Karkaos/Children Of The Void/2017 Full Length Review

  Karkaos  are  a  band  from  Quebec,  Canada  that  plays  a  very  melodic and  symphonic  form  of  death  metal   and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2017  album  "Children  Of  The  Void".

  Tragic  sounding  keyboards  start  off  the  album  along  with  some  symphonic  elements  which  are  also  mixed  in  with  the  heavier  sections  of  the  songs  at  times  and  when  the  music  speeds  up  a  great  amount  of  blast  beats  can  be  heard  while  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  great  amount  of  melodic  female  vocals.

  A  great  amount  of  melody  can  also  be  heard  in  the  guitar  riffing  which  also  gets  very  technical  at  times  while  a  great  amount  of  death  metal  growls  and  screams  can  be  heard  quite  a  bit  throughout  the  recording  along  with  the  solos  and  leads  being  done  in  a  very  melodic  fashion.

  Throughout  the  recording  you  can  also  hear  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts,  prog  elements  can  also  be  heard  in  certain  sections  of  the  songs  as  well  as  some  clean  guitars  also  being  utilized  at  times  and  some  of  the  mid  tempo  sections  also  add  in  a  touch  of  deathcore  and  as  the  album  progresses  some  of t he  songs  also  bring  in  a  small  amount  of  back  up  shouts.

  Karkaos  plays  a  musical  style  that  takes  melodic  death  and  symphonic  metal  and  mixes  them  together  to  create  a  sound  of t heir  own  along  with  some  technical,  prog  and  deathcore  elements,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  for  being  a  self  released  recording  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark themes.

  In  my  opinion  Karkaos  are  a  very  great  sounding  mixture  of  symphonic,  prog  and  melodic  death  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Skymaster"  "Children  Of  The  Void"  "Where  Mushrooms  Grow"  and  "Bound  By  Stars".  8  out  of  10.  .  

Suicidal Causticity Interview

1.For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the band?

We are a Italian death metal band from Florence. Our current line up, Dario Lastrucci (bass), founder of the band, Thomas Passanisi (drums), Edoardo scali & Elia murgia (guitars) and me, Gorgo (vocals). From our birth in 2011 to nowadays we had a deadly triple switch of line up and we release two asskicking LP, “The Spiritual Decline”, our debut album and “The Human Touch” (that you so lovingly reviewed!).



2.How would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the recordings that you have released so far?

Since the beginning people labelled us as brutal death metal. Of course this not false, but we prefere to describe us as “simply” death metal, trying to play all the possible shades from old school death metal to modern technical death metal. Our trademark is variety.



3.This was your first release since 2013, can you tell us a little bit more about what has been going on during that time span?

Troubles of course! 3 line up changes and an exhausting recording session with a lot of technical problems and bad luck. Shit happens, fortunately we survived and now we are stronger than before.


4.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the newer music?

As the autor of the concepts I’m pretty obsessed with psychosomaticism and its processes. In other words, how something psychological can gradually become something physical, maybe violent or sick or else.


5.Originally the band was known as 'Orodreth', what was the cause of the name change and also the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Suicidal Causticity'?

Orodreth was the original project created Dario more than 10 years ago.  The change symbolizes the end of an era and the beginning of an another. Why we choose it? Because it sounded good ahaha!


6.What are some of the best shows that the band has played over the years and also how would you describe your stage performance?

A lot of shows but I think that the most important since now was our partecipation at the Purulent Deathfest II in London. It was fun, it was good, with a lot of people gathered in front of us just to listen some good italian death metal.
Our stage performance, more or less, is concentrated on giving our best offering the best music with best wall of sound possible.



7.Do you have any touring or show plans for the fuure?

We’re seriously thinkng about touring in this year, yes, and we’re currently considering many offers and options. But now it’s soon, for the moment we prefere to promote the music in our country.



 8.The new album was released on 'Amputated Vein Records', how would you compare working with them to 'Ghastly Music?

GM is a sub-unit of AV, pratically is the same thing more or less. They’re nice guys, helping you a lot in distribution and promotion.


9.On a worldwide elvel how has the feedback been to your music by fans of brutal death metal?

