by Sam Werts
When Engraved Darkness isn't beating you down with their crunchy riffs, they're, well... Beating you down with more crunchy riffs! This 4-piece death/black metal band is from Dayton, Ohio and sure show what Dayton metal is all about. Whether it's singer/guitarist Johnnie Wallace's nasty vocals, Colin Glover's beefy bass tone, Jimmy Rose's crazy guitar solos or Andy Hall's tasty drum fills, this band is a treat for those who love bands such as Belphegor or Morbid Angel.
Diabolical Scriptures is their first release to date, and it's nothing short of brutal. The album opens with a beautiful piano intro, then starts right off with "Darkened Grave." Guitarist Rose really shines here with his epic solo, which only makes an awesome beginning track all the better! The next track, "Fate Divine," features an amazing call and response from Wallace and Glover, whose vocals fit very well together. A few more tracks in, you get to a personal favorite of mine, "The Purity of Evil." Its just shy of 8 minutes long, and it's worth every second. The album runs about 40 minutes long, and is 9 tracks of destructive metal.
Fans of old school death metal will no doubt love this album, as well as any other release this band puts out. Links to listen and for the band's pages are below.
awesome, thanks Sam \,,/
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