Exdestrier are a band from Scotland that plays a progressive mixture of black and sludge metal and this is a review of their self released 2023 ep "Glorious Barbarism" which will be released in April.
A very powerful sounding bass guitar starts off the ep along with some heavy and melodic riffing a few seconds later while the slower sections of the songs also bring in elements of sludge metal. The solos and leads also add in a great amount of melody and one of the tracks is also an instrumental.
Vocals are mostly done in a blackened metal style along with some growls also being utilized at times while the music also has its progressive moments. On some of the tracks the riffing goes into more of a technical direction as well as a a couple of the songs also being very long and epic in length, clear stoner vocals and shots can also be heard in certain sections of the recording and one song also adds in a brief use of clean playing.
Exdestrier plays a musical style that takes black, sludge and progressive metal and mixes them together to create a sound of their own. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover dark fantasy realms, tales of medieval landscapes, gruesome warriors and a looming gloom.
In my opinion Exdestrier are a very great sounding progressive mixture of black and sludge metal and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "The Glorious Oblivion" and "The Place Of Grim Reckoning". 8 out of 10.
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