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░ ██ ██ Artist: Grieving Mirth ██ ██
▓ █░░ ■█ Album: Calamitosvs Omine █■ ░░█
■ █▓▀ █ Year: 2015 █ ▀▓█ ░
█ ▓ Rel. Date: 2016-05-08 ▓ █
▒ ▒ Genre: Black Metal ▒ ▒
█▄ ░ Label: Loud Rage Music ░ ▄█
░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█
░ █▓ Type: Album ▓█ ░
▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓
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█ Some men just like to watch the world burn, █
█ creating disruption for disruptionÆs sake. A lot █
█ of it comes through as little more than a whisper █
█ amongst the screaming masses, but sometimes, it █
█ can make you think. Enter GRIEVING MIRTH, a █
█ project between fellow Black Metal musicians █
█ Adversor and Abomination. Their origin is almost █
█ as interesting as the swirling fury of their music █
█ on their debut LP, ôCalamitosvs Omineö, released █
█ in March earlier this year. █
█ The bandÆs founders come from either side of the █
█ Nuevo Laredo, Mexico/Laredo, USA border, and █
█ formed with the intention of writing Black Metal █
█ that went against normal conventions. With the █
█ addition of vocalist DH, the band has incorporated █
█ Italian-language lyrics into their sound. ItÆs a █
█ strange, though not completely disparate mix █
█ (especially for bands in 2015), but the results on █
█ the album are strong enough to distract from █
█ putting too much thought into how trve a Black █
█ Metal band, located near the equator, can be █
█ compared to their brothers in the Northern █
█ darkness. █
█ A short acoustic piece introduces the listener to █
█ ôMalaugurioö, and the opener wastes little time █
█ launching into a frenzy of sharp, agonizing riffs █
█ and unrelenting blastbeats. Equally laudable for █
█ its ferocity, as well as its atmospheric presence, █
█ the song proves that there are no gimmicks with █
█ this band of misfits. The next track, █
█ ôIndelectatvsö, uses synths to great effect, as it █
█ creates a less harsh, though still damn heavy, █
█ counterpart to the emotional shell shock of the █
█ previous song. They donÆt dominate the █
█ proceedings, but instead instill an ethereal flow, █
█ as well as highlighting the powerful feelings of █
█ the music. █
█ GRIEVING MIRTH really hit their stride with █
█ ôOptioö, which, to me, sums up their musical █
█ approach in a succinct manner. Massive and █
█ melancholic, one can almost feel the cinematic █
█ hugeness of the dark, mournful vibes pulling at █
█ the soul. A short break introduces clean vocals, █
█ which are soon drowned out by sinister voices that █
█ seem to appear out of nowhere, like some kind of █
█ horrible voice inside the head. ôAbusoö, the final █
█ song on the album, isnÆt quite as menacing, but it █
█ more than makes up for it with its depressing █
█ subject matter and equally sorrowful melodies. █
█ GRIEVING MIRTH show plenty of potential with this █
█ solid debut, an extension of the Black Metal tree █
█ that holds true to its heavy roots while exploring █
█ different textures, ideas, and sounds with which █
█ to immerse the audience in. If youÆre familiar █
█ with groups like DEAFHEAVEN and SOUL DISSOLUTION, █
█ theyÆre not far off of the same musical path, so █
█ fans of creative-minded, but still undeniably █
█ heavy Black Metal should give this one a listen. █
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░ 1. Malaugurio 5:44 ░
░ 2. Indelectatvs 4:53 ░
░ 3. Optio 4:57 ░
░ 4. Mille Facce 4:03 ░
░ 5. Abuso 6:56 ░
░ 26:33 ░
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