My brand of music features aggression in various degrees. I incline towards aggressive music but not exclusively. Latest score:
- SARKE - Allsighr. Sarke is the drummer of Tulus & Khold. What kind of band would name itself after its own member? Then again there's Bon Jovi. Sarke, in the mean time, is an exciting band to listen to because they have Nocturno Culto (Darkthrone) & Steinar Gundersen (Spiral Architect) adding to the music chemistry. Allsighr is a little tricky to categorize this time round due to its shifting theme as manifested by the later half of the album. Regardless, the black metal roots & its post-manifestations are plain to hear. Gundersen's guitar influences have obvious prog ascendency but it's a leashed affair. Nothing excessively aggressive in this outing but an enjoyable one.
- Scale the Summit - Subjects. This is an interesting take on the band's musical philosophy. The album comes with two discs; one, an instrumental affair, the other, with vocals. I didn't bother with the latter. I always look up to STS for their instrumental adventures. I attracted to their special blend of heaviness in the midst of instrumental technicality. Technicality here is not akin to that churned out by Animals as Leaders or Polyphia, among others. It's more groove / riff oriented. Despite the revolving line ups along the way, I thought Kilian Duarte's bass works here are some of the finest; very technical without going astray.
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