Album Type: EP
Date Released: 0909/2016
Label: Medusa Crush Recordings
Like
a bullet from a sniper, the opening riff from 'Lust' is delivered with pinpoint
accuracy. 'Dark Triad' opens tribal drumming before hardcore inspired sludge (a
la Love Sex Machine/Black Shape Of Nexus) gives everything a damn good
thrashing. The riffs are groovy enough to get your head nodding but are out of
the box enough to give you something to think about. 'Kali', the third and final song is simply
brilliant. Thumping heavy riffs entangle with deconstructed song formats,
making this a standout track on a standout release.
‘Advorsus CS
//DD track listing:
01. Lust
02. Dark Triad
03. Kali
02. Dark Triad
03. Kali
The Review:
Is
'Prog-doom/sludge/metal' a genre yet? If not, Kurokuma have just invented it. 'Advorsus' is the new EP from these
Sheffield based atomsmashers, and contained within it's 3 tracks are enough
weight, chops and ideas to make so called bigger bands scratch their heads and
say "why
didn't I think of that?!"
Like
a bullet from a sniper, the opening riff from 'Lust' is delivered with pinpoint accuracy. Some punishing sludge
makes way to some tribal drumming bringing to mind Sepultura's 'Roots' as the band put all their distortion pedals to work. There
are so many layers to this band its unreal, the jolting bass weaves in between
the drums and the NWOBHM meets Melechesh meets Crowbar
guitar work is very impressive. 'Dark
Triad' opens with some more tribal drumming and clean guitar work before
hardcore inspired sludge (a la Love Sex Machine/Black Shape Of Nexus)
gives everything a damn good thrashing. The riffs are groovy enough to get your
head nodding but are out of the box enough to give you something to think
about...and the guitar tone? Superb!
Listening
to this, it's hard to believe I'm listening to a fairly "new" band,
they sound so cohesive and fluid...but they only have a demo to their name; 'Kali', the third and final song is
simply brilliant. Thumping heavy riffs entangle with deconstructed song formats,
making this a standout track on a standout release. It's a track that has me
searching the thesaurus for adequate superlatives; it's astonishing and
corpulent.
I've
witnessed this band live and can confirm that they are every bit as loud and
heavy as they are on record. A band to keep tabs on, they'll surely be making
waves in the very near future.
Band info: facebook
