For fans of extreme metal, It’s torn checks a lot of important boxes. Smashing, heavily distorted guitars and bass tones. Check out the mix of aggression and melody. check Out haunting and consistently satisfying vocals. check Intricate and impressive drums that still carry a coherent sonic story. check For these guys, that’s certainly true of the band’s latest album, Sansi.
On a high level, the band’s sound has deep roots Buriedof Left hand path and: tear downof Like an eternal streamboth in terms of guitar sounds and song structure and cadence. Still, they’re a far cry from the HM-2 reissue act, and far surpass the many examples that have spread over the past decade. Intestinal baalism and: Strength some moments Thrower of bolts and: The edge of sanity among others. The band also has a knack for shredding and shredding, as well as more hook-laden melodic sections.In other words, their sound is everything you’d hope for in straight-up, modern death metal.
It’s a style that requires zero “warming up.” If you like death metal, you should like this.
The album opens with “Into the Court of Yanluowang,” which actually reminds me of the opening salvo of “Left Hand Path.” But the song is very much its own beast, with its six-minute length allowing the band to spread its black wings throughout. in volume. The song is a perfect opener as it shows the different moods and tempos the band can bring to the table. I especially love the riff that starts At 2:40, and I bet it’s fun to play, too.The song is brutal, haunting, and just as exciting, a complex mix for many bands to master.
Other highlights include the guitar heroics of “燒冥紙 (Sacrificial Fire),” which provide an ideal contrast to the song’s otherwise clean shredding. I also really dig the super-fast blasting of “Day of the Dead,” as well as the impressive picking technique used on several parts. : It’s a song that packs a lot of dynamics while destroying everything in its path.
However, I think “殭復活 (Resurrection of the Horrible Corpse)” will be the one that will shake the pit the most. As the opening track of the album, this song has it all the band does so well, this time full of three minutes of deadly bliss. It’s like Scream Bloody Gore had a child with her Master of War and then somehow from some genetics The beginning of rot somehow blended in. Listen to the solo and you’ll see what I mean.
But calling this record a highlight might be a little misleading, because the album really doesn’t have any flaws. Maybe there’s some predictability, but you come to an album like this for a reason. Besides, the band explores a lot of interesting themes , such as Chinese folklore and Taiwanese funeral rites, which have remained unexplored among many of their peers.Death metal is an oversaturated medium these days, and Ripped to Shreds is one of the real standouts.