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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Kalmah/Seventh Swamphany/Spinefarm US/2013 CD Review


  Kalmah  are  a  band  from  Finland  that  is  very  well  known  with  a  musical  style  that  I  would  describe  as  being  symphonic,  melodic  black/death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2013  album  "Seventh  Swamphany"  which  was  released  by  Spinefarm  US.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  playing  with  some  blast  beats  being  utilized  at  times, while  the  keyboards  bring  a  very  dark,  atmospheric  and  symphonic  sound  to  the  recording  along  with  some  progressive  elements,  as  for  the  bass  playing  it  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  are  coming  out  of  the  guitars  and  at  times  they  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  riffs  that  combine  melodic  black  and  death  metal  together  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own  as  well  as  a  brief  use  of  soft  and  clean  playing,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  melodic  sounding  death  metal  solos  that  utilize  a  great  amount  of  influences  from  power  metal,  as  for  the  classical  guitars  when t hey  are  utilized  they  use  finger  picking  to  enhance  the  dark  atmosphere  of  the  music.

  Vocals  range  from  deep  death  metal  growls,  high  pitched  melodic  black/death  metal  screams  and  some  back  up  shouts  as  well  as  a  brief  use  of  clean  singing  and  spoken  word  parts,  while  the  lyrics  cover  Politics,  Personal  Struggles,  Swamps  and  Mythology,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording  with  some  of  the  songs  being  long  and  epic  in  length.  

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Kalmah  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  band,  you  should  enjoy  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Seventh  Swamphany"  "Hollo"  and  "The Trapper".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

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