Old smoke

"BARISHI releases have a propensity to call for several listens before they thoroughly start to make sense. The Vermont progressive black/sludge metal outfit doesn't create routinely visceral crackers - they create rhythmically and constructively compound songs. It's not usually unchallenging to know where their tunes are heading, and even so, they never hang in there for too long ... Old Smoke is in reality a colossal slice of music, and this is the most vigorous extract of BARISHI's ethos yet".

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"Barishi har tryllet i laboratoriet og brygget en fremragende formular for tunge riffs med skæve haler på i et resultat, der smeder gammelt Mastodon med ditto Opeth. Resultatet er stærkt i den enkelte sang, men ensformigt som helhed".

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"Truthfully, Old Smoke would benefit from more range-such as a stronger presence from Allred-so that each song is more individualized. Nevertheless, it's hard to dislike what's actually here, as Barishi absolutely nail what they're going for. Rather than suffer from the line-up loss, the remaining trio are faultlessly synchronized and poised, always playing with a shared vision so that each moment flows organically into the next. If you're looking for some new metal that's consistently guttural, fast, and absorbing, Old Smoke will definitely satisfy".

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