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Sargassus - The Albatross - Reviewed By ADIFFERENTSHADEOFBLACKMETALZINE! Thursday February 3 2022, 2:01 PM

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Sargassus - The Albatross - Reviewed By ADIFFERENTSHADEOFBLACKMETALZINE ! Check it out here at this link: https://darkdoomgrinddeath.blogspot.com/2022/01/sargassusthe-albatross2022-ep-review.html

Sargassus are a band from Finland that plays a progressive mixture of post black and death metal and this is a review of their self released 2022 ep "The Albatross".

A very heavy and melodic sound starts off the ep while the solos and leads also add in a great amount of melody. All of the musical instruments on the recording also have a very powerful sound to them along with the vocals also adding in a good mixture of black metal screams and death emtal growls.

Elements of post metal are also utilized quite a bit throughout the recording while the music also has its progressive moments. The recording also adds in a small amount of psychedelic touches at times along with some clear singing also being utilized on a couple of tracks and all of the songs stick to either a slow or mid tempo direction and acoustic guitars can also b e heard briefly towards the end.

Sargassus plays a musical style that takes post black, melodic death and progressive metal and mixes them together to create a sound of their own. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover godlike birds, deceased dogs and the collapse of time.

In my opinion Sargassus are a very great sounding progressive mixture of post black and death metal and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACK "The Albatross". 8 out of 10 - ADIFFERENTSHADEOFBLACKMETALZINE

Release Date: January 18, 2022

FFO: Gojira, Mastodon, Enslaved

Location: Finland

Sargassus was formed in 2012 by guitarist Teemu Leskinen and drummer Matias Rokio. Much of their time playing and practising together culminated in the band's debut EP "The Giant", which was finalized when Matias Stenman joined the band on vocals in late 2020. Soon after that, Mohammad "Aelian" Hallaji joined the band as their new bass player. Hallaji had moved to Finland from Iran to pursue his musical passion, and with the now completed lineup the band set out to compose and record new material. The single "Tiamat" was released in 2021, followed by a lyric video. Later in 2021, the band got to finally play their debut gig, at which they teased a new EP consisting of 3 songs. The EP, titled "The Albatross", was released in early 2022, featuring better production quality than ever before, as well as more ambitious compositions and a darker and gloomier atmosphere. Interestingly, most of the songs are composed intuitively in live jamming sessions by Rokio and Leskinen. Stenman is the crazy mastermind responsible for the poetic aspect of the songs and Hallaji brings his years of experience to wake up the low frequencies like no one else!

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