Secrets of the Moon - Carved in Stigmata Wounds mp3 album

German band Secrets of the Moon is one of those acts whose said genre used to categorize them doesn’t tell much of the whole thing. In theory, theirs should be “Orthodox Black Metal”, but in reality, listening to their second album Carved in Stigmata Wounds, there are many moments when one feels like he’s listening more to Metallica’s … And Justice for All-period than anything else. While the guitar distortion may recall Marduk on Those of the Unlight, in reality the rhythmic is slower, at times imprecise, there are frequent Progressive Rock dynamics and songwriting elements and the guitar playing includes plenty of palm-muted sections. The resulting album isn’t absolutely “extreme” in an way: rather, a low-budget or sugarcoated version of the genre the band is said to be part of. The recording is extremely clean and the vocals aren’t excessive: in other words, this is one of those albums advised for those who don’t know anything about the genre and love Metallica and Iron Maiden to start when exploring Black Metal. After the experience, however, this album may grow tiring, conventional and, ultimately, hookless and derivative. Highlights: “Miasma”.