Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Hexed (Sweden)

 
 

 Hexed (Sweden)
 
The Swedish band Hexed comes to us with a melodic and quite progressive proposal, with its female vocalist that really surprises us with its vocal record of excellent size, and they know how to combine extreme choirs and choruses with more melody but with masculine voices that really They give a touch of sophistication in their music, remember that the Uppsala band formed since 2015 seeks to break into the market of its genre and are very well on track. Highly recommended.


NordWitch (Ukraine)



NordWitch (Ukraine)

NordWitch - Mørk Profeti (2016) NordWitch plays a sort of modern mainstream metal with mixing of different genres. You can find here an old-school Death Metal riffs, some mid-tempo Swedish Black Metal stuff and very melodic almost classic Heavy Metal guitar leads. In general “Mørk Profeti” sounding very melodic but nothing outstanding though has a good guitar works. Also I don’t like vocal at all. It is a woman’s growling but the reason is not in a gender. It is not powerful and simply dull; probably it is because of mixing but voice didn’t remind me any witches… In conclusion: if you like different melodic stuff probably you will like “Mørk Profeti”; guitars are really good, but the whole release sounds slightly unsophisticated for me.



Draconian Oracle (Usa)


 
  Draconian Oracle (Usa)

Draconian Oracle – (Full Demo) I found this demo accidentally and should to say this’s really absolutely killer material! It includes only two tracks and lasts some more 10 minutes but it totally involves you in its dark atmosphere during this time. And the reason of it is simple – it is True and Evil Black metal! If you are fan of 90’s Norwegian scene you will definitely like raw archaic atmospheric sound of this demo with grim shrieking vocal. Long simple mid-tempo guitar tremolos are catching you at once and hold till the end. The second track has a short but beautiful guitar lead. The feature is clean choir vocals entering sometimes and bringing a piece of ancient epic atmosphere. It will be very interesting to hear full-length of Draconian Oracle so I will wait for it.


Draconis (Argentina)


 
 
Draconis (Argentina)

The wakening of the Deads by Pulmonar Recordables, death metal band from Argentina. Fernando Casal (Drums) play a very well done death metal, with traditional metal influences, I could see it in the track "Entering The Hollow" , "Labyrinth", which starts with a killer drone and great counter-tunes, "Lost In The Dark" Kindom Of Nothingness "with a soft intro and soon after the beat," Viper's Nest "is also another great track ... In short ... Death metal first, well played, brutal and different, of course it could not stop. speak in the vocal of Gerardo Vargas, very good and with influences of the best in the style ... excellent albums of the Argentine brothers of the Draconis.


Torment of Souls (Germany)

Torment of Souls (Germany)

CD. “Zombie Barbecue” (independent) album 2014. Another great death metal band from Germany. Zombie Barbecue shows off a very technical album as a line of ravaging guitars on 9 tracks from a brutally fucking Death Metal. The tracks "Zombie Barbecue", the impactful "Schrei!" (the chorus doesn't go out of his head), "Die Hure 3" which has some very heavy riffs, "Walking Dead" (one of my favorites), overall an excellent album.