Lo-Ruhamah
(2005 Bombworks)
Black
/ Death metal with folk and goth
influences.
A
soft melody permeates the airwaves,
relaxing and soothing
the senses, until your head is
violently ripped off and your body
is thrown
helplessly against the wall. This
is how the first song on this bold
MCD begins. Lo-Ruhamah, hailing
from Springfield, Missouri, mixes
goth
and folk influences with the power
and speed of death and black metal
for a sound that is as refreshing
as it is insane. Lo-Ruhamah has
no difficulty ripping through brutally
intense sections, then kicking
back
and slowing down the pace, then
remaining slow but being brutally
heavy, and
then kicking it into high gear
again, all in the same song. Each
song showcases
the diverse talents of the band,
and the only complaint that anyone
should have is that there are only
4 songs. There is no need to worry,
though, as this MCD serves as a
tasty hors d'oeuvre for an upcoming
full
length. If you like your metal
extreme, passionate, and diverse,
then you
need to take this disc for a spin.
