German Metallers Craving continues their monumental saga with ‘’Call of the Sirens’’, their fourth offering to the metal gods that continues the epic journey from their previous release, “By The Storm”.
‘’Call of the Sirens’’ is a fully committed, energetic blast of extreme metal that is surprising and deftly crafted. Don’t let the cover art fool you, whilst there is beauty to be found, the intro to ‘’ Mich packt die Wut’’ is subtle and gorgeous before it explodes into a maelstrom of high octane melodic black metal, infused with death metal, throw in some folk flourishes some power, and finish it off with some true heavy metal. Craving are masters of their craft able to combine blinding moments of speed with subtlety and tonnes of power.
More committed to real life rather than fables Craving burn with an intensity that leaves you battered, numb and looking for the repeat button. Written in multiple languages, including German, English, Russian and Ukrainian, it is a worldly offering that is tinged with experience and grandiose soundscapes. “Gods Don’t Negotiate,” is simply killer with its excellent rhythms and percussion that Drives the music, not with reckless abandon but with razor-sharp precision. ‘’ Maiden of the Sun (Дева солнца II)’’ and ‘’ Blood ov Franconia’’ are more explosive moments of utter conviction. To further display their influences and ideas, the cd/download version includes their interpretation of “Shum” by Ukrainian electro-folk band Go_A and “El Diablo” by Greek singer Elena Tsagrinou.
Craving is fully committed to their style of truly epic metal that is downright propulsive, devoid of cliches and excess. Call of the Sirens is possibly the most utterly high-octane metal record of assaulting the senses in a very long time.
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Release Year: 2023
Label: Massacre Records
Category: Album
Country: Germany
Reviewed by Sparky
