ADifferentShadeOfBlackMetalZine: Bofo Kwo

Sunday, March 15, 2020

Bofo Kwo/Space/Time Carnivorium/Sliptrick Records/2020 CD Review

This is the final review of a recording from Finland's Bofo Kwo which shows the music bringing in a symphonic mixture of black, death metal and traditional rock and the album was released in 2020 by Sliptrick Records and called "Space/Time Carnivorium".

Symphonic sounds start off the album and also mixes in with the heavier sections of the songs while spoken word parts can also be heard in some parts of the recording. All of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them along with some tracks also adding in female vocals.

Vocals are mostly grim black metal screams while the riffs also mix in elements of death metal. Melodies can also be heard in some of the guitar riffing along with the faster sections of the songs also adding in a decent amount of tremolo picking and blast beats as well as the tracks also adding in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts.

Some of the tracks are very long and epic in length along with the guitar leads being done in a very dark and melodic style as well as the music also showing some influences of traditional rock at times and as the album progresses a brief use of clean male vocals can also be heard and the music also captures a sci-fi atmosphere in some parts of the recording. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover space travel, war and violence themes.

In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Bofo Kwo and if you are a fan of symphonic black, death metal and traditional rock, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Plate of Hate" Green Leviathan" and "The Massacre". 8 out of 10.

Bofo Kwo/Second Sun/Sliptrick Records/2019 EP Review

This is a review of another recording from Finland's Bofo Kwo which continues shows the music going into more of a symphonic mixture of black and death emtal and the single was released in 2019 by Sliptrick Records and called "Second Sun".

Distorted sounds and female vocals start off the song before going into a heavier death metal influenced direction. Grim black metal screams are also a very huge part of the track while the music also mixes the symphonic elements into the heavier sections of the song and when the music speeds up a great amount of blast beats and tremolo picking can be heard, evil laughter can also be heard briefly as well as a small amount of clean playing, spoken word parts and female vocals and the solos and leads are also done in a very melodic style.

On this track Bofo Kwo cuts back on the traditional rock elements and goes into more of a symphonic mixture of black and death emtal. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover space travel themes.

In my opinion this is another great sounding track from Bofo Kwo and if you are a fan of symphonic black and death metal, you should check out this single. 8 out of 10.

Bofo Kwo/Legend Of A Cannibal King/2017 EP Review

Bofo Kwo are a band from Finland that plays a symphonic mixture of black and death metal with some elements of tradsitioanl rock and this is a review of their self released 2017 ep "Legend Of A Cannibal King".

A very dark sounding intro starts off the ep before going into more of a heavier and melodic musical direction. All of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them while the music also mixes the symphonic elements in with the heavier sections of the songs as well as some touches of traditional rock also being used at times.

Vocals are mostly grim sounding black metal screams while the faster sections of the music also bring in a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats. Throughout the recording you can also hear a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts as well as the solos and leads also being done in a very melodic style.

Death metal elements are also added into some parts of the recording along with a couple of tracks also introducing clean playing, female vocals, spoken word parts and acoustic guitars onto the ep and a couple of songs are also very long and epic in length, most of the music is also very heavily rooted in the 90's era and when guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style. The production sounds very professional for being a self released recording while the lyrics cover cannibalism, death, power, devastation, war, space travel and violence themes.

In my opinion Bofo Kwo are a very great sounding symphonic mixture of black, death metal and traditional rock and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Enduring The Smell Of Burning Flesh" and "Black Unicorn". 8 out of 10.