Hailing
from France, GREY, is headed up by the solitary
Santhem. A one-man band sent from Hell to haunt us into falling
for its dark little secrets. Depressive, obscure black metal that
is more at home with the fans of such bands as Darkthrone. Coming
like a blast from the not so long ago past, when the 90’s
black metal craze was in full force. Too bad that craze is all but
dead, 'cause this would have been an instant cult classic! But who
says black metal can't come back from the dead? Perhaps with this
release we can see a re-surgance of black metal (please, oh please!).
Slower, malicious,
hypnotic. You can't help but keep listening to it! With every
listen you hear more and more layers to be explored and understood.
Although; this album is one of those you absolutely HAVE to listen
to it a few times to get into the groove of it, musically it is
profound! It takes a few listens to be able to get the full effect
of this album, but after it hits you, you understand. Understand
this is musical genius, hitting you in the face like a ton of
bricks! I learned quite quickly, that this album should NOT be
listened to while driving down the road. It makes you get a malicious
case of roadrage.
Track 2 Leaving
This Place Once Again dark, depressing; puts you in a feeling
of never-ending cold and despair. Tingling your senses with an
enveloping distortion feel and a clean twanging line into darkness.
I Speak Fluent Evil, don't we all? Not only does this
song scream Evil, it projects it! Slower than the first track,
it encompasses a whole new feeling of hatred for mankind. If you
were to die, this album would be playing in the bleak, GREY,
background. Let’s skip to the end, Vladian, the
last track. Counting in at an unbelievable 12.28 minutes, this
is a supersonic blast beat into the abyss of darkness. Demonic
wails, super distorted guitars, darkly possessed by evil. This
band has no need for keyboards; the distortion for the guitars
alone is enough ambiences to create an atmosphere out of darkness
and despair. This album is best listened to when alone, and keep
all sharp objects away from you while listening.
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