Grey Waters is a side project from the members of the Australian Depressive Black
Metal band
Austere, a band that I really like. Seeing that they had a side project I decided to get the album and I must say I am not disappointed.
The music is of a very high standard and has a large amount of Post-Rock influence. The guitars are played really well, although they retain some Black
Metal influence e.g., The Wall of Sound, they sound much closer to Post Rock than to standard Black
Metal. The vocals are also of a high standard the singer uses great sounding cleans with the occasional Black
Metal rasp thrown in to add effect.
Even though
Grey Water's are labelled as Black
Metal I wouldn't group them in with bands such as
Burzum and
Darkthrone the music is far too uplifting and clear for it to be considered traditional Black
Metal. I would group them in with bands such as
Alcest and
Amesoeurs although they have a more Post-Rock vibe to them than either of these two bands.
Basically this album is all the Post-Rock parts
Austere have utilised while toning down the Black
Metal. It is a very good album and if you are into bands like the previously mentioned
Alcest and
Amesoeurs I would go pick this up you will not be disappointed. The only bad thing I have to say about this release is the length, it is too short and it often feels like they've stopped when they've really got something going.
Favourite track: Broken
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