THE BEAST

Weep - Life In Shades Of Grey - Reviewed by occultblackmetalzine ! Check it out here at this link: https://occultblackmetalzine.blogspot.com/2023/05/weeplife-in-shades-of-greyliminal-dread.html

Weep  are  a  solo  project  from  Minnesota  that h as  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  and  on  this  recording  goes  for  a  mixture  of  depressive  black  metal,  blackgaze  and  post  hardcore  and  this  is  a  review  of  his  2023  album  "Life  In  Shades  Of  Grey"  which  will  be  released  in  July  by  Liminal  Dead  Productions.

 A  very  fast  and  raw  sound  starts  off  the  album  along  with  a  great  amount  of  tremolo  picking  and  blast  beats.  Melodies  are  also  added  into  a  lot  of  the  guitar  riffing  while  the  vocals  are  mostly  high  pitched  depressive  black  metal  screams  and  all  of  the  musical  instruments  also h ave  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them.

  When  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  utilized  they  are  also  done  in  a  very  melodic  style  while  acoustic  guitars  and  clean  playing  can  also  be  heard  on  a  couple  of  tracks  Elements  of  post  hardcore  can  also  be  heard  in  the  mid  tempo  sections  along  with  the  solos  and  leads  also  adding  in  touches  of  blackgaze  at  times  along  with  the  songs  also  adding  in  a  decent  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts,  clear  singing  can  also  be  heard  in certain  sections  of  the  recording,  keyboards  are  also  utilized  briefly  towards  the  end.    

  On  this  recording  Weep  takes  depressive  black  metal,  blackgaze  and  post  hardcore  and  mixes  them  together  to  create  something  very  different  from  his  previous  releases.  The  production  sounds  very  dark  and  raw  while  the  lyrics  cover  depression  and  relationship  themes.

  In  my  opinion t his  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Weep  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  depressive  black  metal,  blackgaze  and  post  hardcore,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Life  In  Shades  Of  Grey"  and  "Can't  Bring  Back  You".    8  out  of  10. occultblackmetalzine  

Release Date: June 2nd, 2023 

FFO: Cara Neir, Katatonia, Ulver 

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota 

Hailing from the frigid north woods of Minnesota, Weep is a unique concoction of  posthardcore, blackgaze, and DSBM. While many DSBM bands muddle along with endless  monotonous passages of arpeggiated chords, Weep injects the depressive black metal at their core with  pulsating energy, bringing kinetic song transitions and expressive leads to the forefront. Frantic d-beats  war against searing tremolos while delicate melodies dance overhead. It’s a unique blend, and one hard  to point out reference points for. Influences can be gleaned from individual sections, but the entire  package defies genre convention. The stylistic diversity on display might remind the listener most of  Cara Neir with their own screamo-tinged black metal but the delicate acoustic passages break this mold and are more akin to early Ulver. Around the water cooler at LDP we’ve heard them described as “The  DSBM Dark Tranquillity” or “That weird sadboi stuff.” With such a glowing endorsement, who could  stay away? 

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