. . \_ _/ \ \ / / __\ \ / /__ \ __\ /__ / . \ \ / / / __ _____ ___ _\_\ /_/_ ___/ /___ _ ___ / / ___ \ / \ /___ ___ / \__ ___/ / / \___ ___ ____ / / \__ _/ \__ __/ / \ / ___/ / / \___ / \_____/ _____/ / / \ /___/ /____\ ____/_/ /_/ / \ _ \ _____/_ / /_ / / / ____/_\ ____/\ / / / / / \_ / / _______/ / / ____/__/ \ _\ / / / / ____ /____/ /____ / / / / / / /____/_____ /_____/ / \ ______/____ / /____/ /_______ _._ /_____/ / /_____/___ /_ / _._ / . /____/_ // / . \ _/_ / /. / _\_ / / B L E E D i N G / __\ _ \ \ / /___ / ___\ \ /__ / . \ __\ / / \ \ /_/ \_\ : Artist :: Grß : : Album :: Lycaon : : Year :: 2023 : _:_ . . _:_ :/ / \ \: / _\ ___ _ _ ___ /_ \ / /____\ /____\ \ /_/ \_\ : : : Genre :: Black Metal Source :: WEB/MP3 : : Label :: Avantgarde Music R.date :: 2023-01-13 : : Size :: 85.63 MB S.date :: 2023-01-13 : : : : Bitrate :: CBR 320kbps : : Quality :: 44.1 kHz/Joint Stereo : : URL :: http://open.qobuz.com/album/x9xhk8i513i1b : : : : : : : : 1. White City Devil 4:40 : : 2. Flame of Hephaestus 4:19 : : 3. Torn Asunder 4:16 : : 4. Lycaon 5:10 : : 5. Chariots of Fire 2:50 : : 6. Ett Avskedsbrev 4:27 : : 7. BrΣnnmΣrkt 6:17 : : 8. Jaw of the Underworld 3:38 : : : : : : ------- : : 35:37 : _:_ . . _:_ :/ / \ \: / _\ ___ _ _ ___ /_ \ / /____\ /____\ \ /_/ \_\ : : : The year 2023 is still young and fresh with many metal : : releases being forged in the studio or waiting for their time : : to rise. Among those releases that decided to start off this : : year is GrßÆs new album Lycaon, pre-released on Black Metal : : PromotionÆs YouTube channel on January 6th, a week before its : : initial release date on January 13th via the label Avantgarde : : Music. Although I havenÆt been really following Grß actively : : since I heard about them, I decided to take a look at this : : one and see what they prepared. Heljarmadr has been quite : : busy with all that hype surrounding Dark FuneralÆs new album : : "We Are The Apocalypse", so itÆs quite a surprise that he : : managed to squeeze in another musical release with his : : contribution. Has the year of our lord 2023 started off well : : with Lycaon? : : : : The album is mostly consisted of slow and epic heavy : : metal-like riffs with occasional tremolo picking, breakdowns, : : melodies, HeljarmadrÆs harsh singing vocals and mid-tempo : : drums with double-bass drumming ('Flame Of Hephaestus', : : 'Lycaon') and some thrash metal drumming ('Lycaon'). There : : are a few tracks that stand out a bit, such as the seventh : : track 'BrΣnnmΣrkt' which has some sort of doom metal vibe to : : its slow pace rhythm. The final track 'Jaws Of The : : Underworld' with a drum solo which goes on for the first 2 : : minutes before guitars and keyboards join in with a military : : marching fashion, and the fifth track which is the cover of : : BathoryÆs 'Chariots Of Fire' with a more modern musical : : approach when compared to the original. Some of the : : highlights from this album would be the sound production : : which is quite grandiose. HeljarmadrÆs vocals which are the : : probably the most dominating factor of this album and GrßÆs : : music in general, and the second track 'Flame Of Hephaestus' : : which has a moment of catchy mid-tempo riffing and drumming : : that reminds me a bit of DarkthroneÆs song ôEarthÆs Last : : Pictureö. As for my overall impression, I still donÆt know : : what to make of it. There isnÆt that much to be found on this : : album other than a few catchy moments on songs such as 'White : : City Devil', 'Flame Of Hephaestus', 'Torn Asunder' and 'Ett : : Avskedsbrev', although with the exception of 'Chariots Of : : Fire' being the only cover track. Most of the songs are done : : in such a similar fashion that there isnÆt anything stellar : : that stands out from this album other than the fact that itÆs : : well produced and thatÆs it really. The good thing about : : Lycaon is that the songs arenÆt too long or too repetitive : : which would have made this entire album a total misfire. : : : : Although I didnÆt like this album as much as I wanted to, I : : think that there is still some quality to it which deserves : : appreciation that might attract your attention. What people : : like me desire or seek in black metal albums, GrßÆs new album : : Lycaon doesnÆt really possess any of those traits other than : : a few honorable instances of catchiness that managed to : : captivate to a certain degree. IÆd advise you to approach : : this album with very low expectations if youÆre really eager : : to hear it, maybe you will be more successful in finding its : : strongest points which I failed to notice.á : : : _:_ _:_ /__ /\ /\ __\ __ /__/ /___ / \ ___\ \__\ __ /----/ /----/-- --\----\ \----\ ___ /\/ /________ ________\ \/\ ___ \/ /________ /___ . . ___\ ________\ \/ \ \ \ ___/ / /__ / \_ _/ \ __\ \ \___ / / / \ \ \ \___ / / \/ \ \ / / \/ \ \ ___/ / / / __\ \ \ _/ / _\_ __\ \ / /__ _/_ \ \_ / / /__ \___ \ \ \ / / \ __\ /__ / \ \ / / / ___/ \/\ \ / /___ \ \ ___ / / ___\ \ / /\/ ____\ / /___/___ ____ _\_\ / \___ /_/_ ____ ___\___\ \ /____ \____/ / _____/ / _/ \ __/ / / \_ \ \_____ \ \____/ -/ /__/------------\__ \ /___ __/------------\__\ \- / /__ / /_ / __\ \ _` / / /__ `_ / /_____ //_/ \ / /______/ \ / / \ \ / /__ __\ \ /__ / \ __\ / / \ \ / / \ \ / \