THE BEAST

Augur - Omen - Reviewed By occultblackmetalzine ! Check it out here at this link: https://occultblackmetalzine.blogspot.com/2023/07/auguromen2023-full-length-review.html

Augur  are  a  band  from  Denver,  Colorado  that  plays  a  very  raw  and  aggressive  form  of  black  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2023  album  "Omen".

  Acoustic  guitars  start  off  the  album  while  melodies  can  also  be  heard  in  some  of  the  heavier  riffing.  All  of  the  musical  instruments  on  the  recording  also  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  along  with  the  vocals  also  being  mostly  high  pitched  black  metal  screams  and  when  the  music  speeds  up  a  great  amount  of  blast  beats  can  be  heard.

  When  tremolo  picking  is  added  into  the  faster  riffing  they  also  give  the  music  more  of  a  raw  feeling  while  the  songs  also  add  in a   good  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts.  Clear  chants  and  angry  spoken  word  parts  can  also  be  heard  on a   couple  of  tracks  along  with  the  solos  and  leads  also  being  done  in  a  very  dark  yet  melodic  style  when  they  are  utilized.  

  The  songs  also  bring  in  a  lot  of  old  school  influences  as  well  as  remaining  modern  at  the  same  time  along  with  some  of  the  tracks  also  being  very  long  and  epic  in  length  as  well  as  some  clear  vocals  also  being  utilized  briefly,  acoustic  guitars  also  return  as  the  album  progresses  and  one  song  also  adds  in  a  brief  use  of  clean  playing.   The  production  sounds  very  dark  and  raw  while  the  lyrics  cover  pain,  passion,  the  inevitable  triumph  of  death  and  occultism  themes.  

  In  my  opinion  Augur  are  a  very  great  sounding  raw  and  aggressive  black  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  out  this  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Beyond  The  Veil"  "Echoes  Of  The  Unknown"  "King  of  Rats"  and  "In  Glory  of  Fire".  8/5  out  of  10. occultblackmetalzine  

Release Date: 7/28/23

FFO: Gorgoroth, Enslaved, Horna

Location: USA

In an ultimate force of pestilent cacophony, Augur unveils its self produced debut full length album. OMEN: A foretelling of pain, passion and the ultimate triumph of death. Bio: Drawing upon the innate, hopeless depravity of man and the painful intoxication of consciousness, we distill an ominous concoction of hate, aggression, poignance and triumph. Slaves only to the incessant thirst for profound catharsis of cacophony, we act in full autonomy from conception to final form and believe that it is through perseverance of materializing the essence of our passion that the true nature of our art takes form. Augur can only be described as the ultimate force of our collective nature.

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