Cleavercult – Promo 2021
Greece
Self-released
The band’s name might suggest the band to play brutal death metal – and that might be true to some extent – but they seem to have a bit of that ancient death/thrash in their veins, especially in the riffs. The guitar sound is pretty obscure, which allows the band to stand out a bit from other bands. Production has a rough edge befitting of the music. Deep and menacing growls command the assault backed by speedy drums and choppy tremolo riffs, which gives way to some decidedly interesting ideas and textures. Melody definitely plays a role in the song structuring, and is employed without losing grip on intensity. The two tracks on this promo are quite straight-forward in their delivery, clocking in at about 3 minutes per track. I think a full-length from these guys would be interesting, so if that ever happens, I’ll be sure to check it out. (HT)