Evil Spirit - The Imageless Mirror (2018)
Performed by just two members (Marcelo
Aguirre on vocals and percussion, Ari Almeida on guitars and bass),
this mini-album bridges the gap between the German group's first
album, Cauldron Messiah, and
their second LP, which is still cooking. Over the course of this
release's five songs, the duo brew a mean atmosphere of low tones,
strained strings, fierce wailings, and malefic attitude, bringing
slow doom slogs and sludgy burners together with panache and a
startlingly large-scale vibe. Heavy slams and gnarly riffs are in
plentiful supply, there's a hefty Death SS cover which Evil Spirit
does a great job of making into their own thing, and the music
includes several creative surprises that are rather neatly worked
into the flow. If you're like me, and haven't yet heard the group's
first LP, this is a great introduction to the band's style and
capabilities, and should leave you wanting to check out more of their
catalog. Of course, that'll mean you'll end up hungering for that
second album to show up, but that's an acceptable price to pay for
music this stimulating.
~
Gabriel
For
Fans Of; Brume, Heavydeath, Narcosatanicos, Sunken, Uroboros
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