8bit drummer sonic mania4/17/2023 ![]() It's the vocal elements that really differentiates Psycroptic from most other technical death metal bands as Peppiatt's vocals are primarily much cleaner, harsh screams and do not travel very low into the register, and extremely rarely into anything deeply resembling a death growl. There are echoes of thrash that leak into the musicianship at different moments, apparent in some of the riffs and which are only slightly broken up by the shifts in tempo and movements up and down the scale. The Haley brothers each display their own levels of technical proficiency and musicianship, in between Joe's guitar flourishes and riffs, and Dave's nigh-relentless blast beats and percussion work, with Grant filling in that heavy, encompassing rumble. It's something that becomes more and more evident as you delve deeper into Psycroptic's most recent release The Inherited Repression, as what you're being exposed to is not your average technical death metal. Psycroptic is an interesting entrant in the technical death metal genre because of the way they layout the signature elements of the genre, along with a smattering of elements from other genres to create a sound that is their own. Psycroptic's other releases include: The Isle of Disenchantment (2001), The Scepter of the Ancients (2003), Symbols of Failure (2006), and Ob(Servant) (2008) The band plays a high speed, technically proficient style of technical death metal that is heavy on the blast beats and features interesting vocal work from Peppiatt who utilizes cleaner, harsh screams, rather than the death growls so often associated with the genre. ![]() Psycroptic is a four piece technical death metal band from Australia that was formed in 1999 by drummer Dave Haley and his brother, guitarist Joe Haley, as well as bassist Cameron Grant, who remain members to this day, along with current vocalist Jason Peppiatt. Psycroptic's fifth full-length release is also their first release in four years since signing with Nuclear Blast and features the Aussies returning to their old tricks, with some technical The Inherited Repression in way more than 20 words or less: Neige's earlier ventures should definitely not be ignored, as Les Voyages de l'Âme is easily the recording which strays furthest from the path of black metal in which Alcest began, but is a superb follow-up to 2010's Écailles de Lune. It's hard to describe an optimal mood or setting to listen to Alcest, as the music itself is quite relaxing, soothing and elegant - something that is both a first time occurrence and most likely a rarity to be had on Black Metal Friday, but it is what it is. It is a truly inspired piece of musical artistry that explores one of the brighter sides of musical creation - that being the ability to adapt ones inner most emotions, memories and thoughts into a form that can be shared and interpreted by others. Les Voyages de l'Âme is not simply black metal, nor is it post-metal/rock, or shoegazing, or any other number of labels. Les Voyages de l'Âme features moments of calm, soothing atmospheric tenderness as Neige explores the world of his childhood memories, narrated and sung in French - which is easily accessible for me, seeing as how it's my first language - but also transports you down more of a somewhat darker, harsher light in areas where the black metal influence of his music sets in. When listening to Alcest you have to be prepared to experience something that is not purely of one form or style. It's a journey filled with sweeping instrumental movements that cover ground between the slightly distorted guitar wailing of traditional black metal, and near-mesmerizing post-rock inspired swollen build-ups and drives. The entire ideal behind Alcest is to transport the listener into the mind, the childhood memories and experiences of Neige and his "Fairy Land". Starting out as a purely black metal project, Alcest has grown to fit more into the shoegaze genre, with Neige implementing elements of post-rock/metal as well as black metal into his own unique creation.Īlcest's other releases include: Souvenirs d'un autre monde (2007), Écailles de Lune (2010) Spawned from the childhood experiences of Neige and his contact with what he describes as the "Fairy Land", Alcest is the his own musical adaptation of those experiences, meant to transport the listener into the world built in his memories. Les Voyages de l'Âme is Neige's third full-length release under Alcest and continues to explore the fantasy world of his childhood experiences with sweeping, melodious soundscapes that exploit the black metal and post-rock to their finest potential.Īlcest is the solo project of musician Stéphane 'Neige' Paut formed originally in 2000 and was also at one point a three piece black metal band. ![]() Les Voyages de l'Âme in way more than 20 words or less:
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