Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Graveyard Of Souls/Shadow Of Life/FDA Rekotz/2013 CD Review


  Graveyard  Of  Shadows  are  a  band  from  Spain  that  plays  a  very  melodic  form  of  doom/death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2013  album  "Shadows  Of  Life"  which  was  released  by  FDA  Rekotz.

  Drums  range  from  slow  to  mid  paced  playing  with  no  fast  drumming  or  blast  beats  being  present on  this  recording,  while  the  synths  bring  a  very  dark  and  atmospheric  sound  to  the  recording,  as  for  the  bass  playing  it  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  are  coming  out  of  the  guitars.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow  to  mid  paced  doom/death  metal  riffs  that  utilize  a  good  amount  of  melody  as  well  as a   great  amount  of  early  90's  influences  in  the  riffing a s  well  as  a  brief  use  of  clean  playing,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  melodic  sounding  doom  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads  with  some  slides  being  used  at  times.

  Vocals  are  mostly  early  sounding  doom/death  metal  growls  and  screams  that  have  a  black  metal  feeling  to  them  at  times  along  with  some  clean  singing  being  utilized  on  the  last  song,  while  the  lyrics cover  dark  and  depressing  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy,  dark  and  old  school  sound  to  it  with  some  of  the  songs  being  long  and  epic  in  length.

  In  my  opinion  Graveyard  Of  Shadows  are  a  very  great  sounding  melodic  doom/death  metal b and and  if you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Shadows  Of  Life"  "Follow  Me"  "Solitude's  My  Paradise"  and  "There  Will  Come  Soft  Rains".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

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