{"id":102203,"date":"2024-01-01T00:00:48","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T00:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=102203"},"modified":"2024-01-25T11:02:46","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T11:02:46","slug":"album-review-dunwich-ritual-the-weird-tapes-sessions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-dunwich-ritual-the-weird-tapes-sessions\/","title":{"rendered":"DUNWICH RITUAL – The Weird Tapes Sessions (2024) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

DUNWICH RITUAL
The Weird Tapes Sessions<\/strong><\/span>
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\nJawbreaker (2024)<\/span>
Rating: 7.5\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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When I first saw the cover and band name I thought this might be another of those dull sludge stoner fests, but imagine my surprise when I pushed play and was introduced to a zipping French speed metal act. The vocals of fiery femme fatale V\u011bga are slightly off but it adds an obscure charm to proceedings as the combo rattles off a bucket load of hasty numbers.<\/p>\n

When you hear \u2018Hyperborean Rites\u2019 one imagines V\u011bga being better suited to a doom metal act because her languid style sort of floats above the scurrying riffs and the skirmish of bass and drum. The theme remains as \u2018The Sinking City\u2019 busily squirms in complete contrast to the almost hauntingly calm vocal wafts. It\u2019s certainly a strange brew of styles which makes for an oddly engaging affair. And I really enjoy the sniping guitar tone of Thosz, particularly on the punky vibe of \u2018Paleogean Megalopolis\u2019.<\/p>\n

Although essentially speed metal, there are those occasional punky drifts and the band isn\u2019t a stranger to the rawer end of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal scene either. For example, check out the sinister, almost melancholic plod of namesake track \u2018Dunwich Ritual\u2019 or the more traditional vim of \u2018Winged Death (1934)\u2019. So, there is variety present, culminating in the unorthodox closer \u2018Spectral Dust \/ The Horror\u2019, a lengthy yet atmospheric heap of Euro Goth metal that brings leaden skies with its mesmerising vapours and dreamy gloom.<\/p>\n

The Weird Tapes Sessions<\/em> is somewhat of a hidden gem as Dunwich Ritual creak and groan in all the right places. Of course, such contrasts within may not sit right with some but I dare you not to fall for the eccentricities of such a release.<\/p>\n

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

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