Vermineux are a solo project from Sacramento, California that plays a very raw and epic form of black metal and this is a review of his demo "1337" which will be released in 2021 by Purity Through Fire.
Ambient style synths start off the demo along with some programmed beats a few seconds later while the second track also brings in acoustic guitars which also adds elements of neo folk onto the recording before going into a heavier musical direction as well as a great portion of the tracks also being very long and epic in length.
When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style while the vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams. When tremolo picking is utilized it also gives the music more of a raw feeling along with some melodies also being added into the guitar riffing at times.
When the music speeds up a small amount of blast beats can also be heard along with the music also adding in a touch of the cascadian style. Some of the tracks also add in a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts as well as one of the songs also using a brief use of sword fighting samples and as the album progresses a brief use of melodic vocals can also be heard and there is also a cover of Sol Invictus's "A Ship Is Burning". The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover the plagues and warfare of the 14th century.
In my opinion Vermineux are a very great sounding raw and epic black metal solo project and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this demo. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE 'Bloodline" and "Crecy". 8/5 out of 10.
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