...juddering
old school Morbid Angel type riffs abound and the darkness (not the band!)
pervades the whole sound as things get very bleak indeed
Album
Type: EP
Date
Released: 17/05/2015
Label:
Redefining Darkness Records
‘The
Invisible Foe’ CD//DD track listing:
1). Exodus of Souls (7:32)
2). The Invisible Foe (6:40)
3). From Orange to Grey (7:40)
2). The Invisible Foe (6:40)
3). From Orange to Grey (7:40)
Vintage
Warlords:
Conor Byers | Vocals
Thomas Haywood | Guitars, Bass, Drums
Thomas Haywood | Guitars, Bass, Drums
Review:
Death/Doom
from the US, this EP comes with an expansive and reverb drenched sound and a
whole load of down-tuned and creepy delights. Opener “Exodus of Souls” is very
doomy indeed (growl vocals, and a few deathly passages but mostly... doom). The
death elements come towards the back end of the track but the doom sensibility
remains throughout.
“The
Invisible Foe,” as the title track, presents a rather different facet of the
band. Things get much more deathly here- juddering old school Morbid Angel type
riffs abound and the darkness (not the band!) pervades the whole sound as
things get very bleak indeed. There are some great changes throughout and the
band really do meld death and doom seamlessly. There are some faster passages
and lead breaks too. Cracking stuff!
“From
Orange to Grey” is the longest track on offer here (the EP gives you a very
pleasing 22mins or so in total) and shows the bands for low and slow doom with
a creepy feel to good effect. There are much faster sections on offer too and a
fine example of the slow riffs of doom combined with double bass drum work and
thrashier beats associated with death metal. Put simply, if you are a fan of
the death/doom genre and are looking for something different to the endless
Asphyx clones out there, then this EP should definitely be checked out. It is
melancholy and creepy by turns with some superb guitar work to really draw you
in.
Words by: Richard Maw
‘Invisible
Foe’ is available here
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