OLD CORPSE ROAD „The Echoes of Tales Once Told”

Music: Black Metal
Website: www.oldcorpseroad.co.uk
Duration: 25 minutes (3 tracks)
Country: United Kingdom

When I received the disc of OLD CORPSE ROAD I did not expect Black Metal, because the cover-art misleaded me totally… but from the second side – the information announced Black Metal horde is fascinated a British folklore, the myths and the legends… and therefore the green of a forest from the cover-art surely was inspired above mentioned themes. Moreover the musicians do not use the corpse-painting but they have special pseudonyms: The Revenant, The Bearer, The Wanderer and The Dreamer.

However the bands like BAL-SAGOTH, CRADLE OF FILTH or ABIGOR are the musical fascinations of members of the team. Those fascinations are audible in the compositions of the band. The quick and sharp black metal sounds and the vocals full of the aggression are the main musical interventions which are enriched by the acoustic guitars and the dark recitations. Additionally the folk melodies and the choruses as well as the ambient keyboard create the additional ornamentation of the composition.

These three tracks of the demo are very complex and have the diverse pace (with superiority of the very quick rhythms) and are the multi-thematic. “The Echoes of Tales Once Told” brings a lots of a darkness, an aggression and a remembrance of the past times. The demo also is the homage for the early scene of the British Black Metal.

note: 8.0/10

Tracklist

The Old Corpse Road
The Wild Hunt
The Oakmen of Naddle Forest

Line-up

The Revenant: Guitars and Vocals
The Bearer: Guitars and Vocals
The Wanderer: Bass and Spoken Word
The Dreamer: Percussion and Ambience