Who listened to us always got good words for us. This is great of course, but there’s a lot of really good and excellent death metal bands out there, included Italy. So it’s not enough to write a 5-star album to gain feedback. You have to work hard for it. But I consider it a fortune: an environment with a lot of great bands motivates you to improve your level.



10.Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?

We’re working hard on our third album. With “The Human Touch” with defined our sound and now it’s time to explore it’s potential.
There will be a great revolution inside, you will see!


11.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listneing to nowadays?


At the beginning Nile, Death, Cannibal Corpse and Dying Fetus. Of course we still listen to them, but I can’t say that we are still influenced. We work really hard on creating our personal sound and we’re pretty confident about the road we took.


 12.What are some of your non musical interests?


Working.


13.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts

Thanks for the review and the interview, thanks to all our fans that follow us and support the underground scene.
We’ll meet again with the third LP \m/
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Requiem/Global Resistance Rising/F.D.A Records/2018 CD Review

  Requiem  are  a  band  from  Switzerland  that  plays  an brutal  form  of  death  metal  with  a  touch  of  grindcore  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2018  album  "Global  Resistance  Rising"  which  will  be  released  in  March  by  F.D.A  Records.

  A  very  heavy  and  brutal  sound  starts  off  the  album  along  with  a  great  amount  of  blast  beats  while  the  vocals  are  mostly  death  metal  growls  along  with  a  few  screams  as  well  as  the  riffs  also  bringing  in  a  great  amount  of  melody  and  the  faster  sections  of  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  great  amount  of  grindcore  elements.

  Throughout  the  recording  you  can  also  hear  a  great mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  while  the  solos  and  leads  have  a  very  melodic  yet  old  school  style  to  them  and  all  of  the  musical  instruments  also  sound  very  powerful  and  the  music  always  remains  very  heavy  and  brutal  and  on  the  closing  track  a  brief  use  of  radio  samples  and  spoken  word  parts  can  also  be  heard.

  Requiem  plays  a  style  of  death  metal  that  is  very  brutal  while  also  mixing  in  elements  of  grindcore  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  society,  death  and  killing  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Requiem  are  a  very  great  sounding  brutal  mixture  of  death  metal  and  grindcore  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "For  The  Blind  To  See"  "Vultures"  "Salvation  In  Vein"  and  "Fire  In  The  Hole".  8  out  of  10. 

  

NightShade/1426/Marked Man Records/2018 CD Review

  NightShade  are  a  band  from  France  that  plays  a  mixture  of  metalcore  and  deathcore  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2018  album  "!426"  which  will  be  released  in  February  by  Marked  Man  Records.

  Clean  guitars  start  off  the  album  along  with  some  drums  a  few  seconds  later  which  also  takes  the  music  into  more  of  a  heavier  direction  while  the  vocals  are  hardcore  style  screams  along  with  some  death  metal  growls  as  well  as  the  riffs  also  bringing  in  a decent  amount  of  melody  and  shouts  are  also  used  at  times.

  Elements  of  metalcore  can  also  be  heard  in  the  mid  tempo sections  of  the  songs  while  the  faster  sections  of  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  great  amount  of  brutal  blast  beats,  elements  of  electronic  music  can  be  heard  briefly  along  with  the  guitar  leads  being  done  in  a  very  melodic fashion  as  well  as  the  riffs  also  bringing  in  a  decent  amount  of  melody  and  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  as  the  album progresses  a  brief  use  of  spoken  word  parts  and  melodic  vocals  can  also  be  heard  and  a  later  track  also  brings  symphonic  elements  onto the  recording.

  NightShade  plays  a  musical  style  that  takes  deathcore  and  metalcore  and  mixes  them  together  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  are  a  concept  album  involving  a  divorce  and  a  suicide.

  In  my  opinion  NightShade  are  a  very  decent  sounding  mixture  of  deathcore  and  metalcore  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "1426"  "Purpose"  "Ruins"  and  "Moonchild".  7/5  out  of  10.    

Dominant/The Summoning/Lacerated Enemy Records/2018 EP Review

  Dominant  are  a  band  from  Norway  that  plays  a  very  brutal  and  technical form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2018  ep  "The  Summoning"  which  was  released  by  Lacerated  Enemy  Records.

