Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Auspicium/Earthenwomb/Glossolalia Records/2012 Split Ep Review


  This  is  a  review  of  a  split  ep  between  Maine's  Auspicium  and  Oregon's  Earthenwomb,  both  bands  that  have  appeared  in  this  zine  with  the  ep  being  released  in  2012  by  Glossolalia  Records  and  we  will  start  off  the  review  with  Auspicium  with  their  musical  style  this  time  around  being  black  metal  mixed  with  post  rock.

  Drum  programming  ranges  from  slow  to  mid  paced  beats  that  are  very  one  dimensional  sounding,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  are  coming  out  of  the  guitars,  as  for  the  synths  they  bring  a  very  dark  and  atmospheric  sound  to  their  side  of  the  recording.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow  to  mid  paced  riffs  that  combine  atmospheric  black  metal,  post  and  gothic  rock  together  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own  along  with  a  great  amount  of  melody  being  thrown  into  the  riffing,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  dark  and  melodic  sounding  post/gothic  rock  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Vocals  are  all  clean  singing  with  none  of  the  black  metal  screams  from  their  previous  efforts,  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  and  depressive  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  dark,  raw  and  primitive  sound  with  the  2  songs  being  long  and  epic  in  length.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  recording  from  Auspicium  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  post  black  metal  and  gothic  rock,  you  should  check  out  their  side  of  the  split.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Disintegration"  which  is  a  Cure  cover.  RECOMMENDED.

  Next  up  is  Earthenwomb  with  a  musical  style  this  time  around  combining  raw  black  metal,  harsh  noise,  experimental  and  shoegaze  together.

  Sound  effects  bring  in  elements  of  harsh  noise,  primitive  black  metal,  experimental  and  shoegaze  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own  along  with  some  drum  programming  and  synths  with  no  other  musical  instruments  being  present  on  their  side  of  the  recording.

  Vocals  range  from  high  pitched  black  metal  screams  to  deep  demonic  growls,  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  and  depressive  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  harsh,  raw  and  primitive  sound  to  it.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Earthenwomb  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  black  metal  mixed  with  harsh  noise  and  shoegaze,  you  should  check  out  their  side  of  the  split.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Sometimes"  which  is  a  My  Bloody  Valentine  cover.  RECOMMENDED.

  In  conclusion  I  feel  this  is  a  very  great  sounding  split  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  black  metal,  harsh  noise  and  post  rock,  you  should  add  this  ep  to  your  collection.  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Auspicium/3540274018
https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Earthenwomb/3540325924

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