After going a few years without releasing some music, probably due to the pandemic, 2022 became a pretty active for metal outfit Omnifariam as they released a few singles that would lead up to their latest EP The Summoning, a project that displays the band’s death metal roots and continuous expansion towards brutal genres. The Summoning starts with “Deceivers of the Bleak”, a melodic death metal and deathcore blend that kicks off what seems to be a story-driven project, but one that can also be interpreted as commentary on the current state of Puerto Rico and the little faith people on their government. Afterwards, “Leaders of the Dark” presents more of the band’s extreme and brutal death metal influences with a bit of the melodic side every now and then as they provide an epic Dethklok-esque experience. Then “Enslaved” continues the exploration of extreme metal, but this time mixes it with brutal death, blackened death metal and deathcore in a record that presents pure pain. Next “The Outsiders” is a death metal song that shows the group’s sludge metal influences as they provide an experience that reminds me of paintings of Hell and/or war as well as scenes right out of Mad Max Fury Road. Later, “Dehumanized” closes the project with the unit's most blackened death metal track in the EP as they close things out with a banger that’ll surely break some necks.
In conclusion, Omnifariam’s The Summoning is a project that shows many of the band’s extreme sounds while presenting what feels like a story-driven concept that can also be interpreted as commentary on many current issues.
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AuthorFernando E. E. Correa González is the author behind over 30 self-published poetry books. He has been published by literary magazines & journals [Id]entidad, El Vicio del Tintero, Sábanas Magazine, Smaeralit, The Occulum, Tonguas and Hound Magazine. Other than writing, Correa is also the host of FENCast, a podcast dedicated to documenting the Puerto Rican independent art scene. Aside from this, he experiments with filmmaking, photography, drawing, painting, multimedia and transmedia. He currently lives in his native Puerto Rico. Archives
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