Sunday, July 7, 2013

Venowl/[::]/2010 Cassette Review


  This  is  a  review  of  another  recording  from  Venowl  which  continues  their  hybrid  of  black  metal,  doom  and  noise  with  the  cassette  being  self  released  in  2010  and  called  "[::]".

  Drums  range  from  slow  to  mid paced  playing  with  no  fast  drumming  or  blast  beats  being  present  on  this  recording  with  them  only  being  used  briefly  since  the  music  focus'es  more  on  noise,  while  the  sound  effects  bring  elements  of  harsh  noise  to  the  recording  and  there  is  no  use  of  a  bass  guitar  present  on  this  recording.

  Rhythm  guitars  when  they  are  utilized  are  slow  to  mid  paced  riffs  that   combine  black  metal,  drone,  doom,  experimental  and  noise  together  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own  but  the  noise  parts  are  more  dominant  than  the  other  instruments  and  there  are  no  guitar  solos  or  leads  present  on  this  recording.

  Vocals  are  all  high  pitched  black  metal/harsh  noise  themes,  while  the  lyrics  cover  darkness  and  occult  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  harsh,  dark,  raw  and  primitive  sound  to  it  with  some  of  the  songs  being  long  and  epic  in  length.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  cassette  from  Venowl  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  black metal  mixed  with  doom  and  harsh  noise,  you  should  check  out  this  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Invockkation  Of  The  Spheres  That  Blacken  Portant"  and  "The  Scrawls  Of Wyrd-Laden  Knives".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

https://www.discogs.com/artist/2502306-Venowl

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