2023-09-21 09:20:13
Aeons Of Ashes – The Wasteland Chronicles
Origin: Austria
Release: 22.09.2023
Label: Running Wild Productions
Duration: 56:08
Genre: Post Modern Melodic Death Metal
2023 seems to be a busy year for the people of Lower Austria Aeons Of Ashes to be. After the EP at the beginning of the year Determination appeared, now comes with me The Wasteland Chronicles the band’s long-awaited second full-length album is in circulation.
With a new singer, who was already able to show what she can do on the aforementioned EP, the band’s playing has also become a bit more diverse and promises great things for the new album.
New fantasy world with old friends
And already at the opener Ascendancy It becomes clear that you don’t get involved in any games here, but rather do the full program right from the start. Post Melodeath paired with various prog elements and a touch of metalcore create a mix that invites you to join in and listen to it again. A Dormant Peril On the other hand, at least at the beginning, you take your foot off the gas before putting pressure on the speakers again after the intro. This time, however, it’s not quite as brutal as the opener, but with very well thought-out grooves and subtle guitar ornaments.
In between there are also short interludes – in this case a total of nine – which are intended to illustrate the whole concept behind the album and the associated self-created fantasy world.
That is something different
So the band plows through the vegetable garden of metal genres for a good 56 minutes, but doesn’t forget the actual direction. This is a melodeath album that doesn’t shy away from experimenting as much as it can. Be it the really great one The Alchemystin which occasional passages occur that would otherwise be classified as Nu Metal or something with a more thrashy touch Walk With Us.
Additionally are also Ring of st0nes as well as f4v5t and Time Is A Lie represented, which one already has from the Determination EP can know. Since the two songs fit perfectly into the album, both musically and conceptually, there’s not really anything to say about it. Finally there is HERE again with the one that was also great The Night The Darkness Died on the twelve.
Conclusion
Aeons Of Ashes deliver with The Wasteland Chronicles a hot contender for Melodeath Album of the Year. Anyone who can get involved with out of the box metal, who definitely doesn’t come off the assembly line, will really enjoy the album. The high level of the EP could be increased again. That’s why there are deserved ones here 9 / 10
Line Up
The GrandMaester – Gesang
4LE4 – Life
st0nes – guitar, backing vocals
f4v5t – guitar
d0ck3r – Bass
spr0ut – drums
Tracklist
01. Ascendancy
02. A Dormant Peril
03. Chapter 3: In the Hallway
04. Time Is A Lie
05. Chapter 5: Dark Rites
06. The Alchemyst
07. Chapter 7: Waves From The Abyss
08. Requiem
09. Chapter 9: 4LE4s Spell
10. Walk With Us
11. Chapter 11: S4r4s Demise
12. f4v5t
13. Chapter 13: Arrival Of The Crows
14. The Awakening
15. Chapter 15: Temple Of Hekate
16. The Realisation
17. SurRealisation
18. Chapter 18: Thunderclouds
19. Ring of st0nes
20. Chapter 20: The Thread Of Fate
21. The Night The Darkness Died
Links
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Aeons Of Ashes website
Youtube Aeons Of Ashes
Bandcamp Aeons Of Ashes
Also on Soundmagnet.eu
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