After a few years of silence, Woodswalk emerges from the dark misty forests of Sonoma County with a blistering piece of raw black metal music. “As You Sow, So Shall You Reap,” is an offering of extreme music that takes you on a journey through pathways of infinite darkness and melancholy sounding atmospheres.
Teaming up with Cosmic Pyre Productions, Woodswalk’s new single is what looks to be the start of more releases to come from this new and promising label. I am honestly extremely pleased with Woodswalk returning and putting out some new music. I remember when I first heard the band’s song, “Death of Tuireann,” which is definitely more ambient and atmospheric. With the new single the band sort of transitions into a very raw black metal sound with plenty of dynamic riff compositions and an overall harsh sounding traditional black metal tone. I thought the vocals were well recorded and did a great job complementing the instrumental arrangements. Also, the recording quality I think was another strong point and allowed the music to be presented in such a vivid and commanding fashion. You feel drawn into this blizzard of guitar distortion while also being bombarded by the vicious sound of the drums. Production wise, this track is everything you want in a black metal recording and definitely stacks up with some of the top black metal releases to come out in the last couple years.
In the end, “As You Sow, So Shall You Reap,” is a track that makes me want more from Woodswalk. So many black metal bands focus on trying to be evil with their imagery first that the songwriting ends up being very lack luster. There is a certain energy, talent and attitude Woodswalk delivers that I believe separates them from most of the other black metal bands around right now. I am looking forward to hopefully hearing more music from Woodswalk in the coming months and appreciate that there is a black metal band willing to put thought into their music, while still conveying a very raw and grim sound.
Listen to the new single below:
Woodswalk Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/Woodswalk-1532721717010189/
Cosmic Pyre Productions Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/CosmicPyreProductions/
Not a huge fan of this type of music, but I liked this song. They're really good.
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