{"id":96826,"date":"2022-11-11T00:00:47","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T00:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=96826"},"modified":"2022-11-23T15:50:28","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T15:50:28","slug":"album-review-soul-grinder-anthems-from-the-abyss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-soul-grinder-anthems-from-the-abyss\/","title":{"rendered":"SOUL GRINDER – Anthems From The Abyss (2022) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

SOUL GRINDER
Anthems From The Abyss<\/strong><\/span>
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Rating: 7\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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German death metallers Soul Grinder emerge from the darkness with their second full-length platter, Anthems From The Abyss<\/em>. This is standard but catchy extremity riddled with hyper blast beats, an intriguing vocal slur and some solid chugging.<\/p>\n

The opening title track is my favourite tune on the opus as it incorporates some nice effects alongside the torrent of tremolos. There\u2019s nothing flashy or atmospheric about the album as it unravels but I do like to shifts of pace throughout, and again I refer to the title track which exhibits enough shifts to keep the listener engaged.<\/p>\n

Another of my favourite tracks is \u2018The Soul\u2019s Mirror\u2019 with its suspenseful build and drum rolls courtesy of Mat\u00e9 \u201cBalrogh\u201d Balogh, while the guitar work takes on an almost thrashy aggression. Meanwhile, \u2018I Am The Silencer\u2019 rushes like a blackened death track; again the vocals are of interest and are not your standard death metal growls even though they remain malevolent and guttural.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, \u2018The Last Supper\u2019 comes complete with a nice crisp metallic chug, \u2018Supreme Enemy\u2019 is equally catchy in its design and groove, while \u2018Spirit\u2019s Asylum\u2019 showcases some militant percussion before engaging with its mid-tempo drudgery.<\/p>\n

Anthems From The Abyss<\/em> is an efficient offering from this consistent trio and I expected nothing less.<\/p>\n

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

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