Thursday, July 25, 2013

Concrete Icon/Perennial Anguish/Black Vulture Records/2013 CD Review


  Concrete  Icon  are  a  band  from  Finland  that  plays  a  very  old  school  form  of  death/doom  metal  with  elements  of  sludge  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2013  album  "Perennial  Anguish"  which  was  released  by  Black  Vulture  Records.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  some  blast  beats  being  utilized  at  times,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  are coming  out of  the   guitars  and  at  times  they  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  riffs  that  combine  old  school  death  metal  with  doom  as  well  as  mixing  in  some  sludge  elements  and  dark  melodies  in  the  riffing  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  dark  and  melodic  sounding  doom/death  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Vocals  range  from  deep  death  metal  growls  to  high  pitched  screams  along  with  a  brief  use  of  clean  singing,  while  the  lyrics  cover  darkness,  death,  suffering,  sorrow  and  apocalypse  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  to  it.

  In  my  opinion  Concrete  Icon  are  a  very  great  sounding  hybrid  of  old  school  death  metal  and  doom  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Haven  Defiled"  "Sadness  Among  Us"  and  "Perennial  Anguish".  RECOMMENDED BUY.

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