Okay, so I was bumming around Bandcamp, sifting through all the shit that gets posted on there daily, when I came across this awesome album cover for Invocacion's first EP, Anthology Cosmic Nefarium. This band comes from Colombia, and to be honest, I'm not at all familiar with Colombia's metal scene. Sure, there's Inquisition, but to be perfectly honest, I find them rather boring. I really like the cover for this EP, so let's hope it isn't boring.
After a short intro track, we are presented with some classic raw black metal. It has a few modern twists, but for the most part, it'll make you feel like the 90s never ended. The production is pretty lo-fi, but not so bad that it's unlistenable. The vocals are cloudy, the drums feel like they're off in the distance, and the guitars feel like jagged alien thorns.
The drums are rather hard to hear, but they're still played well, constantly churning out stripped-down, minimalistic blast beats and mid-paced rhythms as well as plenty of excellent fills. The bass isn't very prominent, but it does show up on occasion. The vocals consist of a croaking rasp, which makes him sound like some ancient beast of the jungle. It sounds like he recorded his vocals on the cheapest microphone he could find, and I love it.
The guitars hold true to their forebears. From the riff structure to the distortion to the tone, everything sounds like it was pulled straight from the 90s. The riffs range from the fast and violent to the mid-paced and menacing. They're all crafted very well and have a bit of an infectious quality to them. The real twist comes with the clean guitars that show up on occasion. They help to give the music an unearthly atmosphere, as though you're peering into the mysteries of the cosmos.
This EP is an awesome piece of old school black metal worship, but I also like the extra changes they made that help improve on the formula. I need to do some more research on the Colombian metal scene. Hopefully, I'll be able to find more awesome bands like Invocacion. By the way, this EP is available on Bandcamp as a name-your-price download, so hurry up and go get it.
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