PULVIS ET UMBRA - Implosion Of Pain review on METAL TEMPLE This album has a lot of great elements in it, and it could very well be the best Metalcore release of the year. Lift Off, the song that opens this album, is essentially an electronic piece thats very repetitive, with a sound bite over the top. It doesnt necessarily set the mood or anything, but it definitely is different. When the first proper song, Lost Moon, kicks in, it starts with a fast chug and develops into some really imaginative guitar sections, including some really good solos. Its hardly the most original thing youll hear, but it has groove, and is a good way to introduce the listener to the album. Implosions of Pain is actually a piece of very good and unique sounding Metalcore. It has riffs, power and aggression. The guitar lines are reminiscent of some of LAMB OF GODs material, if a comparison to any band can be made at all. The final three songs are really where the album comes into its own though; Ordinary Scars in particular goes down a more experimental route, and sees the band try out different guitar tones, and at times it borders on Folk Metal in the way it is played. This segues into the next song, Lullabye, which begins in the same vein as the previous song, before becoming a whole other, monster of a song. Its basically Hardcore inflected Metal, which slowly gets heavier and heavier for no apparent reason, before recapitulating back to the dulcet tones which the song began on. The final song, Look Through the Eyes, is short, but very groovy and is a decent song on which to end this album. metal-temple/site/catalogues/entry/reviews/cd_3/p_2/pulvis-et-umbra.htm
Posted on: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 11:10:13 +0000
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