{"id":72862,"date":"2018-08-10T00:00:55","date_gmt":"2018-08-10T00:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=72862"},"modified":"2018-09-23T20:19:25","modified_gmt":"2018-09-23T20:19:25","slug":"album-review-sinaya-maze-of-madness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-sinaya-maze-of-madness\/","title":{"rendered":"SINAYA – Maze Of Madness (2018) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

SINAYA
Maze Of Madness<\/strong><\/span>
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\nBrutal (2018)<\/span>
Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Girls, girls, girls… One cannot argue with the talent boasted by this all-female Brazilian posse that has finally gotten round to spitting out its debut record. Sinaya formed in 2010, out of S\u00e3o Paulo. After 2013 EP Obscure Raids<\/em> and follow-up single \u2018Buried By Terror\u2019, the quartet has come up trumps with one of the best thrashing death expressions this year. <\/p>\n

If you like mid-paced structures of morbidity mixed with fizzing thrashy outbursts and then all wrapped up in a pungent, fusty death metal coating, then you\u2019re gonna love this guttural emission.<\/p>\n

Eight tracks of tight, concise, tidy brutality is what\u2019s on the agenda here as the vocal coughs of Mylena Monaco leave trails of soot-coated phlegm all over the stereo; her fearsome exhibitions are a perfect match for the deep, snarling tone of this sinister little recording that I can only hope gets the recognition it deserves. <\/p>\n

Naturally, the peers within the Brazilian thrash \/ death field influence Sinaya; throughout this album one can hear flashes of old Sepultura, Sarc\u00f3fago, and the likes. Those deep, juddering rhythms just stink of catchy class before the band starts to embark on measured yet feisty thrash segments, which is immediately apparent on grotesque gems such as \u2018Abyss To Death\u2019 \u2013 a straight up, uncompromising heavyweight masterclass in how to marry dark, lumbering death metal with arrogant, sneering yet melodic thrash workouts.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the moderate pace of so many tunes which wins me over, however; the chugging malevolence of \u2018Bath Of Memories\u2019 is intense and humourless by design, its design consisting of straight-laced, no frills juggernaut patterns that just consistently punch their way through walls. <\/p>\n

Sinaya has the feel of a stubborn, no nonsense party able to flex their musical muscles with the best of them, all the while having a natural ability to stay extreme but without having to over-indulge in speed. When the pace does quicken, however, the listener is battered by the vocal spits and that impressive riffery of Monaco and Renata Petrelli, whose leads remain simple yet effective.<\/p>\n

Opener \u2018Life Against Fate\u2019 has a distinctive punk feel, with \u2018Infernal Sight\u2019 offering a more steady trudge to proceedings. But those seeking more aggressive streaks should look no further than the Teutonic splashes exhibited on \u2018Deep In The Grave\u2019, which initially starts out as a suspenseful, melodic chugger before flailing like some beefier Nervosa composition.<\/p>\n

Throughout this classy opus, you\u2019ll hear numerous influences which range from Obituary to Death to Autopsy. The sound, although not complex, nevertheless refuses to settle into one style as chunky groove metal takes over with \u2018Crowd In Panic\u2019, while \u2018Buried By Terror\u2019 has a distinctive old school flavour to its bruising riffage. <\/p>\n

Maze Of Madness<\/em> is such a rewarding yet tense effort; the girls really churn out some serious and catchy death metal sure to wipe the smile off your face and decapitate you for good measure.<\/p>\n

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

SINAYAMaze Of Madness Brutal (2018)Rating: 8\/10 Girls, girls, girls… One cannot argue with the talent boasted by this all-female Brazilian posse that has finally gotten round to spitting out its debut record. Sinaya formed in 2010, out of S\u00e3o Paulo. After 2013 EP Obscure Raids and follow-up single \u2018Buried By Terror\u2019, the quartet has come […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,4146],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-album-ep-reviews","category-sinaya"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72862"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72862\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72866,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72862\/revisions\/72866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}