{"product_id":"voices-8","title":"Voices","description":"Personnel: Arif Rot (vocals); Rasyid (guitar); Vijesh Ghariwala (drums).\u003cbr\u003eRecording information: Inversion Studios, Singapore.\u003cbr\u003eThis third album from Singapore grind merchants Wormrot is their most fully realized to date. Returning after a three-year hiatus with a new drummer, the band sound reinvigorated; they've taken a huge leap forward in terms of songwriting, and the production is second to none, bringing a hitherto unheard thickness and density to the sound that makes it hard to believe there's no bass player -- while at the same time remaining assiduously unpolished. New drummer Vijesh Ghariwala is an absolute beast, bringing a renewed fire to the band's belly with his brutal tub-thumping and inhumanly fast blastbeats. This time out, the band have also subtly incorporated influences from other metal genres to add a new dimension to their sound, such as the stunning guitar harmonies which give tracks like \"Compassion Is Dead\" an almost Gothenburg-like feel. Toward the end of the album, they also experiment with slower tempos on some tracks; if not for the harsh vocals, \"Buried the Sun\" could almost be mid-period Judas Priest before it slows to a doomy, sludgy crawl at the end. For all the new ideas, the band never forget to keep it real, bringing the old-school punk flavor with \"Fake Moral Machine\" and \"Take Aim,\" while displaying a kooky sense of humor with the peerlessly titled \"Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Grind.\" There are also a couple of obligatory \"microsongs\" (a staple of the genre) in the eight-second-long \"Dead Wrong\" and the blink-and-you'll-miss-it \"Still Irrelevant.\" Finally, the band add another string to their bow with the stunningly atmospheric, slowed-down closer \"Outworn,\" whose cinematic scope, sludgy riffing, and complex harmonies bring to mind post-metal acts like Devil Sold His Soul and Buried Inside. This album is the perfect melding of old-school crusty grind with subtle progressive influences and top-quality contemporary production. Easily one of the year's best metal albums, it sees Wormrot standing tall with the biggest names in grind. ~ John D. Buchanan","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45650100486431,"sku":"817195020023","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/0b5e656db579f43aa6c101531ad335e9_c3eeaf9f-f0c8-4d19-b5ec-4557543c5e8a.jpg?v=1777615688","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/voices-8","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}