OBSEQUIAE
'Suspended
In The Brume Of Eos'
(Bindrune
Recordings)
'Suspended
in The Brume Of Eos' is the debut of this metal horde from
Minneapolis, Minnesota. In my view, this is a strong first release
for the band and it becomes quite apparent why Bindrune became
interested in them. Bindrune are known for having fine tastes when it
comes to melodic, epic and progressive sounding dark / black metal.
They are a label that releases in quality and not quantity, Obsequiae
continue the tradition. There are some wonderful twin guitar
harmonies going on, as well as some fine acoustic work, yet it is
always balanced structurally with a thought not towards making it
just catchy, but rather towards mapping out a long and winding mental
journey. They mix their dark metal sound with elements of heavy
metal, black metal and medieval folkish strains, so nothing new there
yet they do it more skilfully than most. Obsequiae create songs with
it, not merely a patch work quilt of influences. The vocals are kept
obscured in the back of the mix and at times are sparsely used, but
decidedly they are decidedly of the style most often associated with
black metal. The vocals are deployed in a somewhat accompaniment type
fashion rather than being a focal point of their musical landscape.
'Suspended In The Brume Of Eos' is not just a collection of songs,
but as I said earlier a journey which must be taken resulting in a
wonderful album.
(Dale Roy)
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