ADifferentShadeOfBlackMetalZine: Relinquished

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Tuesday, July 2, 2019

Relinquished/Addictivities (Part I.)/NRT Records/2019 Full Length Review

Relinquished are a band from Austria that has been featured before in this zine and plays a very melodic and progressive form of blackened death metal and this is a review of their 2019 album "Addictivities (Part I.)" which was released by NRT Records.

Clean playing starts off the album and also gives the music more of a progressive feeling along with a brief use of whispered vocals. A couple of the tracks are very long and epic in length while the vocals bring in a mixture of black emtal screams and death metal growls and the riffs also use a decent amount of melody.

When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are done in a very melodic style while all of the musical instruments have a very powerful sound to them. Clean playing is also utilized on some of the later tracks as well as one song also introducing spoken word parts onto the recording.

When the music speeds up blast beats and tremolo picking can also be heard as well as one of the tracks being an instrumental which also introduces synths onto the recording and the songs also bring in a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics are a concept album based upon a drug addict protagonist named Daniel and his struggles with addiction.

In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Relinquished and if you are a fan of melodic and progressive blackened death metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Expectations" "Damaged For Good" and "Void Of My Ashen Soul". 8 out of 10.

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Friday, September 27, 2013

Relinquished interview

1. Can you give us an update on what has been going on with the band since the recording of the new album?

Sure. There was a lot going on since “Onward Anguishes” came out. We allied with KillShot Management, played a Tour in Russia and got new Partners like 69Chosen for wardrobe and Remo, Paiste and DW in the drum section.

And most important that we have begun the writing of new material.

2.How would you describe the musical sound of the new album and also how does it differ from the previous album and ep you released in the past?

Well I think we can say that there was a distinctive variance between every release since the beginning. “Rehearsal Doom EP” was mostly Melodic Doom, “Susanna Lies In Ashes” was more progressing into our main sound and the start of the Storyline. And now with “Onward Anguishes” we had a lot more clean parts and more of the Story of course.
The next album will be, well a bit different again. But I won´t tell you the exact direction we will go on that, but I´m sure who enjoyed our music in the past will definitely like this one as well.

3.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the new album?

The Lyrics, as on the previous albums, are about the Story of Susanna, Victor and Joseph. This time we will have another protagonist who´ll bring us the new events. And I guess some surprised faces on him as too. But I think I can tell you a part that doesn´t spoiler that much - Addictions (Drugs and others) will be a huge subject.

4. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name Relinquished?

We searched a long time for a name that describes what we are and what kind of people we wanna reach. Then in a second Relinquished was there and we just knew - felt right from day one. Even if there was a lot of pronouncing mistakes here in Austria.

5.What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance?

Some of the best? Considering the we enjoy every time playing there is no best, but there are some bands we played with that stayed in our minds. Last year with the great Obituary, the Anniversary show of Belphegor and the Tour with Kimaera.

6. Do you have any touring or show plans for the new album?

We surely will be playing more shows once the album will be released and until then there should be some more single Gigs as well, but no certain dates yet.

7.The new album came out on Noisehead Records, can you tell us a little bit more about this label?

It´s the Label we brought out “Susanna” and “Onward”, and we also recorded them in the Noisehead Studios here in Austria. There are also some other great Austrian bands with them so I can say everyone should check their page and listen to some of these bands.

8. on a worldwide level how has the feedback been to the new album by fans of extreme metal?

We never saw us as an extreme Metal band, still we played with a lot of those and surprisingly the response was really great throughout. There are always some thoughts if the slow clean parts will be liked by the audience that came here for some party.

9. What direction do you see your music heading into on future releases?

The only direction we can certainly tell is “different”. As the story continues the music does. And we are not considering doing the same album again with some newer riffs. There will be new stuff always varying from what we did before.

10. What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your newer music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

Again always varying but at the moment : Katatonia, Shining, Gojira, and some Depressive Suicial and Dark Metal stuff.

