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Band
Katharos XIII
Title
Negativity
Type
LP/EP
Company
Loud Rage
YOR
2017
Style
Black
3/30/2017 - Review by: Greg Watson
Black metal that just feels so strange and different
Katharos XIII plays a brand of black metal that is slightly familiar and slightly on a different level. There are elements of folk metal and black metal incorporated throughout 'Negativity' and the title is quite appropriate. There is a lot of negativity in this cold, forgotten world that Katharos XIII creates on the album. The vocals are whispered secrets, tortured screams and otherworldly wails. The music is just a different blend of metal that you have to hear to understand. I've never heard anything quite like what Katharos XIII offers up and I am still listening to this album and finding hidden moments and notes I missed before.
PERSONAL BREAKDOWN:

ENJOYMENT
4
MUSIC
4
VOCALS
3
PRODUCTION
3.5
ARTWORK
2
LYRICS
3


  • 1 :REVIEW COUNT
    4 :AVE RATING

ALL REVIEWS FOR: KATHAROS XIII
TITLE
DOR
COMPANY
REVIEWER DATE MADE RATING
Negativity
2017
Loud Rage
Greg Watson3/30/2017
4

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