Featuring Greg Mackintosh Guitars, Vocals and Guido Zim Drums of Paradise Lost with Ben Ash from Satyricon (live), Strigoi is a Yorkshire England amalgamation of talent that further showcases the individual’s involved love of extreme metal. Their third release, Bathed in a Black Sun, showcases an unhealthy dose of crust and death metal.
A rawer primal and primitive beast than their more famous projects, the slow, moderate tempos allow the music to spread in a grinding, pure underground style that the title track and ‘’ A Spear of Perfect Grief’’ offer. They are intense, visceral-inspired classics that reek of vitriol and anger. It has a large element of groove as the brief ‘The Construct of Misery’ displays (with bursts of speed) and is not without the tasteful solo among its slower moments. ‘’Beautiful Stigmata’’ is pure old-school noise/crust that grinds, grooves, and relishes in its darkness and misanthropy.
An EP consists of tracks from the Viscera recordings that stand as a worthy companion, albeit far too brief. It is inherently tough with a muscular rhythm section that is more about the assault than technical prowess and is better for it. The end result is an overwhelming, all-encompassing assault on the senses and continues their growth and corruption in the underground.
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Release Year: 2023
Label: Season of Mist
Category: EP
Country: UK
Reviewed by Sparky
