This is a review of a split album between United Kingdom's Shrykull and Temple Steps which will be released in November by Trepanation Recordings and we will start off the review with Shrykull a duo that plays a mixture of black, sludge, doom, death metal, grind and hardcore.
Their side of the split starts out with some distorted amp sounds before going into a heavier doom metal direction which also captures the heaviness of sludge metal. Vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams along with all of the musical instruments on their side of the recording also having a very powerful sound to them.
The mid tempo sections of their songs also show an influence of hardcore along with their second track being a cover of Grief's "I Hate The Human Race" which also introduces death metal growls onto their side of the recording. The production sounds very dark and heavy while the lyrics cover dystopian themes.
In my opinion Shrykull are a very great sounding mixture of black, sludge, doom, death metal, grind and hardcore and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACK "The Misanthrope".
Next up is Temple Steps a duo that plays a mixture of sludge and doom metal.
Their side of the split starts out with a very slow, dark, heavy and melodic doom metal sound while the bass guitar also adds in the heaviness of sludge metal. The vocals are also done in a screaming style along with all of the music sticking to a slower direction as well as the second track also adding in a brief use of clean playing and whispers. The production sounds very dark and heavy while the lyrics cover dark and misanthropic themes.
In my opinion Temple Steps are a very great sounding mixture of sludge and doom metal and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACK "Snapped Crook".
In conclusion I feel this is a very great sounding split and would recommend it to all fans of black, sludge and doom metal.
Booking and info (Shrykull) – https://shrykull.bandcamp.com/
Booking and info (Temple Steps) - https://templesteps.bandcamp.com/
Facebook (Shrykull) - https://www.facebook.com/shrykull
Facebook (Temple Steps) - https://www.facebook.com/TempleSteps
In conclusion I feel this is a very great sounding split and would recommend
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