Awoken By Death - New Track.
We featured Awoken By Death a while back, so when they got in touch about a new track which they’d put together, I thought it only right I check out what was going on.
Spirals Into The Blackened Abyss follows the conventions of previous Awoken By Death tracks, launching into a sludgy mix of raw power from the off and not releasing its deathly grip until the moment the track comes to a close. Heavy, raw, powerful, guttural – you can use all of the words you like to describe these guys but what it boils down to is a band which is set not on world domination, but destruction. Keeping things firmly moving throughout by the rolling drum beat, hammering riffs and all out screaming, this is a track which you’re either going to love, or love. Sure, this isn’t for the fans of the softer stuff, but if you like your music hard and heavy throughout, this is going to be one to track down to add to your playlist for sure!
What I love about hearing different bands is when they produce new stuff and let us know, and this has been one of those times. What you’ve got here is a band who are out to destroy your ear drums with their all out raw and heavy approach to metal, forming tracks which aren’t going to be for your nan to hear, but ones which you’re going to crank on and simply go mental to! In summary – keep up the good work guys!!!
Spirals Into The Blackened Abyss follows the conventions of previous Awoken By Death tracks, launching into a sludgy mix of raw power from the off and not releasing its deathly grip until the moment the track comes to a close. Heavy, raw, powerful, guttural – you can use all of the words you like to describe these guys but what it boils down to is a band which is set not on world domination, but destruction. Keeping things firmly moving throughout by the rolling drum beat, hammering riffs and all out screaming, this is a track which you’re either going to love, or love. Sure, this isn’t for the fans of the softer stuff, but if you like your music hard and heavy throughout, this is going to be one to track down to add to your playlist for sure!
What I love about hearing different bands is when they produce new stuff and let us know, and this has been one of those times. What you’ve got here is a band who are out to destroy your ear drums with their all out raw and heavy approach to metal, forming tracks which aren’t going to be for your nan to hear, but ones which you’re going to crank on and simply go mental to! In summary – keep up the good work guys!!!
Awoken By Death
We were recently contacted by Shane from Awoken By Death, a death metal band from Adelaide, South Australia. Formed in 2010 by members Shane and Matt, the guys have just finished their EP and so suggested we should take a listen to what they’ve got going on. Looking over their info and noticing that they recruited Todd who used to drum for The Berzerker, I can’t help but feel that this is going to be something pretty damned heavy!
Opening with Walls Of Treachery I wasn’t disappointed, ushering in the track with some spoken lyrics and haunting sound effects, soon you’re being hammered by some downright sludgy riffs and pounding drums. The double bass kicks in to elevate everything and before you know it, you’ll find yourself jumping around your front room like a lunatic to the melee of roaring vocals, bass heavy rhythms and all out destruction that is unleashed. Throwing in a solo over some Berzerker style drumming, this is a track which isn’t for the feint hearted – it’s heavy, raw, has the least amount of production on it to keep it sounding like the band and doesn’t relent until the moment the track comes to a close. What I really like about this track personally is how the drumming changes throughout the track to add in a sense of progression, not allowing the track to become predictable or stuck in a certain convention.
A Wretched Disgust continues this theme, only this time even harder and more aggressive than before. Faster, syncopated and downright dirty from the moment the track begins, there’s a real sense that this is another track designed to get live crowds ripping apart venues. I really like the guitar work on this track as well, there’s melodic moments within the distorted mix which allow listeners to connect with it, whilst all the time still making sure the all out death metal outlook is maintained. Instrumental track, No Salvation follows on and keeps everything very much in the dark vein set up so far. Spoken lyrics echo around the track as it progresses, the drums rolling at insane pace, the guitars relatively restrained for the genre yet somehow sounding heavier because of this holding back. This is possibly my personal favourite track from the page, and I think it’s largely down to the slow pace of the guitar work contrasting over the fast paced drums – it creates a mix which acts almost as a soundtrack to a moment – what that moment is I’ve yet to work out!
