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

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!

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Follow the band at these links:

https://www.instagram.com/shinagawalove
https://open.spotify.com/artist/04aZ4dvDWfp6M3JCFyhmCR
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/shinagawalove/1667966886
https://shinagawalove.bandcamp.com/music


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