IWERIU
'Demo'
Don't you just love the modesty of Iweriu naming this simply
'Demo' and offering free / pay what you want download for it?
I surely do. Info on band members is scarce at best but rumour has it
the band is comprised of veteran metal / noise mongers hailing from
Cork, Ireland, and such down to earth, no-nonsense presentation
probably should be expected. Let the younger blood salivate over
their debuts by giving them grandiose descriptions, questionable
price tags and all, you know what I mean? Not that the music of
Iweriu has a throwback retro vibe to it or something - quite
the opposite, in fact. I'm probably at loss nailing down the style of
these 3 long songs (not a single one below the 10 minute mark), but
there's a lot of 'post'-something going on in them. Slow and
torturing in a sludge/drone kind of way, a dash of Godflesh-like
crushing heaviness, monotonous, black metal inspired riffing,
abrasive vocals and lots of effects / noises - yeah, that's some kind
of mindfuck, alright, but for some sick reason this works well for the
band and I can respect Iweriu's intention pushing it to the
limits of what is tolerable. At times I do feel nonplussed by the
added noise effects, thinking those been overdone a bit and some of
the riffs might go for way too
long, yet 'Demo' is a fine enough debut. Go on and give it a try on
Bandcamp, could be your cup of mud. [7]
(Vladimir Petrov)
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