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Band
Sigil
Title
Kingdom of the Grave
Type
LP/EP
Company
Horror Pain Gore Death
YOR
2017
Style
Death
4/29/2017 - Review by: Greg Watson
Death metal that is lacking in production and punch
Texas death metal outfit Sigil play a style of death metal that sounds like it took a page out of traditional black metal recording regimens. Muddy, watered down production gives this poor sound quality and makes it very difficult to listen to at times. When you can hear the music, there are moments where you get some really aggressive death metal with lots of crush and snarling vocals. If the production were cleaned up a little bit this would be a much easier listen but as the product stands now, it's pretty hard to get through.
PERSONAL BREAKDOWN:

ENJOYMENT
2
MUSIC
2
VOCALS
1
PRODUCTION
1.5
ARTWORK
1.5
LYRICS
1.5


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REVIEWER DATE MADE RATING
Kingdom of the Grave
2017
Horror Pain Gore Death
Greg Watson4/29/2017
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