{"id":96028,"date":"2022-09-30T00:00:29","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T23:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=96028"},"modified":"2022-10-13T11:25:30","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T10:25:30","slug":"album-review-graceless-chants-from-purgatory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-graceless-chants-from-purgatory\/","title":{"rendered":"GRACELESS – Chants From Purgatory (2022) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

GRACELESS
Chants From Purgatory<\/strong><\/span>
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\nRaw Skull Recordz (2022)<\/span>
Rating: 7.5\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Founded in 2016, Graceless is a death metal band from the Netherlands and Chants From Purgatory<\/em> is the their third full-length outing.<\/p>\n

The combo continues its rudimentary, groove-based death metal, but there\u2019s no denying its accessible power and atmosphere as the guys craft some interesting slabs of juggernaut death \/ doom in the vein of Asyphyx but laced at times with an Autopsy-style of morbidity, particularly in slow segments as evidenced on opener \u2018Giants\u2019.<\/p>\n

Graceless also isn\u2019t afraid to throw in heaps of melody alongside the extremity \u2013 again I refer to \u2018Giants\u2019 and its excellent guitar work. And throughout this opus, as with previous releases, you are treated to riff-fest after riff-fest as the likes of Bolt Thrower, Kataklysm and Vomitory come to the fore.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s nice to hear such chunky death metal but also designs built around strong melodies. \u2018The Gates Of the Gallows\u2019 chimes along nicely to the clank of Jasper Aptroot\u2019s bass, and \u2018Nyctophilia\u2019 oozes with an ashen, gasping moodiness, dragged by the effective percussion of Marc Verhaar. But of course you expect such quality when one considers that these guys \u2013 including vocalist \/ guitarist Remco Kreft and fellow axeman Bj\u00f6rn Brusse \u2013 have appeared for the likes of Soulburn and Xenomorph.<\/p>\n

What I really like about this opus is how songs such as \u2018Blood Of The Brave\u2019 are so damn tuneful and catchy even when they shift into a more organic and destructive chug. At times, this record reminds me of the brilliant yet short-lived Grand Supreme Blood Court; fresh, gnarly death metal that\u2019s mesmeric in its crushing simplicity and vigour.<\/p>\n

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

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