Random Earworms I – Inexorum “Lore of the Lakes”

Debut album from the USA based melodic death/black band ´Inexorum´ with 5 excellent songs, stunning quality recording, amazing sound. It´s melodic, well crafted and I found a set of emotions and sensations listening to this short but excellent album. It shows well worked from all points of view even the cover is consistent with the work in its entirety. Applause Carl Skildum for this great job, a job with a clear and outstanding idea.
A beautiful album that you must give an opportunity. I enjoyed this record a lot.

So let me start to talk about this band and this release, the only release till now. What do I have here? Good music to start. This album is divided into 5 songs and all of them quite good, to be honest. The band is moving inside the melodic Black Death Metal. Good riffs, very melodic and catchy too. The voice is more related to the Melodic Death Metal and the music is a mix of Black Death Metal.

Very good sound quality, very well balanced. This album is really good. Thank you Jammerfal for the tip but at the same time, I have to say it, didn’t grab me by the balls, so I got the sensation that is something missing even as I said, is a good album.

“Lore of the Lakes” is a deep and evocative album full of sweeping melodies that are countered by galvanic rhythms. I would describe the overall style as melodic metal with both black and death elements. The composition as well as the musicianship are truly astounding, with relentless drumming, brisk tremolo picking, stirring melodies and a solid vocal. At times the album feels very personal and emotive with delicate and alluring moments that truly demonstrate the elegance that can be found within the black and death metal sub-genres. The stand out tracks for me were the raw and brutal “To Omega” and the rich, diverse and complex “Lore of the Lakes”.

Inexorum managed to utterly captivate me throughout my first play-through of “Lore of the Lakes” and I believe that they are a unique and skilful band worthy of further investigation. I confess that I will be returning to the album immediately after this review is written.

… and so it was. Unlike many of the writers at BAZ, I am not a Black Metal fan. I’ll dabble here and there, but generally, I just haven’t found a way-in to enjoy the trebbly guitar, the neverending, charging drums and the total lack of swing. Fenriz speaks so eloquently, that I feel pretty sure I’m missing out, but, hey, whatcha gonna do? Some interesting eerie vocals midway through the second track “Let the Pain Be Your Guide”, followed by a change in rhythm was the first point I found something to really interest me. By the next track “Years In Exile” I was hearing glimpses of rhythmic variations beyond what, to my untrained ears, is just standard Black Metal riffing, but after that I was honestly just waiting for the record to end. On the album closing title track I noticed something being called “frigid”, presumably the lake, and I wondered “Is there any Black Metal band in the world, ever, which hasn’t used the word “frigid” in a song?” Let me know. This record did nothing for me. I didn’t hate it, but nothing moved me either. It’s a big, fat “meh” from me.