Dec 4, 2019
0:25-4:46
VACIVUS
(UK)
Indignus
— Fire-breathing demonic beast with
technical harmonizing guitar monsters, interweaving to create
ripping riffs. The vocalist is a massive spread of guttural and
screech.
6:00-11:13
TAN KOZH
(France)
A la gloire d'Indra
— Intense black metal, yes; the name
translates to Old Fire and the vocalist is an incendiary match.
Dynamic tempos and clear lyrics in French.
11:54-22:36
ABIGAIL WILLIAMS
(WA)
Black Waves
— These bands need to stop using
Mariusz Lewandowski to create the album covers, he has like a
billion now out there in the exact same style. Abigail Williams has
that cascading instrumentation Agalloch-style, with a lead singer
that breaks into clean. Achingly romantic in parts.
Set as a free download:
https://blood-music.bandcamp.com/album/walk-beyond-the-dark
23:03-27:50
OBSEQUIAE
(MN)
Lone Isle
— Medieval metal that shimmers in
stone corridors of yore, blending gorgeous compositions with mood
and bite.
28:41-36:46
LORD MANTIS
(Chicago)
Fleshworld
— The entire album has now been
released, and it is still dives into sludgy dense and textural,
with melodic and groove in the mix. Still pummels brah.
37:20-41:26
RAGNAROK
(Norway)
Sanctimoneous
— 25-year-old Ragnarok has changed
drummers, drummer became vocalist, and they are still relentless
black metal curbed with heavy metal.
41:52-47:29
ORTHODOXY
(Spain)
Key to Victory
— Gritty horror death with varying
speed creating the bloody sound.
48:20-54:19
FUROR BREVIS
(France)
Retribution I
— Distorted mask of sophisticated,
deranged and acidic black and death atmosphere.
54:57-END
UNFATHOMABLE
RUINATION (UK)
Maniacal Disillusion
— The vocalist will tear you apart,
with both muscular and sharply carved screeches accompanying a
stabbing insane tempoed mix of brutal death metal.