Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Howl/Bloodlines/Relapse Records/2013 CD Review


  Howl  are  a  band  from  Rhode  Island  that  plays  a  mixture  of  sludge  and  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2013  album  "Bloodlines"  which  was released  by  Relapse  Records.

  Drums  range  from slow  to mid  paced  playing  along  with  a  brief  use  of  fast  playing  and  blast  beats,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  are  coming  out  of  the  guitars  and  at  times  they  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow, mid  paced  to  fast  riffs  that  combine  sludge  with  the  heaviness  of  death  metal  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own  with  some  melody  being t hrown  into  the  riffing  at  times,  while  the  lead  guitars  when  they  are  utilized  are  very  melodic  sounding  death  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Vocals  range  from  deep  death  metal  growls,  hardcore  style  shouts  and  high  pitched  sludge  screams  as  well  as  a  brief  use  of  clean  singing,  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  dark,  heavy  and  professional  sound  to  it.

  In  my  opinion  Howl  are  a  very  great  sounding  hybrid  of  sludge  and  death  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Midnight  Eyes"  "Demonic"  "Your  Hell  Begins"  and  "The  Mouth  Of  Madness".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.  

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