Tuesday, 13 October 2015

Scáth Na Déithe - The Horrors Of Old (EP Review)

Tracklist:
1. Their Warning                     
2. The Savage Hunger of the Dead                 
3. Within These Walls They Wait for Death               
4. An Sluagh

This is the debut release from the newly formed two man, Irish, death metal influenced black metal project Scáth Na Déithe (Shadow The Gods). The project is formed of Cathal Hughes providing Vocals, Guitar, Bass and Synth, and Stephen Todd on drums.

This is more of a two track EP if I am perfectly honest, the first and last tracks are very short ambient instrumentals that don’t really provide anything. However the second and third tracks each run in at around the ten minute mark and are fairly impressive.

The sound of these tracks is a solid blend of very death metal inspired vocals and often depressive and gloom ridden riff and drum work that comes together to create a very oppressive and heavy sound that is pretty impressive.

Considering this is the very first release from these guys it is encouraging to see that some clear dedication and effort has gone into this release, however whether the kind of sound the project is focusing upon would play as well on a full length is one we will have to wait and see.

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