New York's solo project Gridfailure has returned with a new recording which shows the music going for a mixture of experimental, harsh noise and dark hardcore and this is a review of his 2020 album "Sixth Mass-Extinction Skulduggery II" which was released by Nefarious Industries.
Harsh noises and power electronics start off the album along with some acoustic guitars a few seconds alter. At times the music also gets very experimental and avant garde sounding along with the songs also mixing in a great amount of dark soundscapes and percussion's are also utilized quite a bit throughout the recording.
Voices can also be heard in the background at times while the songs also mix in a great amount of field recordings. When theremin's are utilized they also give the songs more of a haunting atmosphere along with some demonic vocals and screams also being added into some parts of the songs.
When bass guitars are utilized they also give the music more brutality along with the music also showing some influences of death metal, grind and hardcore. Synths and keyboards are also added one some of the tracks along with all of the songs also sounding very different from each other.
One track also introduces programmed beats onto the recording which also brings in elements of industrial as well as a couple of the tracks also being very long and epic in length. Some of the percussion's also bring in shamanistic and tribal beats into the music and as the album progresses electric guitars, harmonica's, didgeriddo's, ukule's. accordion's and trumpets can also be heard in certain sections of the recording. The production sounds very dark while the songs themes revolve around murder, outbreak, dystopian governments, warfare, depletion of sources and survival by any means necessary.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Gridfailure and if you are a fan of experimental and noise, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Stoking The Embers" "Invocate Collapse" "Proven Finite" and "Irma". 8 out of 10.
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