{"id":95151,"date":"2022-08-05T00:00:50","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T23:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=95151"},"modified":"2022-08-26T17:44:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T16:44:00","slug":"album-review-ominum-monument","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-ominum-monument\/","title":{"rendered":"OMINUM – Monument (2022) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

OMINUM
Monument<\/strong><\/span>
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\nWitches Brew (2022)<\/span>
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I apologise for thinking that the album cover depicted a giant pile of excrement, because on closer inspection it is in fact a heap of bodies! But anyway, this is the debut full-length platter from Swedish thrash metal act Ominum.<\/p>\n

The band formed in 2018 and while this new effort is a bit long at just under the hour, it\u2019s a solid effort when it comes to thrash, with solid riffs circa Metallica\u2019s …And Justice For All<\/em><\/a> (1988), but the vocals have more gravel in their approach channelling, say, Entombed\u2019s L-G Petrov or ex-Sepultura frontman Max Cavalera.<\/p>\n

It could be argued that the muscular vocal grunts don\u2019t really suit the vehicle it runs with. Opening track \u2018Leviticus (In His Name)\u2019 has an Anthrax vibe musically, but as the album unravels there\u2019s a mix of Sepultura, Testament et al, so there\u2019s variety without ever dabbling into too much diversity.<\/p>\n

\u2018The Crescent Or The Cross\u2019 again has that Anthrax vibe circa Spreading The Disease<\/em> (1985) where the bass rumbles along nicely, and the same could also be said for \u2018Psychosis\u2019 which builds really nicely before galloping effectively. \u2018Nibiru\u2019 also keeps the atmospherics up with a cinematic opening before the competent chugging takes over.<\/p>\n

Richard Sv\u00e4rd\u2019s bass is key to most of the songs, providing a sturdy backbone, particularly during the mid-section of the album where a trio of tracks \u2013 \u2018Monument I\u2019, \u2018Monument II\u2019, and \u2018Monument III\u2019 \u2013 act as a mature medley of well-tuned melody and blazing thrash escapades.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m reminded of Testament at their heaviest when Chuck Billy\u2019s vocals drifted towards a deathlier approach, so Monument<\/em> is certainly a heavy album with some strong guitar work where the tone in general is good and the leads swirl nicely within the metallic framework. Although the sticking point for me is the vocals, Monument<\/em> remains a well-crafted and engaging album with plenty of thrash chuggery for the headbangers.<\/p>\n

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

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