THREE EYES OF THE VOID
The Atheist
(Folter Records)
42:44min

THREE EYES OF THE VOID is a Ukrainian band now based in Gdansk, Poland. “The Atheist” is their first full length and provided to us kindly by Folter Records. The sound is uncomplicated, it is straight through Post Black Metal which is something I can appreciate but I don’t seek it out on its own. Having said that, THREE EYES OF THE VOID present a solid case as part of their first full length. The band is just relentless in their delivery, the vocals sound perfect, they don’t deviate from the mission for even a second. The rhythm section is essentially a build up where the band eventually looks to reach a crescendo to close out the journey. The guitars sound amazing, very melodic and memorable. Unfortunately, the overall sound is such an amalgamation of emotions that the album “The Atheist” more or less sounds like a monolith being transported across the sea in a viking ship. The only complaint I have is the length of the songs, they all could’ve been trimmed down by a minute or two easily. The opener itself is close to ten minutes and that felt long to me, again, fans of the specific sub-genre might actually love it but it got a bit too much for me. Another interesting point in the album is track # 3, ‘Descent’, which has a soul soothing sax solo that kicks in out of nowhere and the confluence of this delicate Metal music with saxophone is stellar! Easily the best track of the album. The band checks off all boxes, the songwriting is strong, the production on “The Atheist” is amazing. The vocalist sounds perfect and the rhythm section is just a relentless machine of emotions which just keeps going on and on throughout the album. I like it, for more information, please visit: www.facebook.com/teovband, www.facebook.com/folterrecordsgermany

Vamsi Kanagovi

Vamsi Kanagovi

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