GRAVEWORM
ENGRAVED IN BLACK
NUCLEAR BLAST

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Italian Gothic rockers Graveworm's epic sound rivals Dimmu Borgir and Satyricon, and while this band has been in the scene for over seven years, Engraved In Black may be the breakthrough album for this enchanted outfit. Grasping the throat of conventional metal and spitting in its face, Graveworm meshes blast beats, keyboard overlays, and slow, dirgy rhythms to maximize its assault on your senses.

Containing nine tracks of macabre Gothic metal, Graveworm's most triumphant moments of Engraved In Black come during the song "Thorns of Isolation", where the bagpipes and organ create a tune suitable for Medieval funeral march, soon followed by the utter metal chaos of "Abhorence". For those that like metal to be equally grim and grandiose, Graveworm obliges both requests

----Mike SOS