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BLOODRED "Colours of Pain"
BLOODRED "Colours of Pain"
By Dr. Abner Mality
Massacre Records has a roster of many genres of metal, but their death metal output has not been all that impressive. Well, with Germany's BLOODRED, they might have hit on something worth further investment in.
While this is not the most earth-shattering or paradigm-shifting release I have heard, it's a focused and economical album that should please many extreme metal fans. Basically a two man outfit, BLOODRED delivers the kind of album where the thin veil between black metal and melodic death metal disappears. It's not at all the cavernous or necromantic sounding death metal, but well produced, with all instruments coming across with clarity.The songs don't overstay their welcome, which makes "Colours of Pain" a breeze to listen to. I got a feeling of NECROPHOBIC from "Ashes" and the title track, with a kind of coldness in the riffs and the vibe.
The whole record doesn't follow that template, though. "Mindvirus" has a more technical and thought out structure while "Heretics" features some super low tuned guitar tones that make the song heavier than hell. A certain feeling of mid-period HYPOCRISY can be heard here as well, especially in the melodies of "A New Dark Age". There's some keyboard and synth work integrated into the music, heard particularly in the epic "Winds of Oblivion". BLOODRED don't feel the need to inject every moment with speed and fury, but are more content to build layers.
I feel they still are looking for their own identity, but "Colours of Pain" is an interesting listen for fans of melodic but heavy extreme metal.
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