A brutal journey into space: Blood Incantation conquer Milan

Photo and article by Davide Merli

Last night, the Santeria of Milan trembled under the sound blows of the Blood Incantation, in a sold out concert that left the public ecstatic. The wait for the American Death Metal band was palpable and the quartet did not disappoint expectations, on the contrary, it shattered them with a surgical precision performance and devastating power.

The frontman and guitarist Paul Riedl A real star has proven to be: his technical ability, combined with an impressive executive ferocity, literally hypnotized those present. Each riff, each solo was a blow to the heart, performed with a skill that is rarely seen live. But Riedl was not alone: the rhythmic section composed of the drummer Isaac Faulk and by the bassist Jeff Barrett He created a compact and unstoppable sound wall, providing the perfect base for intricate guitar plots. To complete the training, the guitarist Morris Kolontyrsky And the synthesizer added further levels of depth and brutality to the band's sound.

The lineup of the evening was a real cosmic journey. THE Blood enchantment they fully performed their acclaimed new album, Absolute Elsewheretransporting the public to a vortex of atmospheric and psychedelic death metal. The two songs of the disc, performed without subdivisions, with their complex structures and evocative sound settings, created a unique immersive experience even after live after having unanimously bewitched the whole international press.

But the party is not over with Absolute Elsewhere. The band has granted an encore of three other pieces, fishing with wisdom from its repertoire and unleashing a last wave of wild headbanging among the fans. According to what reported by Setlist.fm, the additional songs were Inner Paths (to Outer Space) from Hidden History of the Human Race e Obliquity of the Ecliptic from Luminescent Bridge.

Forget Lady Bezos, Katy Perry And company: to make a journey into space, the deepest, dark and brutal one, you do not need to climb a rocket but just be overwhelmed by the sound wall of Riedl and members.

Ultimately, the concert of Blood enchantment In Santeria, although perhaps too small to contain the great anticipation (and the scenography of the band) that surrounded the event, saw the Denver quartet widely repaying the expectations of the Milanese public; It is highly hoped that their continuous ascent can bring their powerful progressive death metal to cross the boundaries of specialized magazines, conquering increasingly larger stages.

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