholy guitars can be noticed Blackgaze influences and the atmosphere created are enriched by sad thunderstorms; often the style of the drums changes between Depressive and classic Black Metal, but well "hounded" from the bass. The strong point of the band is definitely the voice: due to a perfect intonation and expressivity is given off all the pain that the band wants to transmit, harrowing screams and a painful scream are the result of a great effort which continue throughout this time. Good disc.
Symbolic are a Progressive metal band from California that is inspired by great groups such as Black Sabbath, Dream Theater, Rush, Judas Priest and many others. Xenatopia is an excelent album in spite of the little interesting rhythm changes and the bass guitar, that can be heard only at the end of "Zealot". The voice of the singer is good but, as many other Progressive singers, it has the problem that after some songs, becomes boring, because of so many high notes. Anyway I appreciated the guitar solos and the careful and complex drums. Very good album. RATING: 7,5/10 -Dom-
Súl ad Astral are a Post-Rock/Post-Black metal band, which main influences of the band are Alcest, Explosions in the Sky, Desiderium and Isle of Skye. I didn't like this album so much, probably also because I'm not a Post-Black metal fan and I think that this genre is not interesting and there are just a few Black metal parts, and for me the result is disappointing. If Súl ad Astral had more Black metal sonorities and riffs I had appreciated the band and the result. RATING: 6/10 -Dom- [-Dom-]
Vallendusk quartet was born in 2011 with the intent to give birth to a good Atmospheric Black Metal band, but despite this, they have also added Blackgaze components in the composition. The backbone of the band are definitely guitars with very fast riffs and a melodic sound, that create the whole atmosphere of the tracks; the vocalist's scream is typical of Black Metal but not particularly innovative. Good the drummer holding a fast pace with the double bass and finding attached another created by a slow snare and cymbals, rarely also with a touch of Prog; The bass can rarely be heard and is often covered by the drums. Not bad, almost a good a start.
Brutal death metal is more undead than ever and 2013 is definitely its year! After the great comebacks of titans like Defeated Sanity, Suffocation, Devourment and Guttural Secrete, every fan must add another album to their “to-buy” list: I’m speaking of the debut album of the american three-piece Goemagot. After a demo, Parasitic Incineration, which was very appreciated in the BDM underground, the band puts out Eradication Of Insignificant Beings, an album that surpass Parasitic Incineration in every way possible and is probably the best BDM debut of the last years. What we have here is technically excellent brutal death, with plenty of slam influences and a good amount of ideas used wisely. Goemagot aren’t innovators, but they surely are personal and, even more important, they know how to write exceptional songs. The band maintains a constant balance between ultra-fast brutal death riffs and bone-crushing slams, connecting them perfectly in the most effective and various ways. Also, they use a good amount of evil melodies, often played in tremolo, sometimes capable of touching the listener; this is a very rare feat in this genre. The quality of the riffs, the slams and everything else is really high and Goemagot always add a little bit of personality that separate themselves from the crowd of bands which do nothing but copy good ideas from the great bands of BDM. During the tracklist we have almost totally slam episodes with a deadly groove – like Headless Prostitute Present and Too Decomposed To Rape – alternated with fast bursts of brutality, straightforward like a punch in the stomach – for example, Progressive Regression of Cognition and Crushed After Dismemberment – and longer and more complex songs, which are the best of the album: I’m talking about The Ethics Of Omnipotence and Beg For Extiction. This track, in particular, is the most beautiful one, so full of ideas, ultra-heavy while using thrilling melodies, closing with an epic guitar solo to listen to again and again and fading with an acoustic guitar outro which closes a magnificient album. The production of Eradication is one of its strongest features, incredibly genuine and also clear, making it possible to distinguish every instrument without giving up the dirty mood typical of BDM. Drummer Daniel Hemmerich’s performance is impressive, far more varied and interesting than your typical brutal/slam band’s drumming, yet equally brutal and intense. One of