Unveiling their latest offering All Hail The Yeti bring to the fore their interpretation of a sound that has been among the Metal movement for years. Behind the machismo grooves is there any real substance behind the band? Delving into Scream From A Black Wilderness we aim to find out.
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- Before The Flames
- Plague Dance
- Let The Night Roar
- Mr Murder (Ft. Brock Lindow)
- Lady of The Night
- Witch Is Dead
- Daughter of A Morning Star
- Sun Will Never Set
- Fall of Core
- Breaking On The Wheel
- Nemesis Queen
- Angels Envy
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[release_date]May 13th 2016[/release_date]
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Beginning with a slow and solemn clean introduction in “Before The Flames” prior to the Rock ‘n’ Roll drawl brings to mind the likes of classic Crowbar straddling between Pantera, then out of nowhere melodic singing appears . Making for hooks to be catchy despite the lyrical subject matter of setting children on fire. “Angels Envy” highlights a well placed slight out of time bridge that lends a serious weight behind the song. Bringing in with them 36 Crazyfists main man Brock Lindow on “Mr Murder” again continues the down tuned riffing with some chuckling lyrics including “you Carcass t-shirt scared me half to death” with Lindow’s appearance working well against the singers vocals.
Moving into Sepultura style territory “The Witch Is Dead” sees more of a jumping groove come through the band. Strangely enough those expecting the likes of a Nu-Metal band might be slightly surprised as much of Screams From A Black Wilderness brings to mind more of the likes of Down or even owing to their slowed delivery Velvet Revolver and the like particularly on “Sun Will Never Set“. Bridging the gap between the Southern sounds and slight new wave of Metal “Nemesis Queen” again carries on this trend with brutish pace showcasing the band are best when given to harsher vocal tones with some vocal sections missing the mark slightly.
So what makes All Hail The Yeti stand out from the pack? Incorporating melodic singing into more down tuned heavier style has been tried and tested but plainly put there isn’t much new here. Don’t get me wrong riffs are pretty well constructed with a short sweet song length though you’re enjoying the ride you won’t remember it when it’s over. Bringing elements that have but been done time and time before its a good album but not enough to take away from the listener to make them revolutionary.
[verdict]Maybe[/verdict]
[why]All Hail The Yeti may not bring much new ideas to the table when it comes to musicality but what they do within the confines of straight up Metal they do fairly well but don’t expect milestones.[/why]
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