Thursday, May 2, 2013

Noriega/Desolo/Viable Recordings/2009 EP Review


  Noriega  are  a  band  from  Los  Angeles,  California  that  plays  a  mixture  of  sludge,  doom,  death  metal  and  hardcore  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2009  ep  "Desolo"  which  was  released  by  Viable  Recording.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  some  blast  beats  being  utilized  at  times,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  strong  and  powerful  sound  with  heavy  riffing  that  dominates  throughout  the  recording.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  riffs  that  combine  sludge  with  doom,  death  metal  and  hardcore  together  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own  along  with  some  soft  and  clean  playing,  while  the  lead  guitars  when  they  are  utilized  are  very  dark  and  melodic  sounding  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Vocals  range  from  sludge  style  screams,  hardcore  style  yells  and  deep  death  metal  vocals,  while  the  lyrics  cover  everyday  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy,  dark  and  professional  sound  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on t his  recording  with  some  of  the  songs  being  long  and  epic  in  length.

  In  my  opinion  Noriega  are  a  very  great  sounding  hybrid  of  sludge,  doom,  death  metal  and  hardcore  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Bernard"  and  "Ballocaust".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

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