Violet Cold - Anomie (2017) EN

Azerbaijan-based Violet Cold is a one man metal project by Emin Gulyev of Baku, that already has a dedicated fan base all over the world. And no wonder. The new album proves Violet Cold to make top class metal music that is both full of emotions, epic and crushing into pieces.

There's no place for long introductions on the album - "Anomie" the track attacks with concentrated guitar sounds from the very first seconds. But these are not nerve wrecking, raw sounds but polished, lavish, almost symphonic sounds. But this is not the end - it is accompanied by oriental - Arab? Persian? Azeri? - melodies adding a whole lot of uncanniness to the whole thing. This complex music is also spiced with a solid dose of electronics and gives you a good flow for almost an hour.

Violet Cold is metal music that is a pleasure to listen to. I'm not sure if it makes sense as the tracks are meant to be depressive and brutal - anomie from the title alone means nothing nice, it's the feeling of uncertainty and lack of sense within the society. But for me it is still a source of pleasure.

"Anomie" costs 6 USD.

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