{"id":93639,"date":"2022-05-16T00:00:27","date_gmt":"2022-05-15T23:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=93639"},"modified":"2022-06-02T16:42:30","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T15:42:30","slug":"ep-review-charred-lasting-in-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/ep-review-charred-lasting-in-pain\/","title":{"rendered":"CHARRED – Lasting In Pain EP (2022) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHARRED
Lasting In Pain EP<\/strong><\/span>
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\nSelf-released (2022)<\/span>
Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Charred is some chunky death metal with thrashy flirtations and Lasting In Pain<\/em> is the new EP, coming three years after debut full-length Prayers Of Malediction<\/em>.<\/p>\n

As expected from this Floridian bunch, there is a strong old school odour throughout this five-track affair. The thrashers will like the faster segments offered up by the quartet, such as in the excellent \u2018Mist Of Blood\u2019.<\/p>\n

There are some fantastically catchy slower passages of chunkiness too. Opener \u2018Shadows From The Atomic Bomb\u2019 builds very well with that fleshy drum stab, and the mid-paced barrages are simplistic yet brutal. Guitarist Nick Cody\u2019s vocals, although standard, provide enough density to carry this track through.<\/p>\n

At times, death metal can become extremely generic, but if executed right there\u2019s much to savour. Just look at the likes of Frozen Soul who took the Bolt Thrower sound but married it with other influences successfully. And that\u2019s what I get from Charred, a band that is tidy, no frills yet riveting all the same due to the catchiness and chunky dynamics.<\/p>\n

The title track features some excellent, atmospheric guitar work and a heavy mid-paced section that smokes before speeding up and flaying skin. There\u2019s even a traditional metal flirtation on offer as well alongside a classic thrash reminder \u2013 and that\u2019s what makes Charred so enthralling.<\/p>\n

\u2018Celestial Gate\u2019 is straight up thrash complete with killer axe work, and \u2018The Sword That Spits The Skull\u2019 \u2013 first featured on the 2017 demo of the same name \u2013 has a decent crossover chug before the death \/ thrash sentiments take over.<\/p>\n

So this is where we are at with Charred; a steady, reliable extreme metal act that effortlessly mixes styles but without any real complexity. The vocals lash with a raw ferocity as each track grabs you with a chunky, fleshed-out hand coated in old school dripping.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve followed these guys since the beginning and admire their dedication and refusal to buckle to trend all the way, expressing solid death \/ thrash connotations within their stable framework.<\/p>\n

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

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