Monday, June 3, 2013

Vestiges/Caulfield/Replenish Records/2012 Split EP Review


  This  is  a  review  of  a  split  ep  between  Washington  D.C's  Vestiges  and  Australia's  Caulfield  which was  released  by  Replenish  Records  in  2012  and  we  will  start  of  the  review  with  Vestiges  a  band  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  and  plays  post  black  metal.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  playing  with  some  blast  beats  being  present  on  this  song,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  strong  and  powerful  sound  with  heavy  riffing  that  dominates  throughout  their  side  of  the  recording.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  post  black  metal  riffs  that  use  some  raw  and primitive  elements  as  well  as  some  clean  playing,  melody,  doom  and  crust  influences  in  the  song  and  there  are  no  guitar  solos  or  leads  present  on t heir  side  of  the  recording.

  Vocals  range  from  deep  growls  to  high  pitched  black  metal  screams,  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  and  heavy  sound  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  their  song.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sound  from  Vestiges  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  post  black  metal,  you  should  check  out  their  side  of  the  recording.  RECOMMENDED.

  Next  up  is  Caulfield  a  band  that  plays  post  hardcore.

  Drums  range  from  slow  to  mid  paced  playing  with  no  fast  drumming  or  blast  beats  being  present  on  their  song,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  strong  and  powerful  sound  with  heavy  riffing  that  dominates  throughout  their  side  of  the  recording.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow  to  mid  paced  riffs  that  combine  sludge,  doom  metal  and  post  hardcore  together  to  create  a  sound  of t heir  own  and  there  are  no  guitar  solos  or  leads  present  on  their  side  of  the  recording.

  Vocals  are  all  deep  death/doom  metal  growls,  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  themes,  as  for t he  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  dark  sound  and  you  can  hear  all  of t he  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on t heir  side  of  the  recording.

  In  my  opinion  Caulfield  are  a  very  great  sounding  hybrid  of  post  hardcore,  doom  and  sludge  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out t his b and.  RECOMMENDED.

  In  conclusion  I  feel t his  is  a  very  great  sounding  split  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  black  metal,  post  hardcore,  doom  and  sludge,  you  should  add this  split  to  your  collection.  RECOMMENDED  BUY.    

https://wearevestiges.bandcamp.com/album/vestiges-caulfield-split

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