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░ ██ ██ Artist: Sinnrs ██ ██
▓ █░░ ■█ Album: Profound █■ ░░█
■ █▓▀ █ Year: 2019 █ ▀▓█ ░
█ ▓ Rel. Date: 2019-12-14 ▓ █
▒ ▒ Genre: Death Metal ▒ ▒
█▄ ░ Label: Extreme Metal Music ░ ▄█
░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█
░ █▓ Type: Album ▓█ ░
▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓
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█ Fresh from Denmark, Sinnrs released their debut █
█ full-length last year, ôProfoundö. Full of █
█ blackened symphonic death metal, this album packs █
█ a tight punch. █
█ One thing that bugs me about a lot of symphonic █
█ bands is that they let all of the symphonic █
█ elements do the work. ItÆs usually something like █
█ chugging guitars while the orchestration and █
█ symphony go crazy in the background. Sure, it █
█ sounds interesting, but I would much rather hear █
█ the guitarist doing the work instead, or at least █
█ a nice balance between the two. █
█ With Sinnrs, this is exactly what I get: a nice █
█ balance. With songs like ôThe Storm of Iö and ôIt █
█ Calls Meö, there are very technical riffs on top █
█ of nice, symphonic elements. These symphonic █
█ elements are usually in the background of █
█ technical riffs, helping to highlight these riffs. █
█ ItÆs like early Irreversible Mechanism with less █
█ technicality. █
█ On the topic of riffs, Sinnrs writes them very █
█ well. Whether theyÆre blackened or technical, they █
█ all come off as intriguing or just fitting in. █
█ ôLift My Bonesö is a song particularly full of █
█ riffs that pack punch and riffs that just fit in. █
█ ôEt Sic Incipitö is a song full of riffs ranging █
█ from blackened to brutal. Sometimes, the riffs on █
█ this track are reminiscent of Hideous Divinity. █
█ The outro is the finest moment, featuring jumpy █
█ tremolo riffs over swelling orchestration. █
█ ôThe Storm of Iö is my personal favorite of the █
█ album. The song features technical riffage and a █
█ strong foundation of riffs. All of which is █
█ reinforced by the nicely-paced drums and harsh █
█ vocals. The song has a strong breakdown that is █
█ backed by symphonic elements and driven by the █
█ drums and guitar. It progresses nicely into each █
█ riff, making it flor enough that most parts donÆt █
█ have to be repeated often. █
█ Along with good riffs, Sinnrs also provides the █
█ listener with a well-structured album. The release █
█ has the better tracks evenly spread throughout the █
█ album. There are also three instrumental tracks █
█ place throughout to give everything some room to █
█ breathe. Slower-paced songs like ôNo Promise to █
█ Mankindö are placed where they can better the flow █
█ of the album. █
█ They also provide a strong conclusion with █
█ ôCommemorate Noneö. The song is epic and melodic, █
█ featuring intense riffage and massive symphonic █
█ atmospheres that include voiceovers. The song is █
█ one of the albumÆs highlights and finishing the █
█ album in such a way is a right move. It gives the █
█ listener a positive lasting impression. █
█ Although I never heard this album until 2019, I █
█ would have to say that Sinnrs released one of the █
█ most forward-thinking albums of 2018. ItÆs █
█ relentless and heavy with an equal ratio of █
█ symphony to metal. I look forward to future █
█ releases from them. █
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░ 1. Nihil 1:32 ░
░ 2. To Derive Eden's Flame 4:29 ░
░ 3. The Storm of I 6:54 ░
░ 4. Lift My Bones 6:52 ░
░ 5. Renowned Praetorians 1:51 ░
░ 6. No Promise to Mankind 5:07 ░
░ 7. It Calls Me 5:32 ░
░ 8. Et Sic Incipit 4:40 ░
░ 9. Watch Her Soul Burn 3:09 ░
░ 10. Commemorate None 6:57 ░
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