It’s rare to find good demos from areas like South East Asia and this demo is actually a good example of melodic black metal. Not actually 100% black metal but a mix of black and death. Something what a band like Hecate Enthroned would play. “Destroyed Holy Shrine” is one demo with a lack of hype which should have a huge hype.
The demo starts off with a fast paced song. The vocals spewed up are similar to Dimmu Borgir’s Shargrath. However compared to Shargrath, the vocals are almost undecipherable. This is probably due to the vocalist’s thick accent. What I don’t like about the first track, “Desember Maha Sadis” is that it starts ends suddenly. No outro or flow into the next track. The second track starts off with keyboards and a few strums and no drums, giving it an eerie feel. The speed of track changes dramatically when the drum comes in but the eerie feel is maintained. This track is much more melodic compared to the first track. The third track which is the title track is served with a slice of thrashy guitars and soon turned to a blackened feel. The tremolos in this track are well done and an amazing work of furious drumming is shown here with the help of double pedals. Lots of cymbal attacks are used in this title track compared to first 2 tracks. This track then falls into silence.
The fourth track, “Amarah” comes rampaging with an amazing bass line. Not so complex but easy to listen. The guitars are in typical black metal tremolo style. Despite the catchy bass line, it gets quite dull as the same bass line keeps repeating itself throughout the whole song. The fifth track, The Crushed Wisdom comes in with a blackened thrash sound. The song is very straight forward. No verses, no chorus just unbridled mayhem. The last track come starts off with a minute long orchestral piece with voice samples of a lady screaming in fear. The vocals in this song is the clearest so far but still harsh. I still can’t make out the vocalist is saying but at least I can hear the vocals instead of being overwhelmed by the instruments. The guitars in this song are very melodic and very catchy. Honestly, this is the best track in this demo.
As a conclusion, this demo gives a good first impression. As a fan of Hecate Enthroned, I recommend this to other Hecate Enthroned fan. The use of keyboards does not overpower other instruments in this demo. Be warned that there are no guitar solos here. The production is not so good but this is a demo and not an album so that could be forgiven. Horns up for these Indonesians.
Visit their website!! Unleash the evil in Indonesia!! http://www.myspace.com/emptys
Here's a video of them playing live!
Live @ Gresick Metal Fest
The demo starts off with a fast paced song. The vocals spewed up are similar to Dimmu Borgir’s Shargrath. However compared to Shargrath, the vocals are almost undecipherable. This is probably due to the vocalist’s thick accent. What I don’t like about the first track, “Desember Maha Sadis” is that it starts ends suddenly. No outro or flow into the next track. The second track starts off with keyboards and a few strums and no drums, giving it an eerie feel. The speed of track changes dramatically when the drum comes in but the eerie feel is maintained. This track is much more melodic compared to the first track. The third track which is the title track is served with a slice of thrashy guitars and soon turned to a blackened feel. The tremolos in this track are well done and an amazing work of furious drumming is shown here with the help of double pedals. Lots of cymbal attacks are used in this title track compared to first 2 tracks. This track then falls into silence.
The fourth track, “Amarah” comes rampaging with an amazing bass line. Not so complex but easy to listen. The guitars are in typical black metal tremolo style. Despite the catchy bass line, it gets quite dull as the same bass line keeps repeating itself throughout the whole song. The fifth track, The Crushed Wisdom comes in with a blackened thrash sound. The song is very straight forward. No verses, no chorus just unbridled mayhem. The last track come starts off with a minute long orchestral piece with voice samples of a lady screaming in fear. The vocals in this song is the clearest so far but still harsh. I still can’t make out the vocalist is saying but at least I can hear the vocals instead of being overwhelmed by the instruments. The guitars in this song are very melodic and very catchy. Honestly, this is the best track in this demo.
As a conclusion, this demo gives a good first impression. As a fan of Hecate Enthroned, I recommend this to other Hecate Enthroned fan. The use of keyboards does not overpower other instruments in this demo. Be warned that there are no guitar solos here. The production is not so good but this is a demo and not an album so that could be forgiven. Horns up for these Indonesians.
Visit their website!! Unleash the evil in Indonesia!! http://www.myspace.com/emptys
Here's a video of them playing live!
Live @ Gresick Metal Fest
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