A Gothic Doom/Death band from the United States. September 8th, 2023, the band independently released their third studio album, Let Those Unjust Creatures Be Burnt.
Introduction:
The Promise Of Plague, Let Those Unjust Creatures Be Burnt: 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 Let Those Unjust Creatures Be Burnt
Let’s start by discussing the first three sins of The Promise Of Plague and their album, Let Those Unjust Creatures Be Burnt.
The First Sin, The Strings/Keys: Complex and powerful, featuring multiple changes and dark melodies that evoke a sense of mystery and intrigue. The low-tuned bass lines fill every space with a rich, robust sound that intertwines seamlessly with the guitar riffs. The Second Sin, The Vocals: Involves a mix of clean and aggressive tones and ranges that add a unique personality and flair to the overall sound. The Third Sin—The Percussions: Delves into the vast world of drum patterns and blast beats are varied and diverse, adding depth and complexity to the overall sound.
The Fourth Sin: Overall Discussion: Through the corridor of dark, beautiful and ear-catching music.
As soon as the play button is pressed, the listener is transported into the world of the opening piece, Let All Your Dreams Be Damned. The music starts with a blend of bass guitars, rhythmic drums, and keyboards and gradually builds up to heavy riffs and mixed vocals, creating a dreamy and poetic atmosphere.
Following suit with the second track, My Forever Tomb, the listener’s ears and mind will be treated to a truly remarkable and distinct musical experience. The infusion of dark avant-garde elements into black metal creates a complex and unfamiliar sound that sets this band apart from others within the genre, which includes death, thrash, and doom metal elements/influences. This results in an elusive and unique sound that’s difficult to classify.
Let Those Unjust Creatures Be Burnt is a remarkable work of art comprising six solid songs, each crafted equally and executed precisely. The instrumental and vocal artistry has delivered an excellent performance that showcases a wide range of tempos, tones, moods, sounds, and atmospheres, each representing different sub-genres of metal music mentioned above.
Furthermore, including keyboards in certain sections of the recording adds an ethereal and atmospheric quality to the music, creating a sense of otherworldliness that is both haunting and captivating.
The music production in question is awe-inspiring. The sound quality is professional, with a flawless polished finish executed flawlessly.
Moreover, each song is unique in its own right and avoids any hint of being dull or repetitive. It’s a prime example of musical excellence that truly stands out.
Let Those Unjust Creatures Be Burnt is an exceptional musical creation that combines the forbidden fruit of art with expertly crafted instruments and vocals to create a powerful and captivating sound —simultaneously, the five equally solid, strongly composed songs, composing of the music and the whole EP are a testament to the skill and creativity of the band. Together they form an unforgettable musical experience that will leave a lasting impression.
This band has undoubtedly the fruit of the art of skillfully fusing different musical genres to create a truly unparalleled sound in music.
The album comes to an end with the last song, Blood Of My Enemies (Manowar Cover). While I am generally not inclined towards cover songs, this rendition was astounding. The level of execution was so immaculate that it gave the impression of the original band having found a new lead vocalist.
We want to give a shoutout to The Promise Of Plague for letting us review their album, Let Those Unjust Creatures Be Burnt. Now, we’re going to wrap it up by talking about the final three sins and concluding the review.
You’re Listening to “Let All Your Dreams Be Damned”
PlayThe Last Three Sins
Let’s discuss the last three sins, our thoughts on The Promise Of Plague and their album, Let Those Unjust Creatures Be Burnt.
The Fifth Sin, The Memorabilia: Is that for us, I was pleasantly surprised by the opening piece of Let Those Unjust Creatures Be Burnt, the sound, atmosphere and mixed vocals left me speechless. It’s a beautiful, dark, heavy piece of avant-garde dark metal. The remaining pieces/music are just as impressive, blending seamlessly with various influences and tones. The skilled and exceptional devilmanship and professional production make this a perfect delivery.
I would consider this act a more dark metal act because it incorporates a diverse blend of black, death, doom, and thrash metal elements and inhales the darkness (through the corridor of…).
The Promise Of Plague embodies the idea that music is art and should know no boundaries. They remain committed to writing from the heart and refuse to be tied down by genre tropes, using metal as a common ground to blend their broad influences.
The Sixth Sin, The Artwork:
It doesn’t reflect extreme metal but rather an avant-garde or post-black vibe. But It’s eye-catching, just like their music – ear-catching!
The Seventh Sin, Disrelish:
Nothing to disrelish within the musical spectrum of The Promise Of Plague, and their album Let Those Unjust Creatures Be Burnt.
This concludes the The Promise Of Plague, Let Those Unjust Creatures Be Burnt review.
Track-Listing:
- Let All Your Dreams Be Damned
- My Forever Tomb
- Let Those Unjust Creatures Be Burnt
- Where My Shadows Can’t Reach You
- Death Shrouds and Vomit Stains
- Blood Of My Enemies (Manowar cover)
The Promise Of Plague is:
- Jim Higgins – vocals, drums
- Ashley Vega – vocals
- Jerry Barksdale – guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Todd Hawkins – drums, bass, guitars
- Phil Garrett – bass
