Monday, October 14, 2013

Book Of Sand/How Beautiful To Walk Free/2010 Full Length Review


  Book  Of  Sand  are  a  band  from Minnesota  that  plays  a  very  experimental  and  anarchist  form of  black  metal and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2010  album  "How  Beautiful  To  Walk Free".

  "Destruction, Not  Reformation"  begins  with  harsh  noise sounds  before  the  guitar  riffs  and  drums  start kicking  in  as  well  as  some high  pitched  black  metal  screams  along  with  some  atmospheric  elements.

  "No  Flags" begins  with  some  melodic  guitar  and  bass  riffs  along  with  some  drums  before  the black  metal  screams  kick  in  which leads  to  the  music  getting  a  lot  more  darker  and you  can  hear  elements  of  post  punk  in  the  guitar  riffing  and  after  awhile  there  is  a  brief  use  of  distorted  sounding  guitar  solos  and  leads  being  utilized  and  the  song  closes  with  elements  of  noise.

  "The  Night  And  Day  Will  Pass  Away"  begins  with  noise  sounds,  fast  raw  and  primitive  sounding  guitars  and  blast  beats  from  the  drums  and  a  few  seconds  alter  the  grim  screams  start  coming  in  along  with  some  depressive  elements.

  "Hidegen Fujnak  a  Szelek" begins  with  harsh  noise  sounds,  and  heavy  guitar  and  bass  riffs  along  with  some  depressive  black  metal  screams  which  leads  to  the  song  adding  in  mid  paced  elements  along  with  some  primitive  guitar  riffing  and  after  awhile  you  can  hear  some  atmospheric  sounds  in  the  background.

  "I  Heard  You'll  Be  Gone  A  Long  Time"  begins  with  harsh  noise  sounds,  lo-fi  primitive  and  fast  black  metal  guitar  riffs  along  with  some  drums  and  you  can  hear  some  distorted  bass  guitars  in  the  background  and  then  the  high  pitched  depressive  screams  start  kicking  in  as  well  as  experimental  sounds.

  "Crawling  Through  Sand,  Crawling  Through  Earth"  begins with  raw  and  primitive  sounding  black  metal  guitar  and  drums  as  well  as  the  guitar  riffing  utilizing  some  melody  before  the  high  pitched  screams  kick  in  along  with  some  experimental  sounding  synths  in  the  background  which  make  the  song  a lot  more  atmospheric  sounding  and  after  awhile  some  guitar  leads  start coming  in  and  out.

  "When  We  Are  Gone,  The  World  Will  Be  Awash  Away  With  Light"  begins  with  harsh  noise  sounds  and  high  pitched  black  metal  screams  which  leads  up  to  some  fast,  raw  and  primitive  sounding  guitar  riffs  and  drums  which  also  utilize  some  blast  beats  and  yo  can  hear  some atmospheric  and  experimental  elements  in  the  background.

  Song  lyrics  cover  anarchist  themes,  while  the  production  has  a very  dark,  lo-fi,  raw  and  primitive  sound  along  with  the  last  song  being  very  long  and  epic  in  length.

  In  my  opinion  Book  Of  Sand  are  a  very  great  sounding  experimental,  raw  and  primitive  anarchist  black  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Destruction, Not  Reformation"  "I  Heard  You'll  Be  Gone  A  Long  Time"  and  "When  We  Are  Gone,  The  World  Will  Be  Awash  Away  With  Light".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.  

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