{"id":101447,"date":"2023-08-25T00:00:20","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T23:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=101447"},"modified":"2023-09-06T12:40:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T11:40:48","slug":"album-reviews-graveripper-seasons-dreaming-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-reviews-graveripper-seasons-dreaming-death\/","title":{"rendered":"GRAVERIPPER – Seasons Dreaming Death (2023) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

GRAVERIPPER
Seasons Dreaming Death<\/strong><\/span>
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\nWise Blood (2023)<\/span>
Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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With this sort of band name and striking cover art you would hope to have your head blown off, and to some extent this release does. After a brace of hostile EPs \u2013 Complete Blinding Darkness<\/em> (2020) and Radiated Remains<\/em><\/a> (2021) \u2013 Indiana, Indianapolis-based combo GraveRipper finally spits forth its sonic full-length debut, a blitzkrieg of deadly thrash metal that isn\u2019t afraid to veer towards icy Norwegian black metal.<\/p>\n

Ten snappy cuts are delivered as razor slashes to the face, but for me it is the slower, colder angles which entice me the most. To an extent these blackened, Mayhem-esque bouts of glinting frost prevent the album from becoming a generic blur, a shame then that such freezing seasons don\u2019t emerge enough.<\/p>\n

After a few blasts, Seasons Dreaming Death<\/em>, although boiling with hostility, becomes a bit samey as it channels Sodom circa Agent Orange<\/em> (1989). However, it\u2019s still a strikingly aggressive album where the rattling bass duels with the barbaric guitar for attention, and the vocals of Corey Parks are persistent rancid barks that cut through the seething tides.<\/p>\n

For me, the standout track is \u2018Ripped And Torn Apart\u2019 which merges those hyper thrash elements with a finale of stark, sinister oozing. Elsewhere, \u2018Premeditated\u2019 boasts a belligerent punk aesthetic, as does \u2018Red Skies\u2019 which comes equipped with an extra dollop of melody, while \u2018Only Coldness\u2019 is total black metal sneering.<\/p>\n

This is a whirling dervish of an outing that sets its stall out early with the raging \u2018Into The Grave\u2019 and continues its path of destruction. A touch more variety with its striking would have been welcomed but this remains a toxic holocaust of a debut.<\/p>\n

Neil Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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