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Dark Embrace - Dark Heavy Metal (2023)













Year : 2023
Style : Heavy Metal
Country : Spain
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 89 mb

Bio:

Heavy metal band who are hailing from Galicia, Spain! As Galicia is known as the land of witches and offers countless legends and myths, it's no wonder that the band is, from a creative point of view, obsessed with everything dark-related, which is reflected in their sound as well as in their lyrics.The band has already released two studio albums and plans to release their upcoming third album "Dark Heavy Metal" in 2023. A digital re-release and "re-howled" version of the album "The Call Of The Wolves" was released in 2022 too.are known for their powerful live performances, which earned them gigs with bands like , or as well as shows at the , among others.are vocalist Oscar Rilo, guitarists Mou Trashno and Markos Villar and drummer Julio G. Valladares.

Album:

Without a doubt, Dark Heavy Metal is the perfect album title for Dark Embrace new record. After labeled the band with different name styles by journalists and fans, this is more than an album name, it's their own music style. Dark Heavy Metal is a metal manifesto, aggressive and melodic, triumphant and convincing. With an unique sounding vocal, amazing guitars, fiery drums, and grandeur symphonies.Spanish metal quintet Dark Embrace enfold all things heavy and dark, Dark Heavy Metal, its third album. The tongue-in-cheek album title is also appropriate as Dark Embrace churn out nearly 40 minutes of gothic tinged death metal. The title track opens the record with a Judas Priest-esque riff that is joined with driving drums and the raspy shrieks of vocalist Oscar Rilo. This track is somewhat flat with the slowed down midsection and guitar leads as its highlights.“Never Seen The Sun” is another fast tempo track with an ominous riff and brief piano interludes. It is the better track with its driving pace, string samples and sorrowful chorus. “Personal Hell” features a menacing groove with guitarists Mou Trashno and Markos Villar shredding like imps dancing in fire. Things slow down on Endless Months which commences with an arabesque melody on an organ before that fades out as the guitar comes in. The swaying melody and guitar work make this track standout on the record. “Metal Is Religion” is a tribute to the genre of heavy metal with its galloping riff interspersed with classical piano and classical guitar. This track balances between bombastic and subdued to stellar effect.“The Is The Rain” is a slight departure from the previous tracks with its clean vocals, piano and mid-tempo. However, the song is not out of place, particularly with its rocking second half. “Bitter End MMXXII” concludes the album in high fashion. The whole band shines here with amazing drum fills, scooping riffs and tempo changes. There is nothing bitter about this song.Dark Heavy Metal starts weak but improves with each track. The album is versatile and one can hear bits of Judas Priest, Paradise Lost, Amorphis and even Depeche Mode. The sore spot on this album is the band falls in to parody at times. The vocals are too over the top at times which ruins the dark, foreboding moments on the record. The musicianship is top notch and the band get the job done in less than 40 minutes.Dark Heavy Metal will appease fans of symphonic, goth and melodic death metal. It does not have the epic scope of albums in the aforementioned sub-genres, which is not bad at all. The songwriting and musical versatility make this an enjoyable listen.

Line-Up:

Oscar Rilo - Vocals, (formerly also Guitars, Programming) - See also: ex-Dark Tales, ex-The Somberlain
Enrique Vilar - Bass - See also: Ever Dream, ex-Cien Mentiras
Markos Villar - Bass (2017-?), Guitars (?-present) - See also: Cien Mentiras, Trashnos
Mou Trashno - Guitars (2016-present) - See also: Trashnos, ex-Fallen Sentinel, ex-Lightmaster
Julio G. Valladares - Drums (2019-present) - See also: Trashnos, Ever Dream, ex-Maldia (live), ex-Barbarian Prophecies, ex-Frosthorn, ex-Mileth, ex-Tálesien

Tracklist:

01. Dark Heavy Metal 04:35
02. Never Seen the Sun 03:46
03. Personal Hell 04:02
04. Endless Months 03:37
05. Metal Is Religion 03:59
06. Life and Legacy 04:10
07. This Is the Rain 04:52
08. Time Is Telling 01:40
09. Bitter End MMXXII 07:22




