Voros, hailing from Adelaide, a prime and rich area for all things metal, released their first of three EPs ‘The Sky Burial Pt.1′ in early 2013. They have continued to unleash all hell on stage as so with their music releases. They already shared the stage with huge acts like Psycroptic, Lord and King Parrot, just to name a few.
This five-piece mechanical militia is made up of Tyson Braithwaire dealing out some voracious vocals, Liam Weedall hammering the drums, JordanVarbaro slapping away on the bass, including Matt Disisto and Jack Boilingbroke crushing it on guitar.
To call Voros’ latest EP Malignancy just another death metal release, would be a gross understatement. Malignancy is a great representation of traditional tech-death as we know it today and by listening to the band’s previous albums you can already expect an onslaught of technical brutality, but within Malignancy, just by listening to the first track you hear that Voros have taken their music to a more evil and darker state of mind.
The first track the title track Malignancy as soon as it begins is a full-on barrage of rapid drumming and dynamic instrumentals mixed with a roaring of deafening vocals. To put it simply, it starts by grabbing your attention and sitting you in your place. It then becomes more and more dynamic creating layers as it continues, which is a constant trend for all the songs on this EP.
Continuing to the second track Vile throws us an ear-catching riff and drumming patterns that is a bit scattered but intriguing at the same time and builds multiple layers of guitar. Then, in true fashion, it progresses into a full-on bombardment of drumming and guttural vocals.
Next, Epoch of Detestation, the third track, also following along these lines, but not even a minute into the song, the intro erupts and this where Voros truly shine. What began as a slow intro, almost abysmal like, unveils into their musical and tech death talent.
With the fourth track Expulsion of the seed, I can already see this being a mosh pit favourite. The relentless playing of all members, especially Jordan Varbaro, standing out quite a bit with his bass playing, with the bonus of Tyson’s vocals roaring over the top gives the whole song a sense of doom. This is a standout song for me.
With the Occultist lyrical content, the dark and doom atmosphere that they incorporated into some of the tracks, it’s a move towards darker depths for Voros, compared to their previous album Diseased Deity. But, with music, everyone has their own opinion. I suggest giving Malignancy by Voros a listen and make your own interpretation.
Release Year: 2018
Label: self-released
Category: EP
Country: Australia
Reviewer: Matthew ‘Barnzelbub’ Barnes
