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Is this the same Scythrawl on drums that plays in fellow Quebec
black metal band Unquintessence? I think so, as my 2-Cd experience with the
guy has made me somewhat familiar with his distinct style and rank him among
my current favorite skin-bashers. Trails of Anguish is actually a 2-piece
band, with the mighty Scythrawl on drums and vocals and Dischord on all
stringed instruments, so I'll assume that they will remain a studio project.
Really, it's 6 tracks of the highly extreme black metal which we're seeing a
lot of today, and the drumming dominates them all. While Dischord will plow
along with constant tortured riffs, Scythrawl will hyperblast for a few bars,
slow it down, then come out of nowhere with a percussive eruption that reminds
me of Richard Christy's work with Florida band Burning Inside. "Laments of
Martyrized Innocence" has a lot of choked stops, but somehow the song
doesn't seem all that disjointed. The lyrics which Scythrawl lays out are
pretty interesting as well, staying well away from posturing Satanic slogans
or ridiculous demonic invocations. The multi-talented artist belts out more of
an introspective and misanthropic verbal tirade, and you really get the
feeling that he means what he says during moments in "The Scythe of Engrieved
Melancholia". There is definitely an impressive black metal movement coming
out of Quebec, as if their dominance in the death and thrash metal realms
wasn't enough.
| Tracklist |
1. Beyond Charismatic Sickness |
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2. The Scythe Of Engrieved Melancholia 3. Laments Of Martyrised |
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Innocence 4. Reaping Life's Frailty 5. ...And Desolated Trails |
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Of Anguish 6. Useless (The Final Soliloquy) |
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