![]() ![]() So, that made for a quite negative start to this review, and this is because the first half of Bexadde simply is not very interesting. Listen, there is nothing wrong with lo-fi (just check my gushing review of Belarusian Pa Vesh En), but Bexadde’s production job comes off as more sloppy than intentionally lo-fi. Then, some ferocious snare work, and another riff which is sadly barely audible behind the vocals and drums because of aforementioned muddy production. Just before the song reaches 8 minutes, it finally changes into a slow break erupting into blast-beats-supported chugging three-chord rhythm guitar riff on top of which the lead guitar plays a slightly off-beat semitone-driven tremolo riff that works very well. The guitars seem to go for an emotional, post-black melodic schtick that’s hampered both by the muddy production and the unmemorable melodic lines. Will Toadeater be able to sustain a song for this long when the short opener already was an exercise in repetition?Īs I feared, the verse goes on for too long, the bridge goes on for too long, and the only surprise is the goofy vocals chanting the track title over and over in the chorus. That break was beautiful, but it is the only memorable thing about “Asche”, which already made me worried seeing that the following track “Let The Darkness Swallow You” runs for over 11 minutes. ![]() However, at the 2-minute mark, the metal cacophony starting out “Asche” (Ash) dies off and a single, beautiful guitar line desolately bridges the song into the next section… which sounds more or less like the first two minutes. It is audible, but has no drive, no presence, and it affects the guitars badly and makes them sound weak.Īll in all, it is a decent start, but nothing ear-catching. B.’s bass guitar is sadly seldom to be heard, and as so many times before, I implore black metal bands to tune up their basses a bit more. Bexadde starts out with mid-to-fast-paced black metal, introducing guitarist/vocalist M.’s tortured, high-pitched screams behind a barely melodic, mid-register wall of M.’s guitars and S.’s drums. There is a lot of good stuff to find on this record, especially towards the latter half of it. So why else would you eat toads? For a neat serving of atmospheric post-black metal, perhaps? German Toadeater started out as a crusty black metal band that has since developed into an ever more atmospheric outfit, adding long, repeated riff sections and choral passages and topping it off with anguished DSBM-like vocals. Toads aren't the greatest source of protein.
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