Knife are a band from Germany that has had music reviewed before in this zine and on this recording plays a mixture of b lack, thrash ,speed metal and punk and this is a review of their 2023 album "Heaven Into Dust" which will b e released on August 25th by Napalm Records.
Horror movie style keyboards start off the album while whispers and spoken word parts can also b e heard briefly before going into a heavier direction. Elements of thrash and speed metal can also b e heard in a lot of the guitar riffing along with the vocals being mostly blackened metal screams.
A lot of the music also adds in a lot of first wave touches while the album is very heavily rooted in the 80's but mixed with a more modern sound. Melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing along with the solos and leads also b ringing in more of a melodic yet old school style.
All of t he musical instruments on the recording also have a very powerful sound to them along with some tracks also adding in a small amount of back up shouts. When the music speeds up a decent amount of blast beats can also be heard as well as the music also capturing the raw energy of punk rock at times, spoken word parts can also be heard briefly and one track also adds in a small amount of clean playing and some songs add in touches of hard rock and traditional metal. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover dark, esoteric and mythological themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording f rom Knife and if you are a fan of black, thrash, speed metal and punk, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Hawks Of Hades" "Iron Spectre" "Black oath And Spells" and "No Gods In The Dark". 8 out of 10.
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