Propose a genre for the latest Infernal Coil album and you might start a war. 'Within a World Forgotten' is a dark, ominous and very atmospheric record with death, grind and black metal influences with the always present argument as to whether something is 'War Metal'. Semantics aside this record is dense and chaotic with extremely abrasive and raw production. Indeed, the mics do sound like they have been covered in mud and the vocalist sounds like he is 100 yards away recording in a bog. While the musicians here create excellent atmosphere that is kind of all they do. The songs are directionless and the record just feels like a 35 minute blur of intense chaotic metal. The vocals are entirely forgettable and at times you might not even notice there is a vocalist. Terrifying atmospherically, and probably insane live, but in the end its a big samey slog.
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