Name:
Ikkadian
Title:
Of Alpha And
Omega
Label:
Self- Released
Genre:
Blackened death
metal
Location:
Northern Virgina, USA
It would be
foolish to deny that Ikkadian play a style of metal that has not been visited
by many artists both new and old. But there are a few observations that make
these American Blackened Death Metallers stand out from the crowded depths of
obscurity.
The album opener
”Adversary” (music video is available on youtube), introduces the listener to a
slow yet grinding riff with some particularly good drum work. As the track
progresses in pace it provides the listener with snippets of what is to come in
the rest of the album. The heavy use of chords and black metal harmonies in
their riffing definitively sets them within the realm of such artists as
Behemoth, Emperor and Opeth.
Songs such as
‘Lotus’ and ‘Sophia’ make sudden drops in dynamics to eerie sparse acoustic
guitar which then pummels the listener with a blast-beating audio assault
immediately afterwards.
The song “Archangel’’
has a definite Mastodon-esque feel which is enhanced by some beautiful, clean
female vocals later on in the track, before the blast-beats and brutal riffing
take the helm once again.
James Murphy of (Death/Obituary/Disincarnate) provides a
guest solo on the epic track ‘Relentless March Towards Apocalypse’, which is a welcome stand out track
towards the end of the album.
This band is definitely
one to watch, as ‘Of alpha and Omega’ is brilliant debut and their stance on
giving all their content away for free is also highly commendable.
75/100
‘Of Alpha and
Omega’ is out now and available for free download at http://www.blackmorningstar.com/
75/100
‘Of Alpha and
Omega’ is out now and available for free download at http://www.blackmorningstar.com/
-SV
-SV
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