Avowd are a duo from Chicago, Illinois that plays a very chaotic and dissonant form of black metal and this is a review of their self released 2023 ep "Avowd Vol. 1".
A very fast and raw sound starts off the ep along with a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats. Vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams while the riffing also adds in a great amount of dissonant structures and all of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them.
Melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing while the songs also add in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts. Clear vocals can also be heard in certain sections of the recording along with the guitar leads also being done in a very chaotic style when they are utilized , spoken word parts and death metal g rowls can also be heard briefly.
Avowd plays a style of black metal that is very dissonant and chaotic sounding. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover darkness, blasphemy and occultism themes.
In my opinion Avowd are a very great sounding chaotic and dissonant black metal duo and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this ep. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Beware of A Holy Whore" and "Voice of the Ancients". 8 out of 10.
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