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wtorek, 1 lipca 2025

Aortes - Carrion (2025)


It took 6 years and one change of name for the Lithuanian post-metal outfit (now called) Aortes come back on my blog. And there is a good reason for that too as their new album (second under this moniker and 5th in general) is a masterful dose of heavy atmosphere and post-hardcore anger.

The artists themselves think highly about the release, calling it a "brand new and more mature sounding album" and I have to agree. It is no simple post-metal/hardcore music here, it's more nuanced, deeper and more attractive face of the genre while still retaining the clue of this kind of sound: energy and expression. However, parts such as Carrion with the spoken word vocals or the addition of the saxophone sound in the same song, or an entire ambient intermission in Black Mold make me appreciate the release even more. Not to mention that they, simply speaking, turn up the atmosphere of this dense music.

I can't stress enough how good the atmosphere is on this album. It's unsettling like an alarm siren, it's heavy like a tank, it's slow and steady and suddenly very fast. I love it, especially on When We Cease, a track that left me lying on the ground overwhelmed by its weight. Fantastic stuff.

Carrion costs whatever you want to pay.

Check: When We Cease
Country: Lithuania
Genre: noisy post-metal




środa, 29 marca 2023

VAUTOURS - Live Forever (2023)


VAUTOURS, or an "angry 4-piece act of Noisy Rockin' (Post)-Hardcore / Punk shit", are from northern France and their music leaves a phenomenal impression and a heavy burden on the listeners. It's certainly the case with the last instance of their EP trilogy called Live Forever.

After Hail and The Queen, the band comes back once again with their extremely harsh and heavy, but also undeniably smooth and flow-rich post-metal music. Especially the opening track makes my neck thrill with excitement: there's not much of vocals yet and the whole of the compositions feels like a bullet of overwhelming noise. I love it. Afterwards the shift is slightly changed, thanks to the unique vocals that feel equally as post-hardcore as they resemble the over the top dark cabaret type of expression. I can feel some of Serj Tankian or Gogol Bordello here: these teatrical, exagerated punk vocals that are perhaps the most expressive way of singing there is.

One more important thing: their cover art game is top-notch!

Live Forever costs 3 EUR.

Check: Live Forever
Country: France
Genre: punk post-hardcore
Label: Marci Satan !