Gravesend are a band from New York that plays a mixture of war, black, death metal and grindcore and this is a review of their 2020 demo "Preparations For Human Disposal" which will be released on June 5th by Stygian Black Hand.
Horror movie style synths start off the demo while tortured voices can also be heard in the background briefly before going into a heavier direction. All of the musical instruments have a very powerful sound to them while the music also mixes in a great amount of grindcore elements.
Vocals are a mixture of bestial growls and black metal screams while the faster sections of the songs also add in a great amount of war metal influences, tremolo picking and blast beats which also gives the songs more of a raw feeling. Throughout the recording you can also hear a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts.
Most of the songs also being very short in length and a small amount of melody can also be heard in some of the guitar riffing as well as a brief use of psychedelic sounds as the demo progresses before returning back to a heavier direction, synths also return briefly on a later track. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover filth and urban disgust themes.
In my opinion Gravesend are a very great sounding mixture of war, black, death metal and grindcore and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Rats Among Us" and "From Rikers To The Grave". 8 out of 10.
https://stygianblackhand.bandcamp.com/album/preparations-for-human-disposal
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