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Dark Embrace - Land Of Witches (2024)











Year : 2024
Style : Heavy Metal , Symphonic Metal
Country : Spain
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 95 mb

Bio:

Heavy metal band who are hailing from Galicia, Spain! As Galicia is known as the land of witches and offers countless legends and myths, it's no wonder that the band is, from a creative point of view, obsessed with everything dark-related, which is reflected in their sound as well as in their lyrics.The band has already released two studio albums and plans to release their upcoming third album "Dark Heavy Metal" in 2023. A digital re-release and "re-howled" version of the album "The Call Of The Wolves" was released in 2022 too.are known for their powerful live performances, which earned them gigs with bands like , or as well as shows at the , among others.are vocalist Oscar Rilo, guitarists Mou Trashno and Markos Villar and drummer Julio G. Valladares.

Album:

Including the darkest influences of their motherland Galicia (Terra de Meigas), this album is called to be the highest step forward in DARK EMBRACE's career."Land Of Witches" was invoked using the powerful magick of the black arts, evoked by the disturbed minds
of Oscar Rilo, Mou Trashno, Markos Villar and Julio G. Valladares.Among the dark arts used in the album are demon invocations by different kinds of chants, high noises by creepy distortions, low frequences by dead heartbeats and Pagan rhythms from hellish beating skins.The implemented work on this album shows a more complex and stronger band and even oversize the dark essence of their own style on a more mature way.We, The Witches - This song is about how easy it is to call someone, who you envy with the intention to defeat her/him, a 'witch' in order to reach your goals above all. We’re your scapegoats and you call us witches, but you’re totally right, we are the witches… so burn us!Orcavella - It’s about the legend of Orcavella. A witch who lived in Galicia long time ago. The lyrics are really explicit about the legend and tell everything about it. The legend says that she came with the Pagans to Galicia and she practiced the dark arts. She fed on the residents of the area, and it was the reason the village became almost desert.She lived in the area of Finisterre (the so-called Galician end of the world), and she killed herself when she was 176 years old. So, the people put a really heavy stone in her grave to prevent that she is coming back to life. Anyway, the grave was surrounded by snakes that were trying to catch people for her, who were near to the tomb.The Dark Land - A song about our motherland Galicia and how beautiful she is, with her myths and legends, with her mountains and seas, with her cold and rain… which gives life to everything.My Darkest End - About the feeling of being a bird with broken wings. Someone who grows up and feels totally empty as life is passing by.A Blaze In The Sky - We can’t be afraid of making decisions, and we must facing our fears.Never Betray You - This song is about war and how important is to keep up the morality and ethics despite ofthe situation that is happening.A Place To Hide - About a kid who’s living in a war (zone) and how one's using imagination to travel to other places far away from the war, far away from the bombs, far away from the daily war.Witch Tower - Someone who suffers from dislocation from reality, paranoias and delusions

Line-Up:

Oscar Rilo - Vocals, (formerly also Guitars, Programming) - See also: ex-Dark Tales, ex-The Somberlain
Markos Villar - Bass (2017-?), Guitars (?-present) - See also: Cien Mentiras, Trashnos
Mou Trashno - Guitars (2016-present) - See also: Trashnos, ex-Fallen Sentinel, ex-Lightmaster
Julio G. Valladares - Drums (2019-present) - See also: Trashnos, Ever Dream, ex-Maldia (live), ex-Barbarian Prophecies, ex-Frosthorn, ex-Mileth, ex-Tálesien

Production:

Producers: Dark Embrace
Mixing / Mastering: Chris Clancy / Audioworks Productions
Cover Artwork Design: Gustavo Sazes

Tracklist:

01. We, the Witches
02. Orcavella
03. The Dark Land
04. My Darkest End
05. A Blaze in the Sky
06. Never Betray You
07. A Place to Hide
08. Witch Tower
09. In the Snow




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