Archaic Guilt -A Clarion Silence (6,5/10)-UAE -2005
Genre: Progressive Death/Doom
Label: Independent
Playing time: 27:04
Tracklist:
Moonlust
Patience
A Clarion Silence
Sand

First, I'll say that I don't share the same opinion as Archaic Guilt that is considered as progressive death metal. Cause when I first landed an ear to this demo, I went back to the mid 90's, when "Dance of December Souls " of Katatonia or Opeth's " Orchid " made fury with their Doom/Death made in Sweden. Growls, clear singing, some acoustic guitar, heavy riffs, the whole dyed in melancholic melodies sustained by atmo passages which are the undisputed print of this doom death metal performed by these guys from UAE resident in GB .
Concerning the production, the sound is over the average with guitars taking the foreground with a thick sound, pretty well programmed rhythms except the snare drum which misses a little punch, without forgetting the lack of presence concerning the bass guitar.
From these 4 tracks we'll keep " Moonlust " and " A Clarion Silence " with the melancholic arpeggios and heavy riffs with melodic passages on guitars, without forgetting a spoken clear singing and growls and a very catchy solo.In summary, I'll say that this demo deserves all your support cause we feel that there was an effort provided in the whole work, except that it misses originality. But I'm sure that they'll do much better nex-t-ime.

Reviewed by Lelahel English translation by N0cturnus

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