piątek, 21 kwietnia 2023

A review of Speedwhore “Visions of a Parallel World”

 

Speedwhore

"Visions of a Parallel World"

Dying Victims 2023

 


I heard such a golden thought somewhere recently, that all these bands from Dying Victims play the same thing. And this was said by a guy in his late 40s, meaning he was theoretically raised in the years when genres like heavy, thrash and speed metal ruled the scene. He was probably nuts. Take the German label's May releases as examples. Violent Sin, Rapid, or today, Speedwhore. Each of them interprets the old school in its own way, and in each of these bands you can find, or rather refresh yourself with, something different. The authors of "Visions of a Parallel World" come from Berlin, and it is well known that Germans can play classic thrash like few others. Speedwhore is also exceptionally successful in upholding the national traditions on the subject, although the spectrum of their inspiration is definitely broader than merely reproducing Sodom or Kreator. In addition to the characteristic Teutonic chords and scratchiness, there is no shortage of more classic heavy-metal shtick in this music. An example? You're very welcome - "Hologram" is an excellent heavy metal track, only slightly tweaked, with an excellent solo. In addition, the gents do not shy away, especially in the slower parts, as such also appear on the album, from motifs that may remind you of doom metal classics. Not enough? Well, take a listen to the longest, almost eight-minute long title track with black metal blasting and Transylvanian moans. Speaking of vocals. These are mostly aggressively harsh, although the screamer is not at all afraid of trips into higher tones, which differentiates Speedwhore's compositions in the same way as the multitude of the inspirations mentioned a few lines above. The result is a classic-style album that could be a cross-section of the best of the 80s and 90s of the previous century. This is material in a really good style. Nothing but listen to  and fucking bang your head.

- jesusatan

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