Plague And
The Decay – Children Of The Myth
Plague And
The Decay are a Manchester based Metal outfit with great potential. This ,their
2nd album, following on from 2017’s ‘The Conundrum Suite’, oozes
class from each and every corner.
‘Omicron’
starts the album off at a galloping pace producing a superb opener that has
feel and depth mixed with a catchy chorus. Title track (ish) ‘Children Of The
Myths’ slows the pace down to start but still keeps the atmospheric guitaring,
sounding nice through the wah-wah pedal. The pace picks up again as we head into
the verse. There’s hints of Alice In Chains in this track, which is always
welcome. Mix in a stunning guitar solo, a great chorus and you’ve got another
blistering track.
‘Deus
Ex Machina’ treats us to some stop-start stuff. The opening riff to this track
is sublime. It has a heavier feel to it, almost Anthrax-like, while ‘Days
Without Number’ opens peacefully but then treats us to some really nice doom
riffs. Lovely the way the guitars are tuned down, always a favourite of mine.
This is a ballad-style track and is probably the best thing I’ve heard so far
from these guys. It reminds me of Creed.
‘Poison
Of Suspicion’ follows more of the same formula, but ‘The Steps To Ruination’
breaks all rules laid down so far by treating us to just over two minutes of
Raphael’s potential vocal-wise. As the track builds up, we head into a frenzied
finally. Great stuff.
‘Here
Awaits Thy Doom’ has a cracking riff to it, quite Egyptian-like. It’s beat is
very up-tempo and again doesn’t disappoint. ‘Macabra’s’ opening reminds me of
Iron Maiden’s Powerslave era. There’s some great use of the double bass drum in
this track, which is a stomper, by the way.
As
we reach penultimate track ‘Linear’, with it’s eerie, but melodic intro, it’s
clear the diversity this band possesses. It isn’t long before we are full
throttle again with another powerful riff. Check out the blistering ending.
Album closer ‘Children Of The Deity’ again has a Maiden feel to it. Probably
due to the lovely dual guitar work performed perfectly by Pete. It’s more of
the same successful formula that makes this album more than worth a listen.
Check it out.
Score 8/10
Reviewed
by Sty
Track listing:
1. Omicron
2. Children Of The Myths
3. Deus Ex Machina
4. Days Without Number
5. Poison Of Suspicion
6. The Steps To Ruination
7. Here Awaits Thy Doom
2. Children Of The Myths
3. Deus Ex Machina
4. Days Without Number
5. Poison Of Suspicion
6. The Steps To Ruination
7. Here Awaits Thy Doom
8. Macabre
9. Linear
9. Linear
10.Children
Of The Deity
Line-Up:
Vocals: Raphael GazalGuitars, B-Vox: Pete 'Paz' Worrall
Drums: Consta Taylor
LISTEN
TO IT HERE - https://plagueandthedecay.bandcamp.com/album/children-of-the-myth
If you like what you hear, check out Pete's FB Page as he is also a pretty talented author - https://www.facebook.com/pete.worrall.3
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