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Today, epic doom metallers BlackFlow released their debut full-length, Seeds Of Downfall, via Personal Records.
Hailing from Chile, BlackFlow is a doom metal band with broad influences ranging from rock to death metal. It formed in 2016, and two years later released its debut EP, Confusion And Time, which received positive reviews from various media outlets.
With the arrival of the pandemic, BlackFlow decided to release the live recording, Live... Into Confusion, in 2020. The EP captured the raw and energetic essence of its live performances, once again garnering attention in the local scene and attracting new followers. Following this, a period of composition for its first full-length recording ensued, while the band also performed in various cities in Chile. Its shows, opening for Candlemass and Lacuna Coil, received excellent reviews from the media.
Proving that persistence of vision pays off, today, BlackFlow released its debut album, Seeds Of Downfall. Featuring eight epic tracks across 54 minutes, the album showcases a mature sound with mighty contrasts - at once molten in its heaviness and atmospheric in effect, dark in aura but uplifting in the message, and sorrowful leads somehow extremely energetic - bringing renewal and expansiveness to doom metal while also exuding a blanching confidence and addicting swagger. Truly, it's those latter two elements which put BlackFlow ahead of the doom pack; while undoubtedly within the wider doom pantheon, their rumbling and rolling sound can move mountains, for it is built upon a rock-solid foundation of songwriting - dynamic, powerful, melancholic yet invigorating. All this would be nothing without the right vocals, and in frontman Victor Prades, pipes are the wisdom of the ages; you will feel goosebumps, guaranteed. Form-fitting content, Seeds Of Downfall features stunning production, with recording and mastering handled under the guidance of Seba Puente (AudioCustom Estudio - Nuclear). The CD version will include a bonus track featuring Claudio Carrasco (Poema Arcanus) on guttural vocals.
Thus girded with such a debut album, BlackFlow demonstrates its dedication and passion for epic doom, achieving a distinctive style that nevertheless can be likened to the classic likes of Candlemass, My Dying Bride, Solitude Aeternus, the UK's Solstice, or even Tony Martin-era Black Sabbath. Complemented by poignant messages about our role as a species, Seeds Of Downfall promises to be a milestone for the band and the Chilean music scene.
BlackFlow - Seeds Of Downfall... Link
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