Tuesday, April 23, 2013

The Misanthropic Apathy

Band: The Misanthropic Apathy
Album: Escort by Nights
Genre: Black Metal/DSBM
Country: Ukraine
Year: 2013

I picked this album because of the cover art. The band's name is so well drawn, in a tree-like style that's unreadable. This band hails from the Ukraine and released its first album, Escort by Nights, in 2013. This fresh black metal/DSBM has a good sound.

It definitely has somewhat of a "Summoning" quality, in that it carries an epic rhythm and high vocal flavor along with it. The progression could be said to be somewhat lighter than typical DSBM or metal like Trist. However, this is in the sense of a sort of "winter" feeling like Coldworld. There are some riffs that just seem to randomly appear and be misplaced, but overall the soundscape maintains its ambiance. It will echo the more melancholic moments of good DSBM acts and border on the sounds of Happy Days but without the annoying vocals. 

This is a chill album of DSBM ambiance with some rough troughs. You will definitely get an old DSBM feel.

6/10 for Black Metal

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