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"Marrow" is the seventh fulll length studio album by Norwegian progressive metal band Madder Mortem, released on 21st September 2018 on the Karisma Records label.
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Madder Mortem’s strongest quality has always been their emotional core, so beautifully represented by Agnete’s powerful voice. “Until You Return” is a flawless example that has her switching between a lonely gentleness with her croon that sounds like a heartbroken ’20s lounge jazz singer, screaming in confused despair during chaotic barrages, and tugging on the heartstrings during the final dramatic harmony. The song also showcases the smart production, deftly weaving focus from guitars to bass, and layering grit, static and distortion on the torrents while cleaning the more benign sections up to increase the dynamics and contrast of the compositions. Between the punchy drums, the gritty guitars and the colossal bass, the entire album sounds as impressive as it does oppressive.
Marrow seems to say misfortune is where you may find your core. Across the running time, a ray of defiant light shines like a thread, but it’s steeped in deep emotional turmoil, in loss and pain. Marrow‘s dark ending brutally, but truthfully, suggests that some people never recover from the trauma that makes others grow stronger. Despondency crashes into despair and the music washes forth through it all like a destructive tidal wave. It is fitting for Madder Mortem at this point in time. As they finally begin to see some of the recognition they deserve, they have not given in to the temptation to go the easy route. They stay true to their core, ripping their hearts from their chest and laying them bare to the world, with a dark and deeply intimate album so full of craftsmanship and passion it pours out at the edges. Marrow is unforgettable.
Reviewed by angrymetalguy.com.
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