Dhampyr "All The Dead Dears" CD

Released in standard cd 450 copies  Ambient / Depressive Black Metal from USA!!

Rhode Island's premier DSBM act proves once again that doom and gloom sells: case in point - these tracks offer up some of the most heavy-hitting, despondent nocturnes in all of the genre. Through miserable distorted guitars, pounding drums, and inexplicably morose vocals, H.L. manages almost singlehandedly (a new bassist was recruited for the disc) to produce some of the finest suicidal music I've yet heard. Tracks like "Les Paradis Artificels" buzz in with a rather catchy tremolo riff before turning into a crepuscular jangle which, to its credit, manages to stake its atmosphere as an all-instrumental piece. In fact, H.L. even includes two acoustic tracks which, while at first, may seem out of place; but as a total package, the album runs smoothly and without any sense of musical grudge. The drums are tightly programmed, from the minimalistic "Methoxydine," to the chaotic but smart "Summom Bonum." Vocally, H.L. employs a high-pitched yowl nearing the sorrowful destinies of the castrato (maybe that's why the bastard's so miserable!)
While somewhat of a wonder, for H.L. seems otherwise very much capable of his instruments - at least the one's we're hearing him play - he is joined by bassist E., who by all accounts plays with the former in the band Morthylla. The bass is of important note as it sticks out clearly, like a syringe in the vein! This is especially noticeable in the closing denoument of the aforesaid "Les Paradis Artificiels." While certainly not H.L.'s first record -there have been PLENTY - "...Dead Dears" shines a particular brilliance above many of the others in terms of sheer musicianship and scope. The songwriting is fantastic, and the overall product seems to speak to the losers, the brokenhearted, the damned - what more could you ask in a black metal record?

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