Wretched Blessing : "S/T"

Rae who vocalizes for Immortal Bird and drums with Thrawsunblat is putting both talents to use in this new project Kayhan from Colisseum joins her on guitar. The first song feels more like a blackened grindcore. The scowl of the vocals echo into the revered-out darkness. It is an effective song, though the dense feral nature of it only sometimes gets to tell enough story for it to fully feel like a song. There is a more deliberate riff that does create a dynamic. It sounds heavier than it feels. Some of this could be due to the egregore of the music. 

"Pseudoscience" pounds on the more punk end of death metal. For just two people they did conjure up a rather large cavernous sound. "Anathematic" lumbers with an angular groove. It is more deliberate and feels more like a song. When it hits more of a head banging groove things feel smoother, even if that is not the vibe they are going for it offers a wider range of dynamics. Thus making the riffs that follow more effective. This is the album's strongest song. Rae's drumming is impressive on it. 

The last song is more like Death Doom, it's more aggressive in its intent than sludge and builds its speed to an almost blackened proportion. It is another display of effective songwriting despite the ending being abrupt. I will give this album a 9. I am not sure how much mileage I will get out of it as I have other artists who are more go-to for this sort of thing, but if you like grind core-minded death metal that doesn't play by the rule and is well composed then this is worth your while. If you are just into heavy music and not sure about anything with grindcore elements or aware of what that even is it is still worth your time.

 

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