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Band
Lascar
Title
Absence/Depths
Type
LP/EP
Company
ATMF
YOR
2017
Style
Black
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7/1/2017 - Review by: David Loveless
Post-Black Metal from Chile that will grow on you with time
This is a re-release of Lascar's 2016 debut album, Absence, and includes their 2015 demo called Depths. Hailing from Chile, Lascar plays a depressive style of Post black metal with buzzing guitars in the style of Xasthur. There is also quite a bit more blast beats on this release than your typical post black metal album. The production/mix is a little muddy but that's atypical of this genre. Although there are no stand-out tracks, and nothing new or inventive on this release, it is still a pretty good album and I recommend it for fans of post black metal giants, Alcest.
Recommended for fans of: Alcest, Les Discrets
PERSONAL BREAKDOWN:

ENJOYMENT
4
MUSIC
4
VOCALS
3.5
PRODUCTION
2.5
ARTWORK
5
LYRICS
3.5


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Absence/Depths
2017
ATMF
David Loveless7/1/2017
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