Massaluca is a Spanish Modern Death Metal solo artist. On December 9th, 2023, He independently released his debut album, Idyllic. It includes nine home-comfort-homemade death metal songs that would gratify fans of Death, Entombed, and Bloodbath. The album was promoted through GlobMetal Promotions.
Introduction:
Massaluca, Idyllic: This review will evaluate every aspect of the album, from its intricate musical composition to its production. Our analysis will provide valuable insights to help you determine if this album is worth adding to your collection.
The First Three Sins of Idyllic
Let’s start by discussing the first three sins of Massaluca and his Idyllic album.
The First Sin, The Strings/Keys: Comprises seamless, rhythmic flow with modern, clean, technical, and complex riffage. The Second Sin, The Vocals: Involves deep growls, audible lyrics, and spoken word sections. The Third Sin—The Percussions: which delves into the vast world of beats and fills designed to complement the riffs.
The Fourth Sin: Overall Discussion: End of the World… of home-comfort-homemade death metal songs.
Before one’s excursion, the listener will find and mention above that Massaluca is a one-member band formed by Daniel Ramon Ambros in Madrid, Spain, during the autumn of 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
Moving forward with the review, I want to emphasize that Daniel has done an excellent job producing an exceptionally sound-quality album recorded in Daniel’s home studio.
As soon as the listener presses that play button, where the opening piece, Timor Mortis Conturbat Me, greets the listener with a spacey-atmospheric soundscape intro. Following the second piece, SERENITY Dwells In The Path Of Sorrow, the remaining seven pieces continue the listener’s excursion.
Idyllic instrumental composition score is an exceptional work of art, showcasing DANIEL‘s immense talent and skill. The guitars have this seamless, rhythmic flow with modern, clean sections, breakdowns, and technical and complex riffage that is meticulously crafted to create a flow that draws the listener in.
Daniel‘s drum work is equally impressive, with the beats and fills designed to complement the riffs and enhance the overall listening experience. At the same time, Daniel‘s vocals comprise deep growls, audible lyrics, and spoken word sections. Simultaneously, Daniel‘s tone, pitch, and range may change within each song.
Being a death metal fan, Daniel draws his influences from classic death metal bands such as Entombed, Dismember, and Bloodbath and new old-school death metal bands, which can be found within the musical walls of Idyllic. A diverse musical landscape, blending assorted styles and genres—the predominant influence of old-school death metal of Death, death & roll energy of Entombed, and elements of Technical/brutal death metal. Simultaneously, the listener’s ears can hear a noticeable infusion of melodic death, metalcore, and groove metal within Massaluca‘s musical spectrum.
As mentioned, Massaluca‘s music is a unique fusion of assorted styles. It is an ideal release for fans of home-comfort, homemade death metal.
The album comes to an end with the last two songs, Dying and The Voices Of Emptiness. The two-minute-long instrumental Dying features a mystical and sorrowful piano tune, followed by a return to the aggressive soundscape of the last piece, The Voices Of Emptiness.
We want to give a shoutout to GlobMetal for letting us review Massaluca and his Idyllic album. Now, we’re going to wrap it up by talking about the final three sins and concluding the review.
You’re Listening to “Dementia Regrowth”
PlayThe last Three Sins
Let’s discuss the last three sins, our thoughts on Massaluca and his Idyllic album.
The Fifth Sin, The Memorabilia: Is that for us, Massaluca‘s music is a unique fusion of assorted styles. It is an ideal release for fans who enjoy home-comfort-homemade death metal.
The Sixth Sin, The Artwork:
The painting exquisitely captures the essence of the end of the day. At the same time, the painting also captures the lyrical theme of Idyllic, transporting the viewer to a world without problems, a place of rebirth and rejuvenation.
The Seventh Sin, Disrelish:
Nothing to disrelish within the musical spectrum of Massaluca, and his album Idyllic.
This concludes the Massaluca, Idyllic review.
Track-Listing:
- Timor Mortis Conturbat Me
- Serenity Dwells in the Path of Sorrow (Awakening Satan)
- Dementia Regrowth
- Selling by Pieces
- Idyllic
- All Skull and Bones
- Decayment Through Nihilism
- Dying
- The Voices of Emptiness
