The Slovenians Cvinger are back with their fourth album, released yesterday, 20 August, via Void Wanderer Productions, on CD, vinyl and digital formats. Rites Ov Flesh is its name, and it is composed of 10 rites (tracks).
This new work has everything it takes to be a good album, but when you pay closer attention to it, there are some downsides that don't compromise the album as a whole.
The second track, “The Temple of Nine Gate”, was the one that caught my attention and made me write this post. It's a classic black metal track with a clean-vocal chorus that sounds really cool. The solo comes in at just the right moment, the drums are on point, and everything works really well.
From there, I think the band got a little too excited about trying to produce something different. While attempting to keep their black metal tied to its roots, they made some decisions that perhaps didn't achieve what they were aiming for, which, in my opinion, was to add more personality. There is some death metal blended in here and there, but the album progressively loses some of its flavour, although, as I've said, it still has quality.
So, if you like black metal, this is good company for a few listens. If you're a black metal FAN, give it a try, but don't expect anything particularly groundbreaking.