Gryla – Redeemer's Festtering Carcass

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6.5

• Band:
  Gryla
• Duration: 00:39:35
• Available from: 21/03/2025
• Label:

• Iron Bonehead Prod.

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We don't know much about this Norwegian solo project called Gryla who, no later than a year ago, made his debut with a Full-Langh first, entitled “Jauniced Hag of the Wood”. At Iron Bonehead Productions so much was enough to put the handyman artist Torbjørn Kirby Torbo and his project under contract, publishing this second work in the name of the Black Metal of the origins.
Much of the charm of this release lies precisely in its Old-Fashioned being, from production to content. The traces are quite interscambious and all follow the same vein: a raw black metal metal with some rudimentary thrash influence, a punk attitude and some Black'n'roll restarts. The production, underground and in full style early 90s, is perfect for enhancing the band's sound and admirers of this kind should appreciate it in full.
Stilistically speaking, combinations of groups such as first Gorgoroth, Sorhin and also the Taakes of the beginning can be made, in the most melodic moments (and with the less elementary melodies). When presenting, the label, comparing the Gryla to other bands of the past, also brings up the kvists, but probably only for some traces of thrash metal present in the DNA of both bands and for a production with sounds in some ways similar – honestly, we do not see many other points of contact.
There are no boring parts, as indeed there are no particularly exciting moments, but we are sure that – even for their origin – the Grylas will attract more than some curious. “Import” is perhaps a song capable of distinguishing itself from others for its power, thanks also to the good dose of massive riffs and thrash derivation that are not obvious or elementary. Here, as well as in other songs, we find guitar solos that seem more experimental and improvised rather than studied at the table, but some of them are spot on. Curious is also the fact that, on this heavier song than the others, Screaming turns into a real growl.
Also noteworthy is the backbone of “Banners Soksad in Crimson Essence”, a little melodic in Taake style and a little experimental as some technical and avant -garde thrash groups of forty years ago.
Mind you, these are small nuances and very short intentions within a rudimentary black metal context, but this project must be said, has undoubted potential, as long as the true strength of the band does not continue to be only the mythical halo of the golden years of black metal, but knowing how to propose something more concrete in the future.

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