11.Outside of music what are some of your interests?

Nothing unusual I guess. We all have friends and families and spend most of the remaining time with them.

12.Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview?

If anyone doesn´t know us. Start with “Susanna Lies In Ashes” and get the whole story and sound arrangement at once. I´m sure you´ll like it.
And of course thanks for the interview!

Monday, September 23, 2013

Relinquished/Onward Anguishes/Noisehead Records/2012 CD Review

Relinquished are a band from Austria that plays a very melodic and progressive form of black/death metal and this is a review of their 2012 album "Onward Anguished" which was released by Noisehead Records.

"Authority" begins with some melodic guitar leads and drums and after a few seconds heavy guitar riffs along with some black metal screams and death metal growls come into the song while also keeping around the guitar leads and then the bass guitars come in along with a brief use of clean sections before getting heavy again and adding in some clean male and female singing as well as switching back and forth between clean and heavy parts.

"Loss Delusion" begins with some acoustic guitars, drums and growls as well as some heavy guitar riffs and then a few seconds later bass guitars and clean male singing start making their way into the song before getting alot heavier which also leads to the song switching back and forth between acoustic and electric guitars as well as adding in some guitar leads in certain sections of the song as well as bringing in a mixture of male and female vocals and towards the end of the song the vocals start utilizing some black metal elements.

"Logical Step' begins with some heavy progressive metal guitar riffs along with drums and deep growls as well as some high pitched screams and after awhile guitar leads make their way into the song and as time goes on by there is a brie f use of clean singing being utilized as well as some classical guitars before getting heavy again.

"To Whom I Can Relate" begins with a heavy guitar riff before going into acoustic and bass guitars as well as some clean singing and a few seconds later whispers are added into the song before the music gets heavy again and adds in some drums, screams and growls while also keeping around the melodic vocals and switching back and forth between soft and heavy parts.which also leads to some guitar solos and leads coming in and out of the song.

"No Virtue Unatoned" begins with some heavy and melodic guitar riffing along with some bass and drums and then t he music speeds up a bit and adds in some growls along with some clean singing a few seconds later and after awhile prog metal elements are brought into the song as well as some melodic guitar solos and leads.

"Surrender And Distance" begins with some technical, melodic and heavy guitar riffs and drums along with some growls and after a couple of minute acoustic guitars are brought into the song that also bring in some progressive elements along with some whispers and then the song returns to its heavier riffs but also bring in some melodic vocals as well as some guitar solos and leads before making switches back and forth between soft and heavy parts.

"Another Lightsource Going Out" begins with some soft acoustic guitars which utilize both full chords and finger picking and a minute later the song adds in some flutes along with some programmed beats later on on then the song starts adding in some heavy guitar riffs.

"A World Of Constant Suffer" begins with some heavy, melodic and progressive guitar riffs as well as some bass and drums before adding in some clean parts which then leads to the music getting alot heavier and adding in some growls while also remaining melodic all at the same time and then the song starts switching back and forth between soft and heavy parts while also adding in some whispers and guitar leads in certain sections of the song and the vocals also utilize some black metal elements.

"Beyond Anguishes" begins with some slow and heavy doom metal style guitar riffs, drums and deep growls which also leads to some melodic riffing and black metal style vocals and then it goes into a softer direction along with some acoustic guitars, whispers and clean singing which also leads to some guitar leads coming in and out of the song before getting heavy again and then the song starts switching back and forth between soft and heavy parts as will as bringing in some female vocals.

Song lyrics cover dark and depressive themes, while the production has a very strong, powerful, dark, heavy and professional sound where you can hear all of the musical instruments that are present on this recording along with some of the songs being long and epic in length.

In my opinion Relinquished are a very great sounding melodic and progressive black/death metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Authority" "To Whom I Can Relate" and "A World Of Constant Suffer". RECOMMENDED BUY.