The Consumed Self by Burial In The Sky is a full-frontal modern metal assault! The first thing that really wins me over immediately is the perfect partnership of melodic Death Metal guitar and face grinding guttural Death Metal vocals (akin to Whitechapel & Carnifex) layered on top of inspiring technical Death Metal riffs and breakdowns. This feature is just awesome and it’s the perfect bridge for lovers of Modern Deathcore/Metalcore and long-time appreciators of Melodic Death groups like The Black Dahlia Murder/Paths of Possession. If you’re a veteran appreciator of your punk and hardcore affiliated metal genres and you’re looking to wet your feet in the more melodic aspects of technical/melodic metal this is your Gateway Drug!
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Another gem is on track 8 where the whole thing breaks down into almost a Pink Floyd vibe with sax and hand percussion and recovers back into a storm of metal chaos. This album really doesn’t rinse and repeat once and it’s refreshing AF to hear again and again.
A similar vibe on track 10 – I won’t blow it, just get it and listen to it.
If you like: Your melodic metal you’re going to love this group. The things you love with some extra elements added from some of the other modern metal genres that just work really well making this record something new and exciting. If you’re a long-time fan of metalcore groups like Kill Switch Engaged, Whitechapel, Misery Signals, etc then you’re going to hear something familiar in the vocal and breakdowns while you taste test some more technical elements.
Haters be like: The occasional melodic vocals might not sit well with you if your only here for the brutal grind vocals and if you’re a big fan of your 2minute songs then you won’t appreciate the musical landscape on most of the 5 minute plus tracks. Still recommend giving it a go if you do, because it opens with a 3-minute track that will likely win you over.
It Gets 5 – Flaming, Horny, Mutant, Metal GoatMen
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Release Year: 2021
Label: Rising Nemesis Records
Category: Album
Country: USA
Reviewed by Patt Sabbath Reviews
