The Host “The Origin Through the Void” for #METALMOMENTUM


Band: The Host
Title: The Origin Through the Void
Label: Independent
Release date: December 2nd, 2024
Country: Brazil
Format reviewed: High-Quality Digital Recording
The Host is a Brazilian Extreme Metal band that have recently released two singles, after rejoining in 2022 when they had been disbanded for 13 years (and after releasing three demos and one EP in the 2000’s). Nowadays the band counts on three of the founding members: W.A.R. (vocals), Janderson (guitars) and Alexandre Resende (bass), and the new additions of Manfredo Savassi (drums) and Haereticus (keyboards).
I never heard from The Host before, but when I listened to their latest single “The Origin Through the Void” I was blown away. Especially because of the ominous intro, and the relentless drums delivering fire in the beginning… well, I must say, the drums are outstanding all the song through. But not only drums, let me dig a bit more in the rest of instrumentation…
There are keyboards carrying the weight of the melodic basis in the song, when drums are being played fast and mercilessly; meanwhile guitars and bass are in the background playing some tremolo riffs. A. Damien (from Paradise in Flames) is playing rhythm guitar in this track. In other passages, the string instruments take more control and the tremolo becomes prominent, and the lead guitar plays in a classic Heavy Metal style. I want to mention the solo (Pedro Duarte as special guest, as Janderson doesn’t play in this song), which is played simultaneously with vocals and it turns out to be good but maybe this way the guitar can’t shine as much as it should… It’s only my perception.

Vocals are harsh and obscure, and I love the depth and texture that W.A.R.’s voice has. Also, there’s a female voice (Marcella Meguria is the special guest) here and there in an operatic style that confers a bit of mystery and a spooky touch that fits perfectly. Lyrics talk about the inevitable end of the world, in what would be a cycle of the universe, and the human race going towards their extinction, towards total darkness… It’s the final apocalypse, but with the hope of a new rebirth.
The spoken interlude with some whispers and a short speech of Nietzsche (in German language) near the end has a spooky effect and it’s totally needed, as it keeps the listener wondering if that’s the end of everything or there’s still hope… and the final strike returns you to reality. “We came from darkness / We came from emptiness / All is extinction and mourning / All die, yet reborn!” sums up pretty well the story in this song… 8/10 by Sílvia
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