Goemagot’s most distinguishing aspect are Cody McConnel’s vocals, incredibly deep and filthy. He sounds a bit like Antti Boman of Demilich (who has one of the deepest growls I’ve ever heard) with a touch of Angel Ochoa (Cephalotripsy) which never hurts. Furthermore, Cody also displays his abilities with the bass guitar, not always following the guitars, sometimes stealing the spotlight and delivering little solos and great tapping sections. Matt Murphy on guitar is really good, especially concerning the leads, even if in this album they’re not so prominent. Eradication Of Insignificant Beings is immediate, long-lived, intense, captivating, without a break. I could describe it with a lot of adjectives, none of which would be negative. Every BDM fan should listen to it and buy it as soon as possible, because it’ll be hard to see an equally awesome debut soon. Hail to Goemagot, hoping that in the future these guys give us something even more impressive! RATING: 9/10 FEDERICO ARATA (MrFreddy, Metallized)
Décombres, which in French means "ruins", is the unhealty solo project by the Canadian Philippe Boucher, who became quite famous in the metal underground for being the drummer of Beyond Creation. The debut album, with the same name "Décombres," was released last year and his musical offering is a Black Metal style like Burzum (especially the masterpiece "Filosofem"), with adjoining classical, creepy, dark atmosphere and low quality production and recording. Already since the initial “Consumation” you know right away that the album will be difficult to listen to, with few virtuosities by guitar and drums and a disturbed voice in scream; but perhaps this is also a strong point of the album: a real sense of bewilderment and lack of handholds. Despite the technique is not elevated, some riffs are pasted in the brain of the listener without peel off easily (such as that of the aforementioned "Consumation" or "Elevation" or "Aurore Boreale") and, after properly "grapped" it with 2-3 plays, the atmosphere of desolation and despair that we breathe is unique. But there is always something that should be wrong: what gave me enough annoyance was almost equal of all the tracks, except "Dernier Souffle" which is what symbolizes the whole album, at least for me. Recommended especially to those listen to Black and Depressive Black Metal; for everyone else, if you can not accept the disturbed sounds in Burzum-style, I can understand. RATING: 7,5/10 -ULTHAR- [-Mara-]
"Bauda" project was born in 2006 due to Cesar Marquez in the form of one-man band, proposing an instrumental and very relaxing Progressive Rock / Folk with a great technique. But now the band has completely revolutionized, in fact the band added a bass player and a drummer, so the group is converted to a Neofolk / Post-Rock / Progressive Rock. Better expressed, their music is a mix of many kinds in addition to those outlined above: we can hear Atmospheric, Shoegaze and in some points even Pop influences. During the album guitars often sound very melancholy reminding bands like Opeth and Gospeed You, Black Emperor who may have a slow pace rather than fast; The basic rhythm of each track consists in the bass supported by the drums: it constantly maintains a very good technique. The use of the synthesizer is not uncommon, it enriches every track (already great) and can give rise to intense atmospheres. Truly a special project that needs to be understood, especially recommended for lovers of detailed, melancholy and full of atmosphere music.
Secretpath was born in 2008 due to the guitarist Pierluigi "Aries" Ammirata; since that moment, the band had line-up changes, but they do not get discouraged and continued to work on new material. At the end of 2011 they released their second demo "Wanderer", that compared to the previous work is much more mature and the quality of the sound is almost perfect. A band that (starting from melodic Black Metal) can mix other genres such as Technical Death and Progressive, until reaching the Gothic: it is something truly remarkable; rhythm changes, parts clean with an excellent interpretation and an elevated technique characterize for sure the band. The full and precise drumming supports the sound with the guitar and with a good capacity; the alternation of growl and scream is able to give a destructive touch to the whole. What is presented is a band with an high prestige, the elevated technical capacity and the great sound is one of the strengths of the band. Here is in Italy a band that wants to revolutionize the scene and is able to do it; even if keeping with these standards is really hard, the band has charisma and is able to transmit it. Chills.
