New York's Gridfailure have returned with a new recording that shows the music going into a more experimental direction along with some elements of extreme metal and this is a review his 2019 album "Sixt Mass-Extinction Skulduggery I" which will be released in February by Nefarious Industries.
Field recordings start off the album along with some avant garde style soundscapes a few seconds later. Growls and screams can also be heard in certain sections of the recording while some of the tracks are very long and epic in length along with the music also getting very experimental at times.
Programmed beats are also added into some parts of the music and they also give the songs more of an industrial edge as well as the theremin bringing in a very haunting atmosphere when it is utilized. When bass guitars are added into the music they also give the tracks a more dark sound.
Harmonicas can also be heard briefly while the ukulele when it is brought onto the recording it also gives the music more of an ethnic edge. Electric guitars can also be heard at times in the background and they also mix in with the more experimental and avant garde side of the music.
All of the tracks sound very different which also gives the music more diversity and as the album progresses acoustic guitars are also added into certain sections of the recording. When percussion's are brought onto the recording they also add in more of a tribal and ritualistic style and later songs also add in female vocals, keys and violins. The production sounds very dark while the lyrics are a concept album based upon a grim. rapidly approaching reality which is also more on the more dystopian and apocalyptic side.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Gridfailure and if you are a fan of experimental and extreme metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Sandy" "Post-Attack Habitat" and "Exsanguination Of The Utopians". 8 out of 10.
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