On their last album, The Funeral Pyre still had this whole black meets death metal going on. It was pretty decent but that was about it. For “Wounds” they ditched pretty much all of their death metal leanings and came out as a surprisingly good black metal band. I say surprisingly because these guys don’t come from the middle of some frozen Swedish forest but instead they call La Habra in sunny California home.
They know how to write an enticing song and shred like crazy without feeling the need to go on a solo binge every 30 seconds. Which is something to be admired if you ask me. It’s great music with lots of atmosphere and yes, melody. All that needs to change is that these guys need a bigger budget to spend on production. When that happens I’ll probably have to say that Dimmu Borgir and Emperor have a serious competitor on their hands.
Score: 7.5 out of 10
http://www.prostheticrecords.com
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