Style: Black (Harsh vocals)
Review by: Sam
Country: US-MA
Release date: 07-09-2018
NOTE: This album was originally included in the September 2018 issue of The Progressive Subway
Jesus Christ when did my reviews get so long? Back when I started this series my longest review was two paragraphs: short and to the point. Now I’m suddenly acting like a full-fledged reviewer with how long they’ve gotten. So opposed to my other four, I’m gonna try to make this brief again. So, what do Infera Bruo offer us?
Well, Cerement is good! It’s a very riffy black metal album. They like to ride out a groove and build their song around it. Their guitar tone is similar to Mgla and they love tremolo picking. There are some very catchy riffs in here that’ll definitely get you grooving. The riffs are definitely the best part of the album. They also include a couple of cool Enslaved-esque clean vocal parts in the climaxes of The Lunar Pass and Draped in Sky, reminiscent of the Norwegian’s riff juggernaut Mardraum: Beyond the Within.
It’s not without flaws though. There are three interludes which don’t really add anything, so 20% of this album already is wasted space. The other 80% is very good, but the song structures are a bit too linear and it tends to get repetitive over time. Also I found their climaxes a bit lacking. This album is good, but beware that except for a couple of moments this plays more like a black metal album than anything progressive.
Recommended tracks: Shroud Enigma, Endnotes, The Lunar Pass
Recommended for fans of: Mgla, Immortal, Enslaved’s harsher moments
Final verdict: 6.66/10
Related links: Bandcamp | Spotify | Facebook| Metal-Archives page
Label: Prosthetic Records – Bandcamp | Facebook
Infera Bruo is:
– Galen (guitars, vocals)
– Ardroth (drums, vocals)
– Neutrino (bass, vocals)
– Germanicus (keyboards)
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