Flesh Temple - Fire, Promise... (2019)
Making a solo debut with this EP,
though the band was allegedly formed six years ago, Flesh Temple
offer up three tracks of death-styled doom with a blackened rough
edge. Leading with “Conduit”, a slow-burn menacer of rising
anger, the EP brings a good amount of atmospherics to the table, and
mixes its stylistic cocktail with an impressively slick fusion of the
elements. The doom generally has the dominant position, with
bass-lines chugging away, while the death metal inclinations of the
guitar tend to find their volume down-mixed for easier meshing,
though it gets pushed back up for some solo action. The black metal
flavoring mostly comes through in the raw buzz of the guitar's tone,
though a few portions find the drums kicking up into manic gear and
skewing the ratio harder in its favor.
“Tears” slips in with a colder
vibe, playing up the blackened doom in mood and song-writing while
relegating the death to the drums, and to be honest, that was the
balance which worked best, at least to my tastes. It felt big in
scope, and resentful, seeming more like reflection on an accepted
suffering than an outlash. After a crescendo finish, it's on to the
closing title track, with a groaning melody on guitar easing into
melancholy focus as the song fleshes out. An atmospheric break
towards the end provides a suitably somber intensification, and the
fade-out fits as an implicit promise of more to come. Solid stuff,
well worth checking out if you've been looking for some wintry tunes.
~ Gabriel
For Fans Of; Alraune, The Sleer,
Thergothon, Trees, WarHorse
~
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