Remember when music had rules? If you liked punk you were supposed to hate
metal, death metal hated black metal, metal hated grunge, etc. Each genre had its type of riffs and style you
were supposed to play.
Yeah, fuck all that.
Since the “rule book” was thrown out, there has been some
great cross pollination across old genre borders and we are all better for it. Music has simply gotten better if you know
where to look to find it, and apparently Greece is one of those places.
GRAVEWARDS is a death metal band based in Athens, Greece
that formed in 2015.
GRAVEWARDS plays Death Metal but not the boring variety we
all know. This album flows and grooves. Most Death Metal, in my opinion, is nonstop
speed and noise, which is cool is its own way, but gets old after a while. However, in GRAVEWARDS there is space for the
riffs to breathe and it creates an almost hypnotic atmosphere. Elements of Doom Metal and melodic guitar
work pepper the songs. Don’t get me
wrong, this is still some heavy music, but what has impressed me more than anything
is the dynamics of it. Each song has
something to offer and not simply heaviness for its own sake.
Plus, the production quality is top notch.
Chris
https://www.facebook.com/Gravewards/?fref=ts
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4-pKupBX5CYmHtDpmuuAaw
