Where The Children Play are an international band with embers from t he united States and France that plays an atmospheric and symphonic mixture of blackened death metal and deathcore and this is a review of their self released 2023 album "Poems From The Solemn Black".
Rain and thunder sounds start off the album while also introducing symphonic sounding keyboards which also mixes in with the heavier sections of the songs at times. Acoustic guitars can also be heard briefly along with the riffs also adding in a decent amount of melody and the vocals are a mixture of black metal screams and death metal growls.
Elements of deathcore can also be heard in t he mid tempo sections of the songs while all of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them. Clean playing can also be heard in certain sections of the recording along with the music also having its atmospheric moments as well as the solos and leads also being done in a very melodic style when they are utilized.
one song also adds in a brief use of clear vocals and when the music finally speeds up a decent amount of blast beats can also be heard along with some of the tracks also adding in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts, tremolo picking can also be heard in some of the fast riffing. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover Satanism, Murder and Violence themes.
In my opinion Where The Children Play are a very great sounding atmospheric and symphonic mixture of black, death metal and deathcore and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "The Great Abyss In The Sky" "Wrath Of The Dead" A Demons Lament" and "The Sorrowful Hymn". 8 out of 10.
https://wherethechildrenplay.bandcamp.com/track/a-church-a-slaughterhouse .
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