So I was perusing a Metal blog site that posts a handful of new disc each day. Honestly, it was the artwork that caught my eye. I figured what the hell, I'll give it a spin.
One listen in and I find myself digging the shit out of this disc. Musically, it's a fairly strange blend of Dark, Progressive, Pagan, Power Metal, that has some very nice lead guitar work strategically placed throughout. From song to song, you never get a sense of where they're going next, but it always ends up some place enjoyable. The vocals are handled by two guys. The clean vocals have shades of Barlow. The darker vocals feature a pair of Black Metal styles; one traditional (used sparingly) and one more reminiscent of Immortal (with a touch of King Diamond's low rasp).
A bit more, from the band's MySpace:
From the cold west coast of Norway hails Gravemachine. Born from the dying light of Dawnstrider, Gravemachine will combine progressive melodic metal with dark sinister moods to give you a truly unique metal experience.
Gravemachine was founded in 2002 under the name Dawnstrider. In 2005 our present line up was completed and the Dawnstrider demo was released. Following this recording the musical expression changed, with the inclusion of grim vocals and more aggressive instrumental work. The progression of our music culminated in changing the band name to Gravemachine.
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One listen in and I find myself digging the shit out of this disc. Musically, it's a fairly strange blend of Dark, Progressive, Pagan, Power Metal, that has some very nice lead guitar work strategically placed throughout. From song to song, you never get a sense of where they're going next, but it always ends up some place enjoyable. The vocals are handled by two guys. The clean vocals have shades of Barlow. The darker vocals feature a pair of Black Metal styles; one traditional (used sparingly) and one more reminiscent of Immortal (with a touch of King Diamond's low rasp).
A bit more, from the band's MySpace:
From the cold west coast of Norway hails Gravemachine. Born from the dying light of Dawnstrider, Gravemachine will combine progressive melodic metal with dark sinister moods to give you a truly unique metal experience.
Gravemachine was founded in 2002 under the name Dawnstrider. In 2005 our present line up was completed and the Dawnstrider demo was released. Following this recording the musical expression changed, with the inclusion of grim vocals and more aggressive instrumental work. The progression of our music culminated in changing the band name to Gravemachine.
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