Flood Peak - Plagued by Sufferers (2018)
Hailing from Portland, Oregon, the
three-piece of Flood Peak have been around since 2016, but this year
marks their first official release, with the four tracks of Plagued
by Sufferers showing off the
band's mixture of styles. From doom-driven low-end on the bass
riffs, through sludgy growling vocals, blackened guitar aggression,
and deathly drum beatings, the group shows a well-rounded set of
influences directed towards the unnerving side of metal.
That
openness to style-blurring allows them a considerably large range of
maneuverability, and they put the half-hour duration of their EP to
work in showing their versatility in the high, low, and mid-range
tempos, while shifting the flavor proportions of the music in ways
that deftly avoid feeling unsuited to the songs' directions. There
are also times when they jam them all together at once, and these may
be the biggest stand-outs of the EP, because they make that gumbo
work. Quite an impressive debut, and a band to keep an ear and an
eye on as they continue building their discography.
~
Gabriel
For
Fans Of; Jupiterian, Lesbian, The Sleer, Trees, Ufomammut
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