I have never been able to really get into too many bands from Italy. I enjoy Rhapsody of Fire a little bit and there are a number of up-and-coming power metal bands there. Necrodeath was awesome in the 80's. There's Lacuna Coil's old stuff and Graveworm. Their best band is probably Fleshgod Apocalypse. There seems to be something of a lack of identity when it comes to Italian metal bands. I'm not sure a two-song demo is going to be enough to find that identity, but damn it, I'm going to try.
Sangue is a newer band and this is their debut recording. They have a full-length album coming out this year that I may be checking out, because this is some killer stuff. It took a few listens to fully digest what is going on here, but luckily that all took less than half an hour.
First track "The Rite of Cosmic Void" is the highlight here. It has one hell of a dark and suffocating atmosphere to go along with the death metal riffs. The production and vocals give off a cavernous vibe. The effect is that the song sounds like something that would have been done by Tiamat around The Astral Sleep. Second track "Il sudore delle catacombe" is more of a straight-forward rager with shredding riffs. Unfortunately, it feels more like a work-in-progress without being completely fleshed out.
Sangue has potential. I will probably consider checking out that full-length.
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