Each track on Deceiver captures this appeal to various degrees, allowing for a musical experience with many twists and turns in emotional delivery. It’s a duality that one does not find much of within doom, making for an extraordinary outlier within the subgenre. A track can ride and buck with such delightful vibes – the guitars and drums speeding away – but then shift and take on a grim air. The vocals play beautifully into the melancholic guitar melodies, the emotional presence of the track expressing a grandiosity of doom flavor.Ī fascinating quality to that of Khemmis’ music is how it has the potential to imbue listeners with so much emotion. “House of Cadmus” also opens with a gentle start, though, the air comes across a tad more ominous. Shifting between slower pacing and that of a more explosive performance, the track makes for a rollercoaster of heaviness. The vocals exude bravado alongside booming guitar tones and distortion. Blasting drums pummel forth, the guitar work giving off a wicked-sounding ferocity. “Avernal Gate” makes for a killer opening – the tranquil guitar plucking offering a calm before the storm. It’s doom metal that feels like an epic adventure, and in the band’s new record, Deceiver ( out now via Nuclear Blast), Khemmis deliver their most spectacular adventure yet.
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The lyrics also play into this, conveying heartfelt and sorrowful passages that express the struggles and tribulations one may endure through life. The band’s music elicits a fantastical air, providing thrills through aggressive performance and exciting sounding melodies. Though their debut 2015 LP Absolution is a solid record, their 2016 follow-up, Hunted, projected them into the heavy metal limelight.
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Their sound offers the remarkable qualities of heavy doom, while also striding away from convention to provide more atmospheric variety. Unlike the more oppressive side of the genre, the Denver, CO act take on a more triumphant tone – albeit one imbued with melancholy. Got any thoughts/questions/concerns for Jonathan Barkan? Shoot him a message on Twitter or on Bloody-Disgusting! ( The reaction of the world as they read that sentence) Gives me a wee bit of hope that the music in the coming years won’t be as terrible as history would suggest.
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It’s inspiring to see the younger generation really dive into their instruments and have such a good time. Pay particular attention to the bassist and drummer as they pretty much lose their shit. I don’t know if that has anything to do with the fact that a bunch of kids rocked out the band’s song “46 & 2” with near perfection, but I felt like sharing (and sharing, as well know, is caring).īelow you can watch a video of students of Aaron O’Keefe, who come from various age ranges, rocking out the track. I started guitar lessons when I was 13 and I only started getting into Tool when I was 16 when a friend of mine bought me a copy of Aenima for my birthday. Fact: I’ve actually been playing guitar longer than I’ve been a Tool fan.