Tales of the Old is a Power Metal band, born in Athens in 2010, due to the keyboardist Mike Tzanakis. Their strong love for bands like Therion and Nightwish has contributed to the creation of a personal sound, but inspired by them, with dark, powerful, melodic and symphonic atmospheres. Although the strong point of the band is the atmosphere, do not forget the rest of the instrumentation. In fact the guitars perform riffs not too complex, but that form the background with the keyboard. Like special guest there's the soprano Androniki Skoula, who overshadowed the singer of the band with a great performance. The insertion of a symphonic orchestra and voices not belonging to the band embellishes the EP giving it a note more mysterious and fascinating. This album deserves 9/10, but unfortunately the presence of only three tracks prevents such a thing; it's still a great product. RATING: 7/10 -SADIK- [-Mara-]
Album recorded six years ago by the successful Brazilian band and republished this year by the Chinese Pest Production. The album is great, the atmosphere created are well laid out and melancholy is not scarce; the guitars of "In My Last Mourning ..." sound distorted, the drums are rather thick and stands out more than the rest of the instrumentation. The guitars earn importance in "A Crawling Worm in a World of Lies" due to the sound that is put on equal terms with the drums; flawless vocal performance in "I Am the Bitter Taste of Gall" and remarkable background created by the keyboard. Finally there is "... and i finally Reach My End", again excellent technique that follows the "line" of the whole album. Chills.
Kausalgia is an Atmospheric Black Metal band from Finland. In this EP there are also Doom and Ambient influences due to the use of two guitars and a synthesizer. The first track "Reincarnated" presents purely black metal riffs, there are often references to the melancholy created by the melodic guitars and by background symphonies; "The Drug" is much faster than the other tracks, because the drums and the riffs create a tune nothing short of superb. "Lupaus" takes a more melodic and melancholy way than the other, we can say that the drums "lighten" the Black, slowing it down and making notes more homogeneous; the guitars have a sound much more melodic and catchy and the vocal interpretation makes the product more expressive than you can imagine. The album ends with "Farewell", taking the same line as the previous track. I recommend the EP, a good job. RATING: 7.5 / 10 -SADIK- [-Mara-]
Roarback are a Danish Thrash Metal band,born in 2010 and their genre is a mix of Thrash and Death Metal, in facts they're influenced by 80's Thrash Metal and by 90's Death Metal. Face the Sun is an excelent work,with a lot of aggressive riffs, violent guitar solos, the drum are powerful and the voice of the singer is aggressive too. This EP is, also like the band, a very good promise for the Underground world, in particular for the Thrash Metal genre. The only fault is the limitate presence of the bass guitar, that can be heard only in some points. We hope that in future Roarback will return with a new EP or with an official album,good as this one. Recommended to all (Underground) Thrash Metal lovers.
Claudio Alcara, founder of the extreme Frostmoon Eclipse, is also the creator of an acoustic project called Stroszek. The latest album "A Break in the Day" is only based on sad and melancholic melodies. The style of the guitarist is versatile and soft, the vocal performance is superb and linked to the rest , so it "touches" the' heart and the soul of the most sensitive people. The atmospheres created during the album are like mist approaching slowly to the ground, which causes strong and intense emotions, tears falling down. Who love to spend a gray and rainy day, looking out the window, will find something amazing and special in this album. A good and interesting project.
How can we define this band? Probably the more appropriate words are Blackgaze / Depressive Black Metal; in fact, Eyelessight has a lot of sounds and styles that characterize these musical genres. Although it contains only four songs, this demo has already laid down base guidelines : atmospheres are well marked and the vocal is one of the strengths that distinguish the young band. The track "Vuota Solitudine" has a classic Depressive rhythm, the vocal is very intense and the interpretation is almost perfect, the guitars properly distorted form an infernal background, which we find in the other tracks too. "Dolorestatico" is pure suffering translated into music: at some moments a lulling guitar accompanies the melancholic musical base, and even here the expressiveness of the singer remains impeccable; I personally consider that the song "7:12" is the best from the instrumental viewpoint, since the riffs are speed up and are put sharper focus than the other tracks. The album ends more energetically due to “Odd”: the drums are more important in continuing. I would say that this is a good start. They deserve to be heard. RATING: 7,5/10 -SADIK- [-Mara]
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