BloodRose
Into Oblivion
Retribute Records
Reviewed by Josh Anxt
Yet another quality release from England's Retribute records. Bloodrose is a 5 piece black metal assault hailing from Finland. I know some of you are thinking, "oh no, another corpse painted cliche black metal band". But do not fool yourself. There is nothing cliche here. No corpse paint and no satanic imagery here folks. Just 5 guys in jeans and t-shirts playing some tunes that even Emperor could be proud of. The songs are aggressive yet atmospheric. Having keyboards flow in and out of the entire disc. Tempos go from the usual blasts to some mid tempo stuff and even some a little slower then mid tempo. Guitar work is solid. The drummer gets an A+. And even the singer is good. Once again not cliche. Most vocalists in the black metal scene have one pitch and thats it, high. Not old Jari Haapasalo, he gets those highs going, but also digs down into those deep lows. And he is a pretty decent bass player too. The production on 'Into Oblivion' is top notch as well. Clear separation of instruments not to mention the sounds put to tape are crisp and fresh sounding. Good effort by these guys. Gets my vote.
BloodRose
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