There are next to no moments in the album where DM veterans would think to himself ‘Wow. It’s far from a total rip off, but the musical approach is similar. For example, the chromatic trill style riffs that descend in ‘Black Winter’ brings to mind Cannibal Corpse’s ‘Hammer Smashed Face’ and similar songs, only BW is faster. Many of the riffs sound uncreative and some seem kind of recycled, however.

So if you like a middle ground, these guys could be for you. The riffs in the album aren’t tech death-styled, but they’re not always as basic as the stuff in BT either.

I on the other hand, think he sounds beefy and exciting, yet plain dishonest. Thank God the drummer has his act together with the album being discussed, though that could be because he’s overly reliant on computers to sound ‘perfect’. Those who are familiar with Bolt Thrower will know the drumming in much of their work is fairly sloppy to put it mildly. However, they have since added more atmosphere to their style. Since forming, they have kept their signature sound with crushing riffs, and heavy grooves. Their drummer has played with Memoriam, and Bolt Thrower the vocalist has sung with Ye Goat-Herd Gods the guitarists have played with A Canorous Quintet and many others and the bassist has played with Grave. That was completely as expected with their lineup. With their debut full length album ‘Kingdom of Decay’, the group exploded onto the scene. Darkened (International) – The Black Winter Reviewed: May, 2022ĭarkened are a death metal band on Edged Circle Productions, who will be releasing their highly anticipated sophomore album ‘The Black Winter’ on 27th May, 2022 on CD and vinyl LP formats.

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