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Reviews for USURPER:
The METAL OBSERVER – 9/10
“Across these 8 songs, the approach to riffcraft and structuring remains fluid, rolling on through classic doom, epic heavy, sprightly melodeath, and a few more reflective parts without batting an eyelid.””The Dutch crew truly have an innate grasp of songwriting that attends both to the details and the bigger picture.”
ROCKMUSICRAIDER– 8/10
“A fine flow of molten metal that solemnly waltzes forward on a dark stygian stream until it reaches its destination. “
METAL TEMPLE
Considering how early they are into their career, “Usurper” is surprisingly good and worth at least a few listens for doom fans.
THE INFERNAL SYMPHONY
“Usurper” has proven to be a very welcome surprise in a year that has already been strong when it comes to doom metal.”
MOSHVILLE TIMES
“I found the overall experience of the album woefully pleasant. “
EXTREME METAL MANIAC
“I couldn’t believe how calming or better yet, soothing this band’s music made me feel…. ……A dutch version of Opeth, yeah I’ll go that way. Strangely enough I can’t stand Opeth. But this release at this space in time is worthy.”
Portuguese (quotes translated)
METALNALATA – 9/10
“A great album, full of adjectives and layers. River Of Souls delivered material with a high degree of inspiration and intelligence.”
METAL HAMMER PT – 4/5
“………..shows us a group in excellent shape, in which the pieces fit together effectively, showing an endured process of composition without fear of embracing new sounds.”
German (quotes translated):
VAMPSTER
“RIVER OF SOULS are great songwriters. Heavy songs of first class quality and great arrangements with a lot of musical understanding run through all songs. There is actually no weak song on “Usurper”.
STORMBRINGER– 4/5
“From Death Metal to Doom Metal or vice versa, RIVER OF SOULS easily switch roles in a way that the listener hardly notices it. Before a song on “Usurper” runs the risk of sounding bland, RIVER OF SOULS playfully change course.”
ZEPHYR’S ODEM 7.7/10
The band sways between hard and well-picked riffs and knock out a good deal of atmospheric doom. The Doom Parts are not too epic, but reach the listener with a healthy pinch of passion for their work.
FFM ROCK Online Magazin 7.5/10
“Variable mixture of nasty death metal and tons of atmospheric Doom melancholy with seamlessly flowing transitions over long stretches.”
BLEEDING 4 METAL
“… the album always surprises with amazingly thrashy passages, with wild string shredding, blast beats or a whipping drive that drives the pulse up, a temporary throaty-rough scream , individual wacky guitar solos and harmonic experiments that shape the musical happenings almost progressively – but almost always with an aggressive, biting character – ensuring the uncategorisability.”
Dutch : (quotes translated):
ARROW LORDS OF METAL– 8.6/10
“You just hear a mature band who knows what they want and also propagates it professionally. I recommend everyone to give this band a try.”
ZWARE METALEN 79/100
“…. with a constant red river of recognizable vocal frequencies and refined guitarwork that effortlessly switches from melodic to dark doomy grimness and agitated heaviness’
AARDSCHOK – 77/100
“melancholic death metal that is pleasant to listen to due to a healthy dose of melody, especially in the guitar lines.”
MUSIKA – 8/10
“The strongest points of the band are the very varied and infectious guitar work and the beautiful combination of styles and rhythms in one song.”.”
Italian :
French :
SOIL CHRONICLES 8/10
no quote here, but reading it is quite…… something…..
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