This is a review of a 3 way split album between Russia's Depicting Abysm, Windbrunch, and Gmork called "Silentium!" which was released by Hypnotic Dirge Records during the year of 2012 and we will start off the review with Depicting Abysm a band that plays a depressive from of atmospheric black metal.
Drum programming ranges from slow, mid paced to fast beats, while the bass playing has a very dark tone with riffs that follow the riffing that are coming out of the guitars and at times they have a very powerful sound to t hem, as for the synths they bring a very dark, atmospheric and ambient sound to the recording.
Rhythm guitars range from slow, mid paced to fast depressive black metal screams that utilize a great amount of dark sounding melodies in the riffing and there are no guitar solos or leads present on this recording, as for the acoustic guitars when they are utilized they use finger picking to enhance the dark atmosphere of the recording.
Vocals are all grim sounding black metal screams that utilize a very depressive tone to them at times, while the lyrics cover dark, poetic, and depressive themes, as for the production it has a very dark, raw and primitive sound with the songs being long and epic in length.
In my opinion Depicting Abysm are a very great sounding atmospheric, depressive black metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out their side of the recording. RECOMMENDED TRACK "II". RECOMMENDED.
Next up is Windbrunch a 1 man band that plays a very atmospheric form of black metal.
Drum programming ranges from slow, mid paced to fast beats, while the synths bring a very dark and atmospheric sound to the recording, as for the bass playing it has a very dark tone with riffs that follow the riffing that are coming out of the guitars.
Rhythm guitars range from slow, mid paced to fast atmospheric riffs that utilize a great amount of melody in the riffing along with some raw and primitive elements and there are no guitar solos and leads present on t heir side of the recording, as for the acoustic guitars they are only used briefly and use finger picking and full chords to enhance the dark atmosphere of the music.
Vocals and song writing are all absent from their side of the recording with the music being all instrumental, while t he song themes cover darkness, as for the production it has a very dark, raw and primitive sound with the songs being long and epic in length.
In my opinion Windbrunch are a very great sounding instrumental, black metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out t heir side of the recording. RECOMMENDED TRACK "V'. RECOMMENDED.
Closing the split is Gmork a band that has been featured before in this zine and plays a very raw and primitive form of depressive black metal.
Drumming ranges from slow, mid paced to fast playing with not much in the way of blast beats along with some programming that utilizes some drone elements, while the bass playing has a very dark tone with riffs that follow the riffing that are coming out of the guitars.
Rhythm guitars range from slow, mid paced to fast depressive black metal riffs that utilize some raw and primitive sounding elements as well as some melody as well as a brief use of clean playing, while the lead guitars when they are utilized are very dark and melodic sounding depressive black metal guitar leads.
Vocals are mostly grim sounding black metal s creams with some whispered parts, while the lyrics cover dark and depressive themes, as for the production it has a very dark, raw and primitive sound to it.
In my opinion this is another great recording from Gmork and if you are a fan of depressive black metal, you should check out their side of the split. RECOMMENDED TRACK "Hate Life" which is a Life Neglected cover.
In conclusion I feel this is a very great sounding split and if you are a fan of depressive and atmospheric black metal, you should add this album to your collection. RECOMMENDED BUY.
https://hypnoticdirgerecords.bandcamp.com/album/silentium
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