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Band
The Furor
Title
Cavalries of the Occult
Type
LP/EP
Company
Independent
YOR
2017
Style
Black
2/15/2017 - Review by: Greg Watson
Blackened Thrash/Death from Down Under
Australia's The Furor bring a whirling maelstrom of chaos and grit with "Cavalries of the Occult", a blackened death thrash hybrid that also feels like it has some deathcore/metalcore moments to it. Bone-breaking riffs, harsh gutturals and some really nasty low end make the album pretty damn heavy from start to finish. The songs tend to kind of blur together after a while though & lose their sheen about halfway through, making this one something to throw on when you're looking to fuel your rage somewhere. Decent effort for a debut & hopefully the songwriting will evolve & progress to make things more dynamic and changing on the next release.
PERSONAL BREAKDOWN:

ENJOYMENT
3
MUSIC
3.5
VOCALS
3
PRODUCTION
3
ARTWORK
4
LYRICS
3


  • 1 :REVIEW COUNT
    3 :AVE RATING

ALL REVIEWS FOR: THE FUROR
TITLE
DOR
COMPANY
REVIEWER DATE MADE RATING
Advance Australia Warfare
2005
Prime Cuts Music
Etiam8/5/2006
3
Cavalries of the Occult
2017
Independent
Greg Watson2/15/2017
3
Invert Absolute
2004
Prime Cuts Music
Etiam10/3/2006
3

ALL INTERVIEWS FOR: THE FUROR
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