Brazilian Black/Speed Metal merchants unleashed their second debut in 2021 entitled ‘Unholy Bond’, and Portuguese label Helldprod Records have put it out on a spectacular looking all black cassette. The demo itself offers up fairly standard Black/Speed Metal fare, and the title track is a nice short slice of fast paced riffs, simple drumming rhythms and sleazy, slightly Lemmy like vocal work. It’s during ‘In Crusade With Satan’ that Gravedäncer really show their chops in a track essentially dedicated to Heavy Metal forces uniting in their bullet belts, leathers and chains and going to war along side Satan. It’s a longer track, far catchier and laden with groove and thick rumbling bass play. Despite having an intense murky sound, the production is actually pretty good and the nostalgic 80’s atmosphere is created through excellent song writing and musicianship. For me though the track of the demo is easily ‘Feasting with the Dead’, an absolute belter of a heavy Metal track with great lyrics, a slower, nastier sound and a real toe tapper! If you like your metal old school, boozy and straight to the point, pick up ‘Unholy Bond’, a pure Black Metal meets Speed Metal meets Rock ‘n’ Roll rollercoaster! (Luke Hayhurst)
Gravedäncer – Unholy Bond [Demo]
Info
- Bands: Gravedäncer
- Labels: Helldprod Records
- Release Formats: Cassette, Demo
- Release Years: 2021
- Review Date: August 23, 2022
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