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/:: Artist :: UADA ::\
:: Album :: Devoid of Light ::
:: Year :: 2021 ::
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:: . Genre :: Black Metal Source :: CDDA . ::
:: Label :: Hellion Records R.date :: 18.04.2022 ::
_::__ Cat.nr. :: HEL1501 Size :: 62,7 MB __::_
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:: 01. Natus Eclipsim 06:20 ::
:: 02. Devoid of Light 05:57 ::
:: 03. S.N.M. 05:14 ::
:: 04. Our Pale Departure 06:49 ::
:: 05. Black Autumn, White Spring 09:33 ::
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:: ut of nowhere and featuring an impressive lineup comes Uada ::
:: from Oregon and their debut album Devoid of Light. ::
:: Masterminded by Jake Superchi and James Sloan Uada has ::
:: proven with their debut that theyÆre one of the most ::
:: promising new bands in black metal. ::
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:: In their debut they play a style of melodic black metal ::
:: inspired by the greats like Dissection and Sacramentum but ::
:: with musical compositions that are much more layered and ::
:: complex that makes Uada stand out from other melodic black ::
:: metal artists. ThereÆs a very strong sense of dynamic ::
:: compositions and raw brutality that come together in a very ::
:: pleasing way for anyone thatÆs interested in this more ::
:: melodic style of black metal. The standout is the dual ::
:: guitar work by the bandÆs cofounders Sloan an Superchi, ::
:: their riffs and dark melodies carry the lion share of ::
:: making the album so exciting, displaying excellent skill in ::
:: switching between aggressive tremolo picking and hooks that ::
:: are equal parts catchy and complex without sacrificing the ::
:: atmosphere they set out to create with ease. The drumming ::
:: and bass work while not as strong as the guitars manage to ::
:: also do a good job in holding each song together and ::
:: SuperchiÆs howling vocals give the album that extra layer ::
:: of darkness but on top of that, Superchi is able to deliver ::
:: more than just shrieks, his vocal work is very varied, ::
:: going from cold shrieks, to echoing howls, to death metal ::
:: like growls and even Celtic Frost-esque grunts. The final ::
:: result are performances that are perfectly complemented, ::
:: nothing feels wasted or buried here and each performer does ::
:: their job excellently. ::
:: ::
:: But that is not all, aside from the excellent performances, ::
:: the album is also a very rewarding experience in that for a ::
:: small package itÆs able to offer variety in its music, itÆs ::
:: not just the standard blast beats and tremolo picking of ::
:: black metal with more melody, as mentioned before the ::
:: musical compositions are very dynamic, switching from ::
:: aggressive speed to a much more somber mid pace with ease, ::
:: the time signatures are also very varied but whatÆs more ::
:: important here is how the band plays around with many times ::
:: and rhythms but still manage for their album to a cohesive ::
:: whole, and are even able to mix their sound with other ::
:: genres with ease and without feeling disjointed, the ::
:: excellent second to last track ôOur Pale Departureö has a ::
:: very doomy intro riff which then leads to a deluge of cold ::
:: and haunting chaos before going again into a doom metal ::
:: like bridge and itÆs a seamless transition. ::
:: ::
:: However, as good as this album is in its music and the ::
:: general performances one thing that keeps it from being ::
:: better is its production, now, for black metal, a rough ::
:: production is a must or serves the purpose of keeping the ::
:: authenticity of the music but in here the production ::
:: hinders the albumÆs music, thereÆs a bit too much reverb ::
:: that makes the guitars sound muted in places, itÆs not the ::
:: worst production in the world but a good mixing and some ::
:: mild polish couldÆve made this album sound much better. ::
:: Another thing worth noting is that while Uada have a sound ::
:: that can be considered theirs, you can tell they wear their ::
:: influences in their sleeves as indeed the music is very ::
:: reminiscent of melodic black metal bands like Sargeist, the ::
:: aforementioned Dissection and of course, the band Uada gets ::
:: constantly compared to, Mgla. That being said, this is ::
:: their debut album and as such itÆs not going to be ::
:: completely original and thereÆs enough of the bandÆs unique ::
:: sound to make it their own. ::
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