REVIEW : Glae - Black Cloud
Glae’s latest EP is their 6th release overall (including 4 full-lengths and 2 EPs). The one-man band has made already made a significant impact on the deathcore genre, pushing beyond the limitations of what is typical in that particular scene. Black Cloud pushes those limits even further, and somewhat ironically inches them closer to traditional death metal, with some grindcore-like fragments as well.
There are definitely still some deathcore hallmarks, particularly in the crunchy guitar tones and use of pinch harmonics. But structurally, the songs are much more interesting than what is typical for the genre: breakdown/pig squeal/breakdown/etc.… Continued →