WODE - Uncrossing The Keys CD

Manchester’s savage sons Wode return with their fourth album, marking a confident expansion of their already formidable sound built upon a shadowy foundation of feral black metal and ironclad heavy metal heft. Having evolved from the more straightforward methodology of the debut album, Wode has continuously added elements from various dark corners of the underground across its discography, with songwriting that has grown leaner yet more intricate, focused and melodic than ever, hasn’t softened Wode’s music, the sound remains steeped in flame and fury, but they’ve embraced a wider spectrum of moods, painting with blacker, richer hues than ever before. Jagged post-punk/goth leanings bleakly shine and and also dreamy trance of atmospheric instrumental parts. The hellish rasp of the vocals rise like ritual chants from another age. Wode has crafted a truly haunted and commanding blackened heavy metal that raises a dark banner high over a vast and desolate kingdom.

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