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Pyra - “Pyra” (Immortal Frost Productions, 2022)


Music and the cerebral part of the human existence; when melodies expand beyond immediate absorption. Regardless of the opinion that outsiders may have regarding Heavy Metal, the truth is that this genre continues to be one of the most complex in its structure. It may not “provide” the smooth radio tunes that many seek... but who gives a fuck? The truth is that the process of discovery and exploration that some musicians decide to take as their source of energy, so to speak, sometimes leads them to singular moments. In the path of sounds with “a hint of something more than just what initially sounds to us”, we come across the Italian Black Death Metal project called Pyra. Created in 2020 by L., this year they edit their first work in the form of an EP with 5 tracks that oscillate between a Black and Death, both furious, interspersing explosive moments with more progressive melodies (without ever falling into doldrums that is Prog... sorry, fans), more soothing, almost.



Undeniably, the base turns out to be Death Metal, which somehow keeps me from being able to absorb the entirety of what is presented to us, but still there are points to retain. The vocals are also more Death Metal than anything else. Aggressive, powerful, truly present and striking. Overall, this release is aimed at a Death Metal fan audience, and will appeal to people who are divided between both sub-genres. “Barren Earth Dug”, for example, presents a melodic line, tenuous, near the end of the song, immensely pleasant and that, in parallel with the devastation provided by the other instruments, gives rise to a very well structured moment. “In a Thousand Different Voices” shows us that L. has a sensibility that sometimes shows itself more, it presents itself alive.

At certain moments, we feel the soft lull of the guitar, which drags us into yet another whirlwind of sonic violence. We walked from peak to peak, in a way, until we were mercilessly rammed off the pedestal. These tracks grow. If at first I felt that I would hardly find points of contact, I slowly began to realize that underneath all the violence there was another violence: more balanced, more melodic, more pleasant, so to speak. When madness is controlled, the crescendo reveals the true capabilities of its creator. Give it a go.

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