![]() They feature some of the most unearthly sounds I’ve ever heard… I can’t really describe them beyond that. Once again, a good comparison is Massacra’s “Enjoy the Violence”- the production is quite similar, although the drums on the Averse Sefira album are possibly a bit higher in the mix.Īnother cool feature here is the intros/interludes of the songs- the “Aversions” as the band calls them. ![]() Everything here is very clear, and the guitar has a reasonably full tone. And while a machine will never have the same sense of dynamics a human drummer will, the album doesn’t suffer much for it.Ī word about production- expect nothing like a standard black metal “this is kvlt because it’s terribly produced” production. The band did a good job programming the drumming machine to not sound like a simple “rock 1” or “rock 2” setting. While the drumming is machine-produced, it doesn’t suffer much for it. They actually have a bit of a pop-punk vibe, which doesn’t exactly fit with the album. However, the clean vocals in “Above the Firmaments of Wrath” sound perhaps just a bit off. ![]() The vocals are, for the most part, quite good. Not a huge flaw, but one of those minor things that stops an album from being a classic. However, here is the album’s main flaw- often times, riffs repeat just a bit too much. The songs definitely do head to a point, and there are repeated sections, although, as noted above, not in verse-chorus fashion. However, don’t expect Opeth style meandering here. The songs tend to be fairly long (the average song length is about nine minutes), and aren’t typical verse-chorus song structure, thankfully. The riffing actually reminds me a bit of Massacra’s “Enjoy the Violence”, although it’s slightly less chaotic, and the riffs themselves are a bit longer. Thrashy, melodic riffing permeates this album- not melodic as in “gothenburg”, but melodic as in heavy riffs that aren’t just one note repeated. And the highlight of this album is the riffing. Hailing from Texas, this duo (this album used a drum machine) creates some epic thrash-inspired black metal. And while this album isn’t as good as their next, it is still a very worthwhile offering. Tired of all the black metal bands which are nothing more than pointless blasting? Averse Sefira is the band you’re looking for.
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