WARFORGED

Origen: E.E.U.U, Chicago.

Formados: 2012

Estilo: Blackened Death Metal

Temática: Ciencia ficción y fantasía.

Enlaces: Bandcamp, facebook y youtube

Miembros:

• Alex Damske Bajo
• Jace Kiburz Guitarra
• Jason Nitts  Batería
• Max Damske Guitarra
• Tim O'Brien Voces

Discografía:

• Winter 2012 Sampler Demo 2012   
• Essence of the Land EP 2014  
•  Two Demons Single 2015
• I: Voice CD 2019
• The Grove | Sundial CD 2022

ESSENCE OF THE LAND (2014)

Warforged son una banda de reciente formación, en cuyas filas milita una serie de músicos de la zona  de Chicago, Illinois que con anterioridad o en la actualidad forman parte con mayor o menor acierto de formaciones con una fuerte orientación death, ya sea brutal, técnico o progresivo. Normal que lo que creen bajo el nombre de Warforged a narices tenga mucho que ver con este estilo, aunque también es cierto que en "Essence of the Land" han dejado un hueco para supurar black. Escuchando los cuatro temas de este Ep, resulta del todo imposible no encontrar ciertas similitudes con sus compatriotas Fallujah en términos de como debe de sonar un banda actualmente dentro de la escena black, death y siendo más concretos dentro del sonido estadounidense. Cuatro temas que se antojan cortos, con un sonido demoledor desde el primer acorde y en donde no dejan títere con cabeza. Velocidad en los riffs, brutalidad a la batería y soberbia interpretación vocal de Adrian, a todo esto se le añade algún sampler o teclado en parte fanales o iniciales de los temas para lograr cierta pausa y emotividad y con esto tenemos todos los ingredientes para preparar y disfrutar de este trabajo. Un trabajo de death técnico que por momentos roza el brutal death, que se antoja corto por las expectativas creadas. (7,9).

Total deathcore

1. Diabolical Being 02:05

A slight misstep And Kaura fell of the edge And into The swamp waters below What could I do? Depart and get help "Just hold on" The only words of comfort I could muster... Tearing through the thick and winding muck I escaped the marsh and made it to my Father's home Every night the fireflies' dance spoke for the essence of the land 

2. Regurgitate 04:26

 Their glow casts shadows

And their shadows told tails of pain and isolation

When just down the road came a shrill shriek

A flurry of green light

And they vanished but through my window

Came a groan. A whisper...

Calling me to return

Holding my oar tightly

I pulled myself deeper...

Deeper into the heavy coat of mist and...

Night fall came

And the taunting glow of fireflies

Was the only

Apparent trace of life I could see

Sunset and sunset again

The murky murmur

Of scurrying swamp things

Gurgled and beckoned me.

Dizziness, discomfort, and nausea

The guilt was overwhelming

The sense of isolation

Began to set in

The thought of finding a 

Bacteria eaten

Water rotted corpse

Brother are you here, hiding

In the mist

Hiding in fear

Regurgitate

Release

Nightfall came

And the haunting glow of fireflies

Revealed

A boiling pool of muck in the mist

The insects drew closer

The trees began to shriek

I held my lantern out to see through the mist

He bubbled up to the surface

The cloud of insects grew

Spewing forth mud and mangled by the swamp

3. Phantoms in the Mist 05:53

 A voice rang around me, gurgled

"Have you returned so late to deliver me"

From this dreary shelter of poison and murder

I held on to the creeping vines

With the bit of strength I could still muster

And as you fell from sight the stabbing pain of

Isolation began to set in

Sensing my struggle the roots tightened their grip and pulled me under

And even through the muck

I could still hear the earth's shrill shriek

It's grip tightened the swamp waters pulled the air out of me

Poisoned and blind, the swamp acted

And tightly hid my body to decay its dark tainted heart

Brother I am still here

In isolation I was murdered

The shrieks ceased and

Through the rancid mist

I could barely make out a cavity in the mud

His body was gone

Silence

I was alone again

Alone with my thoughts

I am alone again

Was any of this even real?

Or just phantoms in the mist?

I'm still here waiting still here...

Waiting...

4. Tainted Heart 01:54  

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