REVIEW: SKYMNING - ARTIFICIAL SUPERNOVA

 

SKYMNING - ARTIFICIAL SUPERNOVA (Candlelight Recs., 2002)

Recorded at Studio Mega

Tracks: 1- Synthetic Visions, 2- Shadowed / Astral Silver, 3- Shatter the World / Artificial Supernova, 4- Axoskeletal / X.T.C., 5- Suicidal Dominion, 6- Inner Cosmic Experience / Inject the Spirit, 7- Solitude, 8- Esperandote, 9- Elite

This is a really strange kind of metal....it has some elements from death metal, some from modern metal and a certain industrial sound. But this mix gives us the sound of Skymning´s music. There is a heavy work of guitars here and a really mechanichal drummer who makes things feel heavier than hell. There are really original riffs like the ones in "Shadowed / Astral Silver". The great thing in Skymning is that despite the heaviness of their music they always find some place for interesting melodies. And this melodies are the ones that you remember later and that give the tracks a lot of identity. A really great release with an original sound and a lot of interesting ideas.

Favorite tracks: "Axoskeletal/X.T.C."; "Suicidal Dominion" and " Esperandote".

Contact: www.candlelightrecords.co.uk or www.blackendrecords.com