Hooded Menace - Ossuarium Silhouettes Unhallowed - review
Hooded Menace - Ossuarium Silhouettes Unhallowed - review
Tracklist
01. Sempiternal Grotesqueries02. In Eerie Deliverance
03. Cathedral Of Labyrinthine Darkness
04. Cascade Of Ashes
05. Charnel Reflections
06. Black Moss
07. Sorrows Of The Moon [Celtic Frost cover] [bonus]
A review by
nikarg February 18, 2018
The band's latest offering oscillates equally between death and doom, paying homage to the masters of the style. The ghosts of early Paradise Lost and My Dying Bride are haunting all six tracks in a way that takes you back to the Peaceville years of glory. Heavy driving riffs and sombre melodies create a suffocating aural environment that leaves the listener gagging on the charnel stench.
The amazing cover art portrays the listening experience in the most detailed manner. The music of Ossuarium Silhouettes Unhallowed places us in a subterranean humid cave, completely deprived of sunlight, where ghoulish creatures roam on the surface of murky, fathomless waters and candles provide the only source of light and warmth. Soulless carcasses have become one with the cave's walls, covered in black moss and lurking in the shadows, while suffering an almost motionless torture in sempiternal darkness. If you haven't guessed it already, the lyrical themes are inspired by horror movies of the '70s.
The production by Jaime Gomez Arellano has provided the album with an organic, warm and full sound, just like he did in Paradise Lost's Medusa last year. Hooded Menace are not afraid to reveal their influences and the choice of hiring Arellano to twiddle the knobs has proved a very wise one for he has managed to highlight all the sinister guitar harmonies and the melancholic rhythms the band has crafted.
Even though the Finns are not breaking any new ground, the musicianship and songwriting are so strong that they overcompensate for the lack of originality. Death/doom is once again a big trend in metal and it takes exquisite mastery to stand out from the pack. Releasing a 41-minute album and making it seem too short can only mean success.
Ossuarium Silhouettes Unhallowed is a slimy, labyrinthine cemetery where zombies feed off prey that is caught in dusty cobwebs. Make sure you dive into this black pool of decay, for it is surely going to be one of the best funereal processions of the year.
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You missed lyric part in a end and I like your way like true metalhead writes and coments about all genres. I wish you luck in MS carear man, and keep write and do your thing and read a bit DerRoz reviews
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Posts: 8249 Written by Bad English on 18.02.2018 at 15:51 Lyrics at the end of the reviews will return, don't worry 
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Posts: 8249 Written by musicalkaratekid on 18.02.2018 at 17:58 I agree, there are riffs and melodies that instantly grab you but the songs are long and so after every listen you discover something new that you hadn't noticed before.
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Those riffs! This album is such a grower.
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Need to get more into these guys before their Roadburn set for sure, I've heard great things but haven't really invested myself in them just yet. Thanks for the review, I have a feeling that this one is quite good, but isn't necessarily their best. Is there any album you'd suggest starting with in particular?
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Posts: 8249 Written by Auntie Sahar on 18.02.2018 at 19:43 You can definitely start with this for the festival since they will probably play mostly new material and it's always nice to know a few of the songs during a live performance. They don't have a bad album imo, my personal favourite is Never Cross The Dead. Bloody awesome.
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Posts: 5989 Written by nikarg on 18.02.2018 at 19:57 I'll listen to this, Never Cross, and go from there in that case. Thanks buddy 
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Posts: 18615 Written by Auntie Sahar on 18.02.2018 at 19:58 Never Cross The Dead is indeed one of the highlights if not their best album. At any rate. What you wanna listen to is their debut, Fulfill the Curse. Because they will celebrate its' 10-year anniversary and will play that album in its entirety. I doubt they'll play anything else.
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Posts: 8249 Written by X-Ray Rod on 18.02.2018 at 20:30 I had no idea. The debut is pretty cool too, I'm sure Che will enjoy it.
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Posts: 5989 Written by X-Ray Rod on 18.02.2018 at 20:30 Just checked the article for their Roadburn announcement and you are indeed correct. OK then, I'm actually kind of happy for that, means I'll have to listen to less material in preparation in that case  Uh oh though, the album was released in October of 2008, which means they'll be playing it at Roadburn before it's actually struck the 10 year anniversary. That's probably gonna drive the Metal Pedant Alliance nuts, including a certain Dutchman we know 
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Nope. Won't drive me nuts cause I love Fulfill The Curse, which I consider their best (only by a small margin though) Not sure I am going to watch them since I have seen loads of times live, also when their setlist contained solely material off their debut.
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Band is solid as a rock. Listen to everything.
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