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5/10 CRUSHED FUCKING SKULLS
Pyre hails from Russia, and this is their third full length, the first for the venerable Osmose. Their sound is sort of like a mix of Grave and Asphyx, with the barreling riffs of Grave and the vocals and sludginess of Asphyx at the forefront of their sound. Lest you think they're purely derivative, they have tricks of their own, like excellent guitar solos and well-developed vocal patterns. The production is warm and easy on the ears, and ear fatigue from this release is not a problem. My only issue with this record is that the songs themselves aren't terribly memorable. There's just not much here to vary things song to song, and the riffs aren't that imaginative. It's definitely not intense - it's quite laid back, actually. Your mileage may vary of course, and the musicianship is just fine, this just isn't something that tripped my metalist trigger is all.
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