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Uada - Djinn

 

To say that I am not a fan of lyric-heavy, singer-led music would be a slight understatement.

It is also true that I have a real soft spot for Cascadian black-metal or whatever we are calling Portlandia Metal these days.

This album though, is sitting uncomfortably close to the indie-rock end of the melodic black metal spectrum for me personally.

Bouncy, almost happy, guitar leads and riffs reminiscent of power metal or, dare I say it, glam rock abound. Clean tones, theatrical solos, and a weird post-punk tone almost had me throwing this out the window by the end of the first track.

Fortunately, they get angry enough soon enough, and the rest of the album is pretty damn solid. Yeah, the MAIDEN solos continue throughout, but not so obnoxiously.

One thing for certain, this band is no Mgła clone, so you can put your memes away now.


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