A Promise Of Violence is everything that you would expect from a death metal band, fast paced, heavy and an all out assault on your ear drums from the moment it begins until the moment it comes to a close. This is serious stuff here and not the sort of track which fans of softer music will enjoy at all, but if like me you like seriously seriously heavy stuff from time to time, then this is for you. Aggressive doesn’t come close to explaining the sound they’ve managed to unleash here – the drumming is quite simply insane and raises this track to a pace which is nigh on impossible to explain! Closing the selection with Ruins Of The Defiled Shrine it’s clear that this is a band intent on destruction! The music is hard hitting from start to finish and this track is no exception, closing the album with an almighty kick in the teeth and making sure you’re not going to forget what you’ve heard in a hurry!
Awoken By Death are one of those bands that should come with a health warning – beware of what you are about to hear! The music is full on, insanely heavy and has metal written all over it. The guitars are crunchy, the drums insanely fast, the mix bass heavy and the vocals guttural. If you like bands like Cannibal Corpse or Berzerker (both of whom I own albums by) then this is for you, if you like Green Day, then this just might kill you.
To find out more about Awoken By Death, check out their ReverbNation page HERE.
Opening with Walls Of Treachery I wasn’t disappointed, ushering in the track with some spoken lyrics and haunting sound effects, soon you’re being hammered by some downright sludgy riffs and pounding drums. The double bass kicks in to elevate everything and before you know it, you’ll find yourself jumping around your front room like a lunatic to the melee of roaring vocals, bass heavy rhythms and all out destruction that is unleashed. Throwing in a solo over some Berzerker style drumming, this is a track which isn’t for the feint hearted – it’s heavy, raw, has the least amount of production on it to keep it sounding like the band and doesn’t relent until the moment the track comes to a close. What I really like about this track personally is how the drumming changes throughout the track to add in a sense of progression, not allowing the track to become predictable or stuck in a certain convention.
A Wretched Disgust continues this theme, only this time even harder and more aggressive than before. Faster, syncopated and downright dirty from the moment the track begins, there’s a real sense that this is another track designed to get live crowds ripping apart venues. I really like the guitar work on this track as well, there’s melodic moments within the distorted mix which allow listeners to connect with it, whilst all the time still making sure the all out death metal outlook is maintained. Instrumental track, No Salvation follows on and keeps everything very much in the dark vein set up so far. Spoken lyrics echo around the track as it progresses, the drums rolling at insane pace, the guitars relatively restrained for the genre yet somehow sounding heavier because of this holding back. This is possibly my personal favourite track from the page, and I think it’s largely down to the slow pace of the guitar work contrasting over the fast paced drums – it creates a mix which acts almost as a soundtrack to a moment – what that moment is I’ve yet to work out!
A Promise Of Violence is everything that you would expect from a death metal band, fast paced, heavy and an all out assault on your ear drums from the moment it begins until the moment it comes to a close. This is serious stuff here and not the sort of track which fans of softer music will enjoy at all, but if like me you like seriously seriously heavy stuff from time to time, then this is for you. Aggressive doesn’t come close to explaining the sound they’ve managed to unleash here – the drumming is quite simply insane and raises this track to a pace which is nigh on impossible to explain! Closing the selection with Ruins Of The Defiled Shrine it’s clear that this is a band intent on destruction! The music is hard hitting from start to finish and this track is no exception, closing the album with an almighty kick in the teeth and making sure you’re not going to forget what you’ve heard in a hurry!
Awoken By Death are one of those bands that should come with a health warning – beware of what you are about to hear! The music is full on, insanely heavy and has metal written all over it. The guitars are crunchy, the drums insanely fast, the mix bass heavy and the vocals guttural. If you like bands like Cannibal Corpse or Berzerker (both of whom I own albums by) then this is for you, if you like Green Day, then this just might kill you.
To find out more about Awoken By Death, check out their ReverbNation page HERE.