ACRIMONIA
Parasite
Independently released
6/10
Emerging from the burgeoning Polish metal scene, Acrimonia have returned with another offering of intense, thrashing riffing accentuated by the skillful playing of Piotr Burkacki, the group’s frontman. Complex rhythms intertwined with driving, thrusting beats power Acrimonia tracks like “Disaster” and “Madness Time”.
Technically speaking, Acrimonia possess the ability to rival the best players out there, but the vocals of Buracki could stand to be engineered a bit better, often drowning out the rest of the instruments on the heavier vocal passages. “Behind The Door” features some crippling bursts of notes and a bizarre breakdown that comes from a very abstract angle. Buracki delivers a completely shredding lead here that shows that he is a master of the fretboard.
The group show their ability to cover a wide range of moods, such as on the tuneful “On High”, which is one of the most well put together tracks on the project. Its Maidenesque melody break is decidedly intense and well played. Employing both a four and five string bassist is also quite a unique touch, as the interplay between the two never manages to conflict, instead sounding as if Zawad is playing on a detuned guitar as opposed to a bass. “Parasite” surely shows promise, if this band had a decent recording budget, they certainly could go much further.
Nonetheless, this is a fair showing that should be of note to fans of well- accomplished fretwork.
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