{"id":103655,"date":"2024-07-26T00:00:44","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T23:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=103655"},"modified":"2024-08-06T13:20:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T12:20:25","slug":"album-review-bloodcrown-sound-of-flesh-and-bone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-bloodcrown-sound-of-flesh-and-bone\/","title":{"rendered":"BLOODCROWN – Sound Of Flesh And Bone (2024) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

BLOODCROWN
Sound Of Flesh And Bone<\/strong><\/span>
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\nGruesome (2024)<\/span>
Rating: 7\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Sweden\u2019s Bloodcrown is a new band on the scene, arriving just two years ago, and with their debut album carve out 11 storming tracks of crisp death metal that is laced with a blackened aggression.<\/p>\n

Anyone expecting the rather predictable buzzsaw sound should look elsewhere because Sound Of Flesh And Bone<\/em> is more emphatic in its approach, especially in the way the guitars twist and flow with such a sneering and cocksure attitude. The vocals match the instrumentation, being arrogant spits combined with drifts into guttural, throaty barks.<\/p>\n

If you like extreme metal which veers into melodic territory then you may find much to savour here, especially if you have a thirst for bands like At The Gates. It\u2019s not original, although which band is in such a crowded pit, but there is some interesting fusing of different styles and influences ranging from Morbid Angel to The Crown and to Pantera. In fact, a lot of this kind of metal emerged in the mid-to-late 90s.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no doubt that this album is in your face and strikes hard. \u2018Sword Cut\u2019 is an absolute monster with its pummeling drums and confrontational bellows. Much of what is delivered isn\u2019t necessarily hyper fast, but it\u2019s just so aggressive and belligerent that I had to stop for a breather halfway through. The title track is a good example as to how the combo creates such malevolent hits, a flurry of pulverising rhythms and often abrasive dynamics means this is one gargantuan wall of sound.<\/p>\n

The Haunted spring to mind on a few songs, again I refer to the title track, and there are sprigs of Entombed too but without the rampant fuzz. \u2018Paralysis\u2019 is an absolute whirlwind of a tune, the drums operating at breakneck speed, while on \u2018Purge\u2019 there are glimmers of a slower melody entwined with those brutal escapades. \u2018Other I\u2019 is probably my favourite track, more so in the way it starts and finishes by way of immense chugging, but the insertion of melody with the slightly less gravelled vocals is a nice touch.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s more to this album than just barbaric bashing, as evidence on melodic monstrosity \u2018Fire Of Resistance\u2019, but even with its obvious qualities Sound Of Flesh And Bone<\/em> is still an acquired taste because it is a cacophony I\u2019ve heard so many times before.<\/p>\n

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

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