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Mgla - Age of Excuse ALBUM REVIEW



Polish black metal band Mgla dropped their newest release Age of Excuse last month. It crushes, combining savage vocals and biting cold riffs with melodic songwriting and speed. Their drummer, Darkside, is an absolute machine. He does a lot of work on the kit to spice up the rhythm section, utilizing a lot of splash and china cymbals alongside consistent blasts and aggressive sounding kick drums. The end result is an amazing backbone for the rest of the band to play over, helping this album go from solid to fantastic. The album art is also haunting. Similar to their previous releases, it's highly detailed monochrome cover that gives you a sense of dread. I love it.

 Checks this out if you're at all into black metal. In my opinion this is one of the best black metal albums to come out in 2019 - you don't want to miss this one.

Top Three Songs

Age of Excuse I

I love the atmosphere this song puts out right from the beginning. It sounds like a skeleton just rose from the dead before the band jumps into action and does their thing. It's not a fancy introduction, but it sets the tone for the rest of the album very well.

Age of Excuse II

One of the more melodic songs on the album, which is probably why I love it so much. I'm a sucker for melodic black metal. It has some awesome tremolo picking phrases, and the drums give it such a powerful feel while doing some really cool stuff. The rest of the band will be playing the same riff or section, and the drums will change the groove or feel, creating a really dynamic and evolving song.

Age of Excuse VI

The climax of the album, this track gave me goosebumps. There's a particular section from between around four to five minutes that I feel is the best point of the album. They use dynamics excellently, quieting down except for their vocalist, M. He delivers some powerful lines: 'Empires get wrecked, principles get crushed, saviors get crucified. History gets what? History fucking gets over it all'. The band then crescendos. What an amazing finish to an amazing album.

https://no-solace.bandcamp.com/album/age-of-excuse
http://www.no-solace.com/
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