It’s in me to be suspicious of any new label I run into no matter what they mean or no matter who they come from. Most times it is only the suspicious, but other times, I happen to be right to smell a rat. I do not like the term Post-Metal and whatever it might mean because, sorry, I cannot understand perfectly everything this term means. If I were to be literal about it, it would musically mean the band overcame or surparssed all Metal music features – pay attention, I said all – and their music has nothing, I mean nothing, to do with Metal music of any kind. Ok, I know things in life are not that black and white. From all the bands I heard here, the feeling I got is they do keep many Metal music features mantaining most of its signatures that includes the distortion of the guitars, harsh or gutural vocals, drums blast beats, and the same use of the basses. The one thing I noticed is the mood searchs for more atmospherical places, there are more strummings and stops, but the chaotic feeling remains the same. Musical chaos still reigns and that’s pure Metal.
Here we have Druma and their sophomore album “Sores of Our Time,” which for me, is pushing the hand could be labeled as Atmospheric Black Metal. For me, this is a Black Metal album and “Disconnected,” for instance proves my point. On the other hand, “Till the End” sounds more Atmospheric Black Metal whatsoever. There is one thing, I was not able to feel the despair Black Metal vocals are delivering these days. Vocals here are vociferated keeping, of course, the malevolent mood and intent Black Metal vocals require. There is no intent of cooling down or, even, of keeping things fresh or mor melodic. From where I am standing this is Black Metal.
Lirically, with “The Fall of Men,” for instance, Druma goes over the apocalypse theme and the end of humankind. Well, as far as I am concerned, this has been the Metal music subject since the beginning of Metal times. Ok, musically, this track is the one with the most moody content of the album with its murky structures of strummings and pounding guitars performed as if all notes were played at the same time but not only the power chord. The same feeling with “First World” whose rainy introduction with a simple strumming feels very Black Metal, but the intent is to be something else. But soon the song goes into that faster-than-hell speed that is Black Metal’s trademark and things get a little more understandable, at least for me.
Well, if I had gotten the album’s tittle “Sores of Our Time” first, there would be no doubt whatsoever. It is all about pain. It is about the pain all living and sensient creatures feel in this sad and lonely and pathetic little planet that is one step to be over. Its music reflects it. Black Metal to me.
Druma “Sores of Our Time” will be released on March 07th via Moment of Collapse Records!.
Track Listing:
- The Fall of Men
- First World
- Disconnected
- Until the End
Source: metaladdicts.com
