On the new album, second in the discography, entitled Wpiekłowstąpienie (eng. eng. “Harrowing of Hell”) Polish band Sothoris (blackened death metal) shows more brutal face. The musical layer is full of aggressive guitar parts interspersed with melodic solos and devilish blasts of Hrist. Raven‘s vocalist once again decided to sing in native, Polish language.
Cover artwork was painted by Polish artist Bartosz Muszyński. Music production was done by Krzysztof Kostencki (Tetra Wave Studio).
I have been Cradle Of Filth fan since Dusk And Her Embrace came out over 25 years ago and have been following Dani Filth and the gang through all great excellent albums and less great albums and this one is a treat. This new opus returns band to more known old school COF paths with faster more aggressive sound bordering somewhere between thrash and heavy metal and gothic black metal. Yet, the band retained all those sorrowful and grandiose melodies that made me love their music in the first place and Dani sounds better than ever, live and in the studio. New keyboard and orchestral/backing vocals player brought new and fresh blood to the song structures somehow returning the blood and iron times of this glorious Suffolk based band. Songs like Necromantic Fantasies, Black Smoke Curling from the Lips of War or How Many Tears to Nurture a Rose are my personal favorites, you will have to discover yours. Check this great album out!
Home Conflict are back with their new, second album. This punk rock trio is hailing from Zagreb, Croatian and have been around in the scene for more than five years now. This new effort contains 10 songs. It is always hard to create new music and successor to great album, like it was the case with their debut album. But, fortunately for us, guys did it again and made an awesome album and for sure one of the best if not the best punk rock release in Croatian scene in 2021. Home Conflict play straightforward melodic punk, leaning more into nineties Croatian melodic punk style than hardcore. I don t know why, but music of Home Conflict reminds a lot of No Comment, Croatian band from Split in the nineties and also Overflow. Lyrics are in English and dual vocals of guitarist Marin and bassist Tihomir interplay nicely with more aggressive song parts but also calmer, more emotional parts. Lyrics are personal, but I think that most of us can relate to them. My personal favorites are the title song, Above The Fire and Buried Dreams. May you have many more untold stories to play for us boys!
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