ECNEPHIAS — Necrogod (review)

ECNEPHIAS — Necrogod album cover Album · 2013 · Gothic Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
2.5/5 ·
J-Man
Drawing inspiration from the myths of pre-Christian cults present in the Southern hemisphere, the latest effort from Italian gothic metal act Ecnephias is a lyrically rich exploration of a topic that isn't talked about nearly enough in metal. Entitled Necrogod, this 2013 observation is the fourth full-length album from Ecnephias, and although they began life as a fairly lethal extreme metal act, this sounds like a very melodic, symphonic, and gothic brand of metal with a few elements of death metal. The riffs here are pretty simple and melodic, but if I'm being honest, not very many of them are particularly interesting to these ears. Although some of the guitar leads and keyboard flourishes grab my attention, the sleek riffs lack any sort of bite in my opinion.

Some of the choices in arrangement are also a bit questionable, particularly the use of growling vocals in some of the more mellow sections. Listening to the savage growling vocals in a track like “Ishtar” - a fairly laid back, piano-led piece - reveals that something is out of place, and although I'm not too impressed by Mancan's clean vocals on Necrogod, the growls often feel misplaced on this album. Ecnephias are not a very heavy band at this point, and while I'd like to hear what they could do in a more melodic and gothic style, Necrogod is not a particularly successful attempt. It's not a bad album, but it's not something I would easily recommend either.
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