Band:	Regarde Les Hommes Tomber
Album:	Exile
Style:	Black metal, Post-metal, Sludge metal
Release date:	September 19, 2015
A review by:	BitterCOld

01. L'Exil
02. A Sheep Among The Wolves
03. Embrace The Flames
04. They Came...
05. ...To Take Us
06. Thou Shall Lie Down
07. The Incandescent March

These angry Frenchies are back again with another slab of blackened sludge. Exile marks the sophomore effort from Regarde Les Hommes Tomber and is a swell case of "more, please!"

Their self-titled debut was great, and Exile sees RLHT, not to be confused with the RHCP (though I'd love to hear their take on "Scar Tissue"), churning out more hellish landscapes of sonic abuse.

I enjoy the fact they don't really fuck around with bells and whistles, and overcomplicate things like some of their Frenchie Freres do. They grind or pound out anger with gusto.

RLHT generally pivot between three speeds, a nice, comfy midpace, a slow grind, and pedal to the metal. The production feels pretty wide so when it's all systems go, it sounds like the vocalist is standing on a ridge in a red-tinged hellish landscape, howling into the winds. Drums pound along, while the guitars oft switch to clean tons to create some tension over the assault by simply alternating between a couple notes.

The adjustments in pace serve to keep the mood and flow top of the morning baguette fresh.

I also dig the kind of creepy mid album intro bit "They Came?", the lead in to "? To Take Us." (No worries, they didn't stretch the Docter Demento/Lard classic into a Peter Jackson/LOTR-esque trilogy capped with a with a three hour finale, "Away". This is just their own two-act set of songs.) It is ominous and serves as a great mid-point to the album.

So if you enjoyed their last, go check this out, it's likely right up your alley.

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