death metal / black metal
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Well, I give up. I have no idea how this album got into my download folder. I've been searching my emails, my facebook messages, everything but no sign of this album. That won't keep it from being reviewed by the way. I don't work like that. It was in the folder so it was meant to be reviewed, right? Besides, it's a good slab of metallic brutality, grinding, progressive, haunting and harsh, something you should not ignore if you're into blackened stuff.
Giant Of The Mountain is a blackened death sludge band from Dallas, Texas. With that, pretty much everything is said about this ep, but that obviously doesn't mean it's a bad release. On the contrary. From opener 'Crawl' to the pitch black 'Instinct', this ep rages on in sheer ferocity and intensity. Slow, crushing passages, alternating with blast beats driven extreme metal and featuring an array of screams and folkish chants, everything you need is here.
It's hard to compare this band to others, since there are elements from doom, Swedish melodic death metal, present-day post-black metal and vintage blackened music. There's also a lot of highly technical progressive metal to be found, just listen to closer 'Into Dust'. In all, this is a blast of an ep, recorded by three highly skilled and talented musicians. Again, what else could you possibly want? You should have already bought it...
Serge
Giant Of The Mountain is a blackened death sludge band from Dallas, Texas. With that, pretty much everything is said about this ep, but that obviously doesn't mean it's a bad release. On the contrary. From opener 'Crawl' to the pitch black 'Instinct', this ep rages on in sheer ferocity and intensity. Slow, crushing passages, alternating with blast beats driven extreme metal and featuring an array of screams and folkish chants, everything you need is here.
It's hard to compare this band to others, since there are elements from doom, Swedish melodic death metal, present-day post-black metal and vintage blackened music. There's also a lot of highly technical progressive metal to be found, just listen to closer 'Into Dust'. In all, this is a blast of an ep, recorded by three highly skilled and talented musicians. Again, what else could you possibly want? You should have already bought it...
Serge
