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Shinagawalove - Opium (EP) - Reviewed By occultblackmetalzine! Friday July 28 2023, 2:57 PM

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Shinagawalove - Opium (EP) - Reviewed By occultblackmetalzine ! Check it out here at this link: https://occultblackmetalzine.blogspot.com/2023/06/shinagawaloveopium2023-ep-review.html

Shinagawalove are a solo project originally from Ukraine but now resides in Czechia and plays a depressive form of post black metal with elements of post punk and hardcore and this is a review of his self released 2023 ep "Opium".

Clean playing starts off the ep before going into a heavier musical direction while melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing. All of the instruments also have a very powerful sound to them along with the solos and leads also being done in a very melodic style and the vocals are mostly high pitched depressive black metal screams.

When the music speeds up a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats can be heard which also gives the music more of a raw feeling. Clean vocals and spoken word parts are also utilized briefly along with some synths also being used on one track as well as the songs also mixing in elements of post punk and hardcore.

Shingawalove plays a style of post black metal that is very depressive sounding as well as mixing in touches of post punk and hardcore to create a sound of his own. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover loneliness, depression and existentialism themes.

In my opinion Shingawalove are a very great sounding depressive black metal solo project with influences of post punk and hardcore and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this ep. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Opium" and "Last Station". 8 out of 10. occultblackmetalzine

Release Date: May 25, 2023

Genre Description: Post Black Metal with elements of punk, post-punk, dsbm (vocals)

(FFO: Psychonaut 4, Morgenrothe, Vitrail)

Location: ex - Ukraine, now - Czech Republic

Short Bio: Shinagawalove was born as a one-man black metal project that was born in the city of Kyiv in 2022. Over time, he has evolved his style to incorporate a variety of black metal subgenres, post-punk, and elements of core. His music is characterized by emotional extreme vocals, contrasting drums, catchy melodies and existential themes with a hint of mania and despair.

Check them out on YouTube!