Friday, April 12, 2013

The Moth Gatherer/A Bright Celestial Light/Agonia Records/2013 CD Review


  The  Moth  Gatherer  are  a  band  from  Sweden  that  plays  a  mixture  of  extreme metal, hardcore, progressive  and  experimental  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2013  album  "A  Bright  Celestial  Light"  which  was  released  by  Agonia  Records.

  Drums  range  from  slow  to  mid  paced  playing  with  no  fast  drumming  or  blast  beats  being  present on  this  recording,  while  the  sound  effects  and  synths  bring  elements  of  ambient,  experimental,  industrial,  and  progressive  to  the  recording,  as  for  the  bass  playing  it  has  a  very   strong  and  powerful  sound  with  heavy  and technical  riffing  that  dominates  throughout  the  recording.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow  to  mid  paced  riffs  that  combine  extreme  metal,  hardcore  and  progressive  music  together  to  create  a  sound  of  their  with  some  of  the  riffing  utilizing  doom  metal  elements  as  well  as  some  melody  and  clean  playing  and  there  are  no  guitar  solos  or  leads  present  on  this  recording.

  Vocals  range  from  clean  singing  to  aggressive  sounding  metal/hardcore  screams  as  well  as  a  brief  use  of  deep  growls,  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  and  depressing  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  dark,  heavy  and  professional  sound  where  yo  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording  with  the  songs  being  long  and  epic  in  length.

  In  my  opinion  The  Moth  Gatherer  are  a  very  great  sounding  hybrid  of  extreme  metal,  hardcore,  experimental  and  progressive  music and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "The  Water  That  We  All  Came  To  Need"  and  "A  Road  Of  Gravel  And  Skulls".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

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