Some bands are just killer. One such act is Closer Than Kin. Their new independently released opus, “Dead Flowers For A Dying Lover,” is a vicious slab of Dark Metalcore. And `vicious' is the right word for it…
Combining the D.I.Y. Hardcore ethos, the dark brutality of Metal, and sheer, unbridled aggression is a fueled-charged, fluid roar for Closer Than Kin. Shrieked growls, machine precision rhythms, blasting guitars, and a sublime malevolence are the critical elements of their sound. Closer Than Kin destroys.
This 5 song Mini-CD offers no repose. The best of these cuts includes the forlorn anger of “When Toys Are Traded For Tears,” “If Demons Could Weep,” and “The Decay Of Autumn.” The other two tracks, “A Last Prayer (Intro)” and “Dead Flowers For A Dying Lover,” are good as well.
Overall, “Dead Flowers For A Dying Lover” is a quick, concise burst of brilliant, aggressive intensity. If this is a sign of what is to come from Closer Than Kin, then I can't wait for the grim future ahead. Stay savage. Farewell.
Related Bands: Indecision, Hatebreed, Dim Mak, Overcast, Haste, Turmoil, Candiria, God Forbid, etc.
Keep the faith, and the AGGRESSION. Peace.
Bill Vogel III
Email at: StrangeAeons@hatebox.net
Copyright 2003.
Courtesy of Stranger Aeons Magazine.
