Style: death metal, progressive metal (mixed vocals)
Review by: Jonah
Recommended for fans of: Amon Amarth, Dark Tranquillity, Omnium Gathering
Country: Florida, United States
Release date: 28 December 2018
[EDITOR’S NOTE: This review was originally published in the December 2018 of The Progressive Subway.]
Okay so in 2 days I’m moving to the city this band is from, so I felt a bit compelled to review this “album”. I put album in quotes because this is one singular 43 minute-long song, and while definitely feeling cohesive, I would’ve almost preferred a bit of separation. 43 minutes of one single idea is exhausting. I’m a bit of an awful Prog fan in that I really don’t like epics that much, and the same applies here to some extent. This all being said, my personal stance on songwriting aside, this is a pretty darn neat album.
Lascaille’s Shroud is a solo project hailing from my state of residence, Florida (it’s terrible don’t come here). The Tiger’s Daughter is a melodic-death metal concept album based on a book of the same name. I can’t speak much for the concept because I didn’t have a lyric sheet in front of me, but the vocal presentation is pretty top notch for the most part. The song shifts between higher snarled vocals and lower traditional Death growls, and they’re all executed quite well. The occasional clean female-vocal is also present, and for the most part they’re lovely and melodic and really fill the song out well. The guitar-work isn’t exceptional, but the riffs and the leads are in the right places to really drive the song forward and that’s good enough for me here, because much like my other Melodeath band this week, the highlight is the synths. They’re used to exceptional effect, and give an almost sci-fi feel to a clearly fantasy inspired album (do with that what you will, doesn’t bother me). The atmosphere created is incredibly enjoyable, and while I find another trip through this song to be daunting at best, I definitely enjoyed many moments of my time reviewing it. The drumming is largely similar to the guitar, in that it is serviceable and uninspired, but solid enough. Also worth noting is that the bass guitar is both audible, and quite chunky in the mix on this album, which is a huge plus for me.
I can’t really say I loved every moment of this song, and I don’t necessarily see myself going back to it often, but for fans of the softer side of Melodeath, and people who enjoy incredibly long individual songs, I think this is absolutely worth a shot. Good job Lascaille’s Shroud, you’re doing the historic Florida Death Metal scene pretty damn proud.
Recommended tracks: The Tiger’s Daughter, I guess
You may also like: Hands of Despair, Shylmagoghnar, Dallian
Final verdict: 7/10
Related links: Bandcamp | Facebook | Metal-Archives page
Label: Independent
Lascaille’s Shroud is:
– Brett Windnagle (all instruments)
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