Vainoa are band from Finland that plays a mixture of black, sludge, post metal, grindcore and hardcore punk and this is a review of their self released 2021 ep "Pelon Varjo".
A very fast and aggressive sound starts off the ep along with some black metal screams while the faster sections of the songs also add in a decent amount of blast beats, tremolo picking and grindcore elements. The mid tempo sections of the songs also mix in some influences of post metal and crust punk.
All of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them while the music also captures the raw energy of punk rock. Melodies are also added into some of the riffing along with some hardcore style shouts also being utilized at times as well as most of the tracks also being very short in length. When guitar leads are utilized they are also done in a very chaotic style, the slower sections of the songs also add in a touch of sludge metal and synths can also be heard briefly and the ep also closes with a cover of Musta Paraati's "Metalliset Kasvot".
Vainoa plays a musical style that takes black, sludge, post metal, grindcore and hardcore punk and mixes them together to create a sound of their own. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics are written in Finnish and cover angry themes.
In my opinion Vainoa are a very great sounding mixture of black, post, sludge metal, g rind and hardcore punk and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Pelon Varjo" andf "Aani Sen Menettaneille". 8 out of 10.
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