Carthage – Punic Wars (Promo)
A little background is required here as though this is technically a new band from Greece the guy heading the band, Leon, has formed it from the ashes of another Greek outfit called Cease Of Breeding which released a few demos, an EP and full length all about six years ago or before. “Punic Wars”, I am told, was set to be the second album of Cease Of Breeding which obviously hasn’t materialised and here Leon (guitar, bass, all music, production) and Phillip (vocals) has decided to set out on a new venture under the banner of Carthage to release the material whereby a taster has been given in the form of this two track promo. As you can probably infer from the band’s name and title the album is about the Punic Wars, namely the second which I won’t go into further here.
Musically this two track is really only a taster of about seven minutes of music that is solely focused around ultra-brutal death metal and the moment 'Zama' starts it propels the song into a maelstrom of punishing bludgeoning drums. Whilst I have tagged it as brutal death metal it is clear the band has technical expertise and unafraid of slowing things down but generally this is played at breakneck speed but with precision and adroitness. I did like the eeriness of pace drop towards the end of the opener as it created a mysterious feel that linked into 'Crossing The Alps' which I am assuming you’ll know what it is about. The flooding double kick is dense as the vocals take on a demonic tone that is very deep with the slow pace being haunting yet intense creating contrasting textures and if this is how the full album is going to be then the album is going to be blindingly good indeed.
Musically this two track is really only a taster of about seven minutes of music that is solely focused around ultra-brutal death metal and the moment 'Zama' starts it propels the song into a maelstrom of punishing bludgeoning drums. Whilst I have tagged it as brutal death metal it is clear the band has technical expertise and unafraid of slowing things down but generally this is played at breakneck speed but with precision and adroitness. I did like the eeriness of pace drop towards the end of the opener as it created a mysterious feel that linked into 'Crossing The Alps' which I am assuming you’ll know what it is about. The flooding double kick is dense as the vocals take on a demonic tone that is very deep with the slow pace being haunting yet intense creating contrasting textures and if this is how the full album is going to be then the album is going to be blindingly good indeed.
- Zama
- Crossing The Alps