  A  horror  orientated  soundtrack  sound  starts  off  the  ep  along  with  a  brief  use  of  spoken  word  samples  before  going  into  more  of  a  heavier  and  brutal  musical  direction  while  all  of  the  musical  instruments  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  as  well  as  the  solos  and  leads  being  done  in  a  very  melodic  fashion.

  When  the  music  speeds  up  a  great  amount  of  blast  beats  can  be  heard  along  with  the  vocals  being  a  mixture  of  death  metal  growls  and  high  pitched  screams  along  with  the  music  also  getting  very  technical  at  times  as  well  as  adding  in  a  small  amount  of  grindcore  elements  into  the  faster  sections  of  the  songs  and  some  of  the  riffing  also  brings  in  a  small  amount  of  groove  and  melody and  as  the  ep  progresses  some  of  the  growls also get  more  guttural.

  Dominant  plays  a  style  of  death  metal  that  is  very  brutal  and  technical  sounding  and  also  mixing both modern  and  old  school  elements  together,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  horrors  inside  human  minds.

Fallen Utopia/Disequilibrium/Cursed Records/2017 CD Review

  Fallen  Utopia  are  a  band  from  Austria  that  plays  a  modern  form  of  death  metal  with  a  touch  of  thrash  and  black  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2017  album  "Disequilibrium"  which  was  released  by  Cursed  Records.

  Death  metal  growls  along  with  some  heavy  guitar  riffing  starts  off  the  album  while  high  pitched  screams  are  also  used  at  times  as  well  as  the  music  also  bringing  in  a  mixture  of  both  old  school  and  modern  influences  and  you  can  also  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  the  recording.

  A  lot  of  melody  can  be  heard  in  the  guitar  riffing  while  the  guitar  leads  are  also  done  in  a  very  melodic  fashion  along  with  all  of  the  musical  instruments  having  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  and  when  the  music  speeds  up  a  small  amount  of  blast  beats  can  be  heard  as  well  as  some  of t he  songs  also  bringing  in    decent  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  as  the  album  progresses  a  brief  use  of  piano's  and  acoustic  guitars  can  be  heard  on  a  couple  of  tracks  before  returning  back  to  a  heavier  direction.

  Fallen  Utopia  plays  a  musical  style  that  takes  a  modern  style  of  death  metal  and  mixes  it  with  elements  of  melodic  black  metal  and  thrash  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark,  scientific  and  philosophical  themes. 

  In  my opinion  Fallen  Utopia  are  a  very  great  sounding  modern  death  metal  band  with  elements  of  black  and  thrash  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Dr.  Muller's  Asylum"  "Omnivore" "Macrocosm"  "Blood  Cult"  and  "From  Void  TO  Chaos".  8  out  of  10.

Suicidal Causticity/The Human Touch/Amputated Vein Records/2017 CD Review

 

  Suicidal  Causticity  are  a  band  from  Italy  that  plays  a  very  brutal  and  guttural  form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2017  album  "The  Human  Touch"  which  was  released  by  Amputated  Vein  Records.

  A  very  fast  and  brutal  sound  starts  off  the  album  along  with  a  great  amount  of  blast  beats  while  the  vocals  are  mostly  death  metal  growls  while  the  solos  and  leads  also  bring  in  more  of  a  technical  style  when  they  are  utilized  along  with  the  riffs  also  bringing  in  melodies  at  times.

  Screams  can  also  be  heard  in  some  parts  of  the  songs  along  with  all  of  the  musical  instruments  having  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  while  the  songs  also  bring  in a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  as  well  as  the  vocals  also  getting  very  guttural  at  times,  one  track  also  brings  in  a  brief  use  of  spoken  word  parts,  clean  playing  is  also  added  onto  the  closing  track  which  is  also  very  long  and  epic  in  length.

  Suicidal  Causticity  plays  a  style  of  death  metal  that  is  very  brutal  and  guttural  sounding,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  the  encounter  between  the  chaste  lust  for  flesh  and  the  vile  edges  of  the  mind.

  In  my  opinion  Suicidal  Causticity  are  a  very  great  sounding  brutal  and  guttural  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Diamond  Grinder  Sprin  "The  Choral  Brooke"  and  "Lynn".  8  out  of  10.