2024-09-28 07:00:54
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Insider tips from the far north will provide a fitting soundtrack to the erratic fall weather: important Hailing from the Faroe Islands and Denmark respectively, they specialize in onomatopoeic intensity, flirting with sludge, doom and post-metal, but also with crust and chaos. Their second album relies on intensity and elemental power, rising in intensity but seeming apathetic to the point of desolation. This can already be seen from the title: “The Great White Is Nothing”.
A few brief but powerful blows to the neck at the beginning were brave and highlighted the madness of the group. Take, for example, “Erebus,” an extremely raw and droning piece of music peppered with guttural screams and piercing noise attacks. All the senses rejoiced as Grava restarted after a short break and demolished everything that stood in their way. The same goes for “The Undoing,” which is unpretentious and begins almost immediately, leaving nothing but rubble and ashes. A thunderous rhythm section carries the song, while the vocals oscillate between anger and despair.
The trio rarely ventures too long, but this suits them just fine. “The Hinterlands” unfolds at a distinctly slow and calm pace, with almost nothing happening at first and then ending in slow motion. Depressing, freewheeling sawing puts you in a good mood while wreaking havoc on all your senses, finding audible joy amid the doomy, noisy overwhelm. The six-minute “The Fall” sums up Grava’s hard-hitting demeanor and goes even further, even finding some subtle melodies at its climax. In fact, the guitar sings and cheers, while the second half gradually falls apart.
Simply crushing yourself and exhausting yourself suits Grava perfectly. The “Great White Void” has become a veritable bastion of misanthropy, destroying without compromise, especially on an emotional level. The sheer power of these songs is overwhelming, tugging at your last nerve and then kicking you out the door with a clean kick. The way the trio cultivates the sludge method, dissects it, reassembles it, and finally abuses it with a sledgehammer is hilarious. Uncompromising madness can be so beautiful.
Rating: 8/10
Release date: September 28, 2024
Available via: Aesthetic Death/Vinyltroll Records
Facebook: www.facebook.com/gravadanois
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