symphonic death metal
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Symphonic death metal, that's something I don't hear everyday anymore. Too bad actually, because there's some really good stuff in that sub genre. Takes this ep for example, written and recorded by Montenegrin trio Abhoth (and some session memebers). It effortlessly combines brutal, growling and hammering death metal with epic symphonic elements. The often repetitive nature of these keys and synths has something hypnotic, which is simply awesome.
Abhoth only needs three songs to convince me of their might. Opener 'Blood Of The Ancients' is a great track, intense, aggressive and immersive. 'The Enemy Of All That Lives' is probably my favorite one, so damn powerful it got me headbanging fiercely, which doesn't happen that much anymore. Here the synths have a nice modern electronic sound, resulting in a massive song. They really add a lot of atmosphere to the already brutal sound of the guitars and drums.
So this is quite an intense ep and certainly comes highly recommended if you're into melodic death metal, or just into brutal death metal but not weary of some trance-inducing synths. It certainly is dark, haunting stuff, making me quite curious about life performances, if these guys do any.
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Abhoth only needs three songs to convince me of their might. Opener 'Blood Of The Ancients' is a great track, intense, aggressive and immersive. 'The Enemy Of All That Lives' is probably my favorite one, so damn powerful it got me headbanging fiercely, which doesn't happen that much anymore. Here the synths have a nice modern electronic sound, resulting in a massive song. They really add a lot of atmosphere to the already brutal sound of the guitars and drums.
So this is quite an intense ep and certainly comes highly recommended if you're into melodic death metal, or just into brutal death metal but not weary of some trance-inducing synths. It certainly is dark, haunting stuff, making me quite curious about life performances, if these guys do any.
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