Cyclone Empire\/Sound Pollution<\/p>\n
Spanish band DARKNESS BY OATH hasn\u00b4t really impressed me n the past. Since their formation in 2002 they have been addicts to the Gothenburg sound, even featured on a tribute to AT THE GATES. The first demo came in 2005, their debut followed a year later and a second assault in 2009. Slightly rearranged the band now consists of vocalist Aritz Nabarro, guitarists Tristan Iniguez and Alain Castano, bass player Gorka Otero, and drummer Asier Bilbao. Guests on the album are Anders Bj\u00f6rler of AT THE GATES and Mario Iliopoulos of the excellent NIGHTRAGE. <\/p>\n
Openers are a wicked thing, this one is windy, at first acoustic and slowly transgressing into an electric upstart of a song that is only in its first stages. With more tracks in the vein of \u201cIn an Obscure Eternity\u201d, \u201cNDE\u201d, the instrumental \u201cHolloworld\u201d and the groovy \u201cLast Emotion\u201d this album could have been as unique as the Gothenburg sound once was. The clear production courtesy of guitarist Tristan, the ultra-melodic approach, the slight vocal experiment of \u201cLast Emotion\u201d, that adds up to almost unbroken territory in my book. BU, alas, the band retorts to the formulaic \u201cSteams of Blood\u201d, the shriek \u201cViole(n)t Intentions\u201d and more standard fare death metal when they were on to something bigger. I will specially mention the fine guitar work of Tristan and Alain, not least in the instrumental \u201cHolloworld\u201d, and the never ending churning melodic riffs. But the path to uniqueness must wait until their next effort.<\/p>\n
Track List
\nInto the Gloom…
\nIn an Obscure Eternity
\nViole(n)t Intentions
\nNDE
\nA Cry of Terror (Voices from Nowhere)
\nHolloworld
\nSteams of Blood
\nUnequivocal Evil Excitement
\nFallen Angel of Death
\nLast Emotion
\nTerror in Thousand Faces<\/p>\n
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