Ghost Hollow are a band from Arkansas that plays a blackened form of sludge metal with elements of death metal and hardcore and this is a review of their self released and self titled 2023 album.
Dark soundscapes start off the album before going into more of a heavier and melodic direction. Vocals are mostly death metal growls while elements of sludge metal are also added into the slower sections of the songs while all of the musical instruments on the recording also have a very powerful sound to them.
When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very dark yet melodic style while black metal screams are also added into certain sections of the album. The mid tempo sections of the song also show an influence of hardcore along with the guitar leads also being done in a very dark yet melodic style when they are utilized.
Spoken word parts can also be heard briefly and when the music finally speeds up on a couple of songs a small amount of blast beats and tremolo picking can also be heard as well as the closing song also adding in a small amount of clean playing. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover darkness and melancholy themes.
In my opinion Ghost Hollow are a very great sounding blackened sludge metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Crown of Writing Worms" "Naked And Craven" and "Honor in Suffering". 8 out of 10.
https://ghosthollow.bandcamp.com/album/ghost-hollow
https://open.spotify.com/album/6NkKFOxJraJ8tBBzCzIesV
https://music.apple.com/us/album/ghost-hollow/